Hi all,



10/05/08 - 8am-1130am
Cylburn Arboretum, Greenspring Ave., Cold Spring-Newtown section of Baltimore, MD

WEATHER: Foggy/Sunny, 54-67 degrees, calm- NNW 6 mph
LEADER: No designated leader for this Self-Guided Walk - sixth of the
        series weekly birdwalk. Next bird walk on 10/12/08 at 830am
OBSERVERS: 7

Canada Goose - 30 (heard overhead thru fog)
Mallard - 3 (seen by two observers)
Turkey Vulture - 1 (seen by one observer)
Osprey - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Rock Pigeon - 5 (seen by one observer)
Mourning Dove - 59 (many at stump dump)
Chimney Swift - 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 (heard only)
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 16
Red-eyed Vireo - 6
Blue Jay - 67
Carolina Chickadee - 11
Tufted Titmouse - 3
White-breasted Nuthatch - 5
Carolina Wren - 6 
House Wren - 1 (seen by one observer)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Wood Thrush - 1 (seen by one observer)
American Robin - 101 (50 at stump dump)
Gray Catbird - 12
Northern Mockingbird - 3
Brown Thrasher - 2
European Starling - 220 (200 at stump dump)
Cedar Waxwing - 11
Cape May Warbler - 1 (imm female, stump dump trail)
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 (same as above)
American Redstart - 2 (same as above, seen by one observer)
Eastern Towhee - 5
Chipping Sparrow - 3
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 8
Northern Cardinal - 15
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
Common Grackle - 4
Baltimore Oriole - 1
House Finch - 10
American Goldfinch - 12
House Sparrow - 12 (stump dump, seen by one observer)
SPECIES: 43
TOTAL BIRDS: 660

MAMMALS
Eastern Chipmunk - 5
Eastern Cottontail - 1
Gray Squirrel - 16

BUTTERFLIES
Cabbage White - 8
Cloudless Sulphur - 1 (seen by one)
Question Mark - 1 (seen by one)
Sachem - 4

DRAGONFLIES
Common Green Darner - 1


      Kevin Graff
      Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD