Hi all,




Baltimore Bird Club's 16th in a series of weekly walks to follow the progress of Winter Arrival, next walk on 2/24/08 will be at Loch Raven Reservoir, at 820am. Check with me to make sure the trip is on by Mon evening.

02/10/09 - 820am-1030am
Prettyboy Reservoir "Gunpowder Loop" Gunpowder Rd., Upperco, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 29-34 degrees, NW 6 mph- NNW 7 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., John L.

Turkey Vulture - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 7
Carolina Chickadee - 10
Tufted Titmouse - 15
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 4
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 13
Common Grackle - 1
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL - 8 (flyby north)
Pine Siskin - 13
American Goldfinch - 4
SPECIES: 29
TOTAL BIRDS: 103

02/17/09 - 1045am-1145am
Jeanne Bowman's 2.5 acres yard, Middletown area, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 34-35 degrees, variable 5 mph- N 6 mph
OBSERVERS: Jeanne B., Kevin G., John L.

Canada Goose - 8
Black Vulture - 6
Turkey Vulture - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Blue Jay - 10
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 8
Tufted Titmouse - 9
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 13
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 10
"Slate-colored" Junco - 6
Northern Cardinal - 8
Red-winged Blackbird - 545 (nearby field)
Common Grackle - 955 (nearby field)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 10 (nearby field)
Purple Finch - 2
House Finch - 14
Pine Siskin - 14
American Goldfinch - 15
House Sparrow - 1
SPECIES: 30
TOTAL BIRDS: 1658


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