Hi all,
12/20/08 - 7am-1105am
Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Willis Ave., Eastview, Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: Overcast, 37-35 degrees, NNW 9 mph- NNW 8 mph
OBSERVERS: John D., Kevin G., Nico S.
Canada Goose - 218 (116 in area, rest headed N)
American Wigeon - 2
Mallard - 25
Common Merganser - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Bald Eagle - 2 (adults)
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 82
Ring-billed Gull - 256
Herring Gull - 6
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Rock Pigeon - 56
Mourning Dove - 8
Belted Kingfisher - 1 (heard only)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 7
Northern Flicker - 10
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 15
Fish Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 22
Tufted Titmouse - 13
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Brown Creeper - 4
Carolina Wren - 10
Winter Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 9
Hermit Thrush - 2
American Robin - 4
Northern Mockingbird - 7
European Starling - 112
Cedar Waxwing - 1 (Nico)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 8
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 12
Swamp Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 45
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1 (John)
Northern Cardinal - 23
Red-winged Blackbird - 23
Common Grackle - 2 (Nico)
American Goldfinch - 6
SPECIES: 46
TOTAL BIRDS: 1025
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 8
Woodchunk - 1
12/20/08 - 1115am-1145am
Sparrows Point Country Club, Country Club Rd., Dundalk, Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: Overcast, 35 degrees, NNW 6 mph
OBSERVERS: same group
Mallard - 8
Common Goldeneye - 2 (hens)
Great Blue Heron - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 11
Rock Pigeon - 10
Mourning Dove - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 6
American Crow - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 15
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 21
Northern Cardinal - 9
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 18
TOTAL BIRDS: 96
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 9
12/20/08 - 1150am-1210pm
Bethlehem Steel Corp Property "Oxygen Pond" Reservoir Rd., Sparrows Point, Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: Overcast, 35-33 degrees, NNW 6 mpg- NNE 5 mph
OBSERVERS: same group
Canada Goose - 24
Wood Duck- 1 (drake)
Mallard - 8
Northern Shoveler - 1 (drake, pond on other side of 695)
Lesser Scaup - 4
Bufflehead - 2
Hooded Merganser - 2
Ruddy Duck - 142
Pied-billed Grebe - 4
Great Blue Heron - 2
Turkey Vulture - 1
American Coot - 40
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 7
Mourning Dove - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 9
Song Sparrow - 1
SPECIES: 18
TOTAL BIRDS: 252
12/20/08 - 1220pm-1240pm
Chesapeake Terrace Community "Old Road Bay" Bay Front Rd., Edgemere, Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: Overcast, 33 degrees, NNE 5 mph
OBSERVERS: same group
Mallard - 3
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (nearby road)
Killdeer - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 7
Herring Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
American Crow - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 110
Red-winged Blackbird - 45
Brown-headed Cowbird - 7
House Sparrow - 1
SPECIES: 14
TOTAL BIRDS: 186
12/20/08 - 105pm-210pm
Herring Run Park, Harford Rd./Parkside Dr., Lauraville section of Baltimore, MD
WEATHER: Overcast, 33 degrees, NNE 6 mph- NNW 7 mph
OBSERVERS: same group
Canada Goose - 34 (headed N)
Bufflehead - 8 (Lake Montebello)
Horned Grebe - 1 (lake)
Merlin - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 61 (lake)
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 8
Carolina Chickadee - 8
Tufted Titmouse - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
American Robin - 9
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 17
Northern Cardinal - 6
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 23 (62 species total) (9 miles by car, 4.5 miles by foot)
TOTAL BIRDS: 171 (1730 individuals total)
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 16
12/20/08 - 250pm-320pm (not part of CBC)
Factory Rd., Glen Arm, Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: Overcast, 33 degrees, N 4 mph
**Note: One of BBC member possible had same flock over Freeland area
headed SE, probably 45 minutes before flew over Glen Arm area)
ROSS'S GOOSE - 1 (w/ Snow Geese)
Snow Goose - 278 (flocks of 163 & 115 headed SE)
Canada Goose - 395 (flocks of 30 & 35 headed SE)
Mallard - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 42
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 6
"Slate-colored" Junco - 4
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 741
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
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