Catching up on recent observations locally. Passerine migration had been a little late this spring until the recent heat wave drove many species into the area.
On Sunday, 4/26, the Carroll County Bird Club field trip to McKeldin Area of Patapsco Valley SP produced some surprises and early records:
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 5, in one flock
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1, first April record for the county & an early record by five days
Acadian Flycatcher 2, heard only, ties the county arrival record
Great Crested Flycatcher 2, heard only
White-eyed Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 6
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Parula 20
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1, record early by one day here
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER 1 singing male, found by Jerry Tarbell, record early by nine days here
Cerulean Warbler 2, heard only
Black-&-white Warbler 4
Redstart 1 adult male
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 6
Northern Waterthrush 1, singing, also seen in Howard Co.
Louisiana Waterthrush 3
Scarlet Tanager 2, ties the county arrival record
Indigo Bunting 2
On Monday, 4/27, birding around the county by myself:
Ruddy Duck 1 on Cranberry Reservoir
DC Cormorant 4, Cranberry Reservoir
Virginia Rail 3, heard at Union Mills
Sora 2 heard at Union Mills
Solitary Sandpiper 3 at Union Mills
Woodcock 1, flushed at home while walking the dog, probably a late migrant
Red-headed Woodpecker 1 on Sixes Bridge Road & 1 heard on Keysville-Bruceville Road
Vesper Sparrow 1 heard singing on Sharrett Road
White-crowned Sparrow 2 adults at home
Orchard Oriole 2, a pair on Keysville-Bruceville Road
Today, 4/28, in the Liberty Watershed at Bollinger Mill Road the highlights were:
Solitary Sandpiper 6
Hooded Warbler 8
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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