Made a visit to Middle Patuxent Environmental Area in Columbia (Ellicott City?) this morning. Very birdy morning, some FOY birds (OVENBIRD, YELLOWTHROAT), but no rarities. Lots of RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS and NORTHERN PARULAS. BLUEBIRDS were doing their best to defend their homes from the hoards of TREE SWALLOWS. 



Jenny McClintock 

Columbia, MD 





Location:     Middle Patuxent Environmental Area 
Observation date:     4/24/09 
Number of species:     32 

Canada Goose     X 
Turkey Vulture     X 
Cooper's Hawk     X 
Red-shouldered Hawk     X 
Mourning Dove     X 
Red-bellied Woodpecker     X 
Downy Woodpecker     X 
Northern Flicker     X 
White-eyed Vireo     X 
Blue Jay     X 
American Crow     X 
Tree Swallow     X 
Carolina Chickadee     X 
Tufted Titmouse     X 
Carolina Wren     X 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     X 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     X 
Eastern Bluebird     X 
American Robin     X 
Northern Mockingbird     X 
Northern Parula     X 
Ovenbird     X 
Common Yellowthroat     X 
Eastern Towhee     X 
Chipping Sparrow     X 
Field Sparrow     X 
Song Sparrow     X 
White-throated Sparrow     X 
Northern Cardinal     X 
Common Grackle     X 
House Finch     X 
American Goldfinch     X