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Loch Raven Reservoir Glenellen Trail

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gmcdonald2006

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gmcdonald2006

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Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:02:56 -0400

Dan & I spent the morning on Loch Raven's Glenellen Trail.  One of our 
first birds was a Black-billed Cuckoo eating a cicada.  Shortly after 
that, we found an immature Little Blue Heron, a first for us in 
Baltimore County.  Another highlight was a rare opportunity to watch a 
Scarlet Tanager foraging BELOW EYE-LEVEL!  What a treat!

Other birds:

Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard  -  one female had half a dozen quite small young
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Bald Eagle  2 flying together
Osprey  3 flying together
Peeps  flyover of 2 flocks, approx 100 total, wings sparkling in the 
bright sun
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo   heard calling repeatedly throughout the morning
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Empid sp
Eastern Wood-pewee
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
American Redstart - 3
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow

Georgia McDonald   Towson, Balt Co.