Hi all,



   After take Nico to do some roadside birding in Carroll Co early, we went down to Howard County for some crossbill hunting. 


01/26/09 - 1035am-1210pm
Jennings Chapel Rd., Lisbon, Howard Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 26-28 degrees, NE 5 mph- WSW 4 mph
OBSERVERS: 6

Canada Goose - 60
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 5
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Mourning Dove - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1 (flyby)
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 9
American Robin - 1
European Starling - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 (annapolis rock rd)
White-throated Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 7
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL - 13
American Goldfinch - 1 (flyby) 
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 111

01/26/09 - 1240pm-130pm
Centennial Park "South Area" Clarksville Pike, Columbia, Howard Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 28-32 degrees, WSW 4 mph- SW 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Nico S.

Canada Goose - 227 
Mallard - 25
Canvasback - 8 (7 drakes, 1 hen)
Ring-necked Duck - 26
Bufflehead - 2 (hens)
Hooded Merganser - 8 (3 drakes, 5 hens)
Ruddy Duck - 1 (drake)
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 10
Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 2
American Coot - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 212
Herring Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 14
Fish Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 4
Field Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 23
SPECIES: 30
TOTAL BIRDS: 582


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