Hi all,


 
   After crossing bridge from Camp Saffran to Camp Oest, a medium siz pale bird flew down in from of us and got us excited. We had great look through bino at a male Snow Bunting in winter plumage but this bird may not survive that long as it has ragged head and some old blood on throat. It was still there after we did the Camp Oest on our way back cross over the bridge to Camp Saffran.  Call before you go to see if you're good to go in the camp as they may have Boy Scout camping on some weekend and deer hunter are firing guns today. 

 
10/24/08 - 815am-920am
Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation "Camp Oest" Susquehanna Hall Rd., Whiteford, Harford Co., MD 

WEATHER: Fog/overcast, 32-40 degrees, NE 4 mph
OBSERVERS: John Dennehy, Kevin Graff

Canada Goose - 165 (flushed by eagles)
American Black Duck - 6
Green-winged Teal - 10 (same as geese)
Great Blue Heron - 1
Bald Eagle - 2 (adults)
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Pileated Woodpecker - 2
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 5
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Hermit Thrush - 3 
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 15
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
SNOW BUNTING - 1 (winter plumage male)
Northern Cardinal - 1
SPECIES: 23
TOTAL BIRDS: 235

MAMMALS

10/24/08 - 920am-1025am
Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation "Camp Saffran" Susquehanna Hall Rd., Whiteford, Harford Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 40-44 degrees, NE 4 mph- E 5 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 4
Blue Jay - 10
American Crow - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 (flyby)
Carolina Wren - 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Eastern Bluebird - 1
American Robin - 32 (single flock headed SE)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Eastern Towhee - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 20
"Slate-colored" Junco - 4
Northern Cardinal - 2
PINE SISKIN - 9 (flyby)
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 113

10/24/08 - 1040am-1145am
Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation "The Pines" Castleton Rd., Darlington, Harford Co., MD (what left of pine forest)

WEATHER: MC, 45-47 degrees, NE 8 mph 
OBSERVERS: 2

Canada Goose - 5 (flyby)
Wood Duck - 8 (small creek on Day Rd)
Great Blue Heron - 1 (headed for Sus. River)
Black Vulture - 12
Turkey Vulture - 9
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 4 (headed for Sus. River)
Mourning Dove - 6
Hairy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 10
American Crow - 6
Fish Crow - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 (heard only)
Carolina Wren - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 19
American Robin - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 18
Eastern Towhee - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 3
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 8
White-throated Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 2 (yellow)
Eastern Meadowlark - 1 (nearby field on Day Rd)
American Goldfinch - 14
SPECIES: 30
TOTAL BIRDS: 148

10/24/08 - 1210pm-115pm
Bradenbaugh Rd./Amos Rd./Carico Ln., White Hall, Harford Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 48 degrees, NE 9 mph- NE 10 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Turkey Vulture - 32
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 1
Rock Pigeon - 3
Mourning Dove - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 10
Horned Lark - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 60
AMERICAN PIPIT - 25 (Amos Rd)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 35
Palm Warbler - 3 (western, one w/ pipit flock)
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 15
"Slate-colored" Junco - 6
Northern Cardinal - 4
House Finch - 2 (John only)
House Sparrow - 10
SPECIES: 32
TOTAL BIRDS: 240


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