Hello birders,

It was wonderful morning birding in Patapsco Valley State Park, Woodstock
Area, with Tim Houghton, Judy Harding, Jan Wielzynski, Robin Todd, Paul
Koehler and Dixie Mullineaux. We found five species of warblers (Northern
Parula, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler (Yellow)
and Louisiana Waterthrush) and six Woodpecker species. Singing Ruby-crowned
Kinglet were all over.

We had great looks at the Northern Parula feeding and singing, a Green Heron
on the river and flock of Cedar Waxwings feeding low in a Red Cedar. We also
saw a Broad-winged Hawk hanging upside down on a branch with another
Broad-winged standing above it ­ on the same branch.

Location:     Patapsco Valley State Park--Woodstock Area
Observation date:     4/19/09
Number of species:     59

Canada Goose     14
Wood Duck     2
Mallard     7
Common Loon     12
Green Heron     1
Black Vulture     7
Turkey Vulture     5
Osprey     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk     2
Red-shouldered Hawk     2
Broad-winged Hawk     9
Red-tailed Hawk     2
Merlin     1
Rock Pigeon     10
Mourning Dove     2
Chimney Swift     3
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     6
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Eastern Phoebe     3
Blue Jay     12
American Crow     2
Fish Crow     5
crow sp.     2
Tree Swallow     5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     1
Carolina Chickadee     7
Tufted Titmouse     9
White-breasted Nuthatch     5
Carolina Wren     3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     27
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     18
Eastern Bluebird     1
Hermit Thrush     4
American Robin     22
Brown Thrasher     1
European Starling     7
Cedar Waxwing     77
Northern Parula     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     45
Pine Warbler     2
Palm Warbler (Yellow)     3
Louisiana Waterthrush     4
Eastern Towhee     3
Chipping Sparrow     11
Song Sparrow     3
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     9
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     1
Northern Cardinal     7
Red-winged Blackbird     3
Common Grackle     8
Brown-headed Cowbird     14
House Finch     3
Pine Siskin     16
American Goldfinch     14

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

Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County, MD