Started later than usual, about 9:30, 35 degrees. Lots of birds
singing, including some recent arrivals. It warmed up rapidly, making
for a delightful morning.
Lots of bluebirds around, but they are outnumbered by the Tree Swallows,
who seem to be winning the battle for the nesting boxes.
List below.
Bob Hartman
Colesville/Silver Spring
Canada Goose 40
Mallard 2
Ring-necked Duck 10
Lesser Scaup 12
Bufflehead 1
Ruddy Duck 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 15
Fish Crow 4
Tree Swallow 16
Carolina Wren 4
Eastern Bluebird 13
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 8
European Starling 3
Eastern Towhee 6
Field Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 13
Northern Cardinal 22
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 2 |