The Scenic Rivers Land Trust's 'Walk for the Woods' was a great
success for the third year in a row.  David Curson may have additional
numbers to add to these, but from 6AM until Noon, the following
species were observed.

Migration, ahh how I love it!

Location:     Bacon Ridge Branch / Crownsville
Observation date:     4/18/09
Number of species:     69

Canada Goose     18
Wood Duck     6
Mallard     8
Green-winged Teal     3
Ring-necked Duck     3
Bufflehead     2
Great Blue Heron     2
Cattle Egret     (1  FOY fly-over at 7AM)
Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture     7
Osprey     2
Bald Eagle     2
Northern Harrier     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
American Kestrel     1
Killdeer     2
Herring Gull     1
Rock Pigeon     2
Mourning Dove     4
Barred Owl     1 1/2   (Warren & Lisa Strobel were a bit late to the
walk, so they snuck in behind the group.  When I let out my gruff
hoots, Warren responded with the answer to the age old question, "Who
cooks for you all?'' Everyone had quite a laugh.)
Belted Kingfisher     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     4
Downy Woodpecker     3
Northern Flicker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     1
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Eastern Phoebe     1
White-eyed Vireo     1
Blue-headed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     11
American Crow     2
Fish Crow     6
Tree Swallow     5
Barn Swallow     6
Carolina Chickadee     14
Tufted Titmouse     9
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Carolina Wren     4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     14
Eastern Bluebird     2
Hermit Thrush     3
American Robin     10
Northern Mockingbird     2
Brown Thrasher     2
European Starling     8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     6
Pine Warbler     1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)     12
Black-and-white Warbler     6
Ovenbird     1  (FOY)
Louisiana Waterthrush     3
Eastern Towhee     4
Chipping Sparrow     4
Field Sparrow     2
Savannah Sparrow (Eastern)     3
Song Sparrow     1
Swamp Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     16
Dark-eyed Junco     2
Northern Cardinal     16
Red-winged Blackbird     15
Eastern Meadowlark     3
Common Grackle     7
Brown-headed Cowbird     3
House Finch     2
American Goldfinch     1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Lastly, this morning's impromptu Common Loon Watch ended around 11
with a total of 48 birds flying over and 2 cups of delicious coffee
before getting the chores done.

Good Birding,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD