Hi all,



05/09/09 - 630am-1115am - 14th May Count since '96
Cromwell Valley Park, Cromwell Bridge Rd./Loch Raven Dr., Carney, Baltimore Co., MD  

WEATHER: MC, 63-75 degrees, WSW 5 mph
OBSERVERS: John Dennehy, Kevin Graff, Shawn & Natalia Larson, Jim Meyers, 
           John Sala, Carol Schreter (in two parties)

Canada Goose - 4
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 1 (high flying headed to reservoir)
Mourning Dove - 12
Common Nighthawk - 1 (quick returned trip, 5 min, 804pm)
Chimney Swift - 2 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 7
Eastern Phoebe - 3
Great Crested Flycatcher - 6
Eastern Kingbird - 6
White-eyed Vireo - 2
Warbling Vireo - 8
Red-eyed Vireo - 14
Blue Jay - 26
American Crow - 2
Fish Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 13
N. Rough-winged Swallow - 3
Barn Swallow - 6
Carolina Chickadee - 10
Tufted Titmouse - 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Carolina Wren - 4
House Wren - 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 20
Eastern Bluebird - 5
Wood Thrush - 4
American Robin - 15
Gray Catbird - 8
Northern Mockingbird - 3
European Starling - 7
Cedar Waxwing - 84 (3 flocks)
Northern Parula - 1
Yellow Warbler - 4
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Ovenbird - 3
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 8
Summer Tanager - 1
Scarlet Tanager - 1
Eastern Towhee - 3
Chipping Sparrow - 11
Field Sparrow - 5
Song Sparrow - 2
White-crowned Sparrow - 1 (2nd party)
Northern Cardinal - 15
Blue Grosbeak - 1
Indigo Bunting - 11
Bobolink - 8
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - 4
Brown-headed Cowbird - 15
Orchard Oriole - 6
Baltimore Oriole - 8
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 16
House Sparrow - 4
SPECIES: 69 (73 in 2008, 83 in 2007)
TOTAL BIRDS: 447

MAMMALS
Eastern Chipmunk - 1
Gray Squirrel - 14
White-tailed Deer - 20

AMPHIBIANS
Green Frog - 2
American Toad - 55 (tadpoles)
Bullfrog - 6 (tadpoles)

BUTTERFLIES
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 1
Spring Azure - 4


05/09/09 - 1145am-240pm - 12th May Count since '96
Druid Hill Park, Hanlon Dr., Forest Dr., Mountain Pass, & Parkdale Dr., Mondawmin section of Baltimore, MD                                   

WEATHER: MC/PC, 78-80 degrees, W 8 mph- SSW 11 mph
OBSERVERS: John Dennehy, Kevin Graff, Shawn & Natalia Larson

Canada Goose - 4
Wood Duck - 1
Mallard - 4
Ruddy Duck - 4
Green Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 28
Herring Gull - 5
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Rock Pigeon - 5
Mourning Dove - 4
Chimney Swift - 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 2
Great Crested Flycatcher - 4
Eastern Kingbird - 3
White-eyed Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 4
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 2
N. Rough-winged Swallow - 5
Barn Swallow - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 6
Tufted Titmouse - 5
Carolina Wren - 2
House Wren - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 9
Swainson's Thrush - 4
Wood Thrush - 3
American Robin - 17
Gray Catbird - 11
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 8
Northern Parula - 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 2
Northern Cardinal - 8
Indigo Bunting - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
Common Grackle - 6
Brown-headed Cowbird - 9
Orchard Oriole - 2 
Baltimore Oriole - 3
American Goldfinch - 6
House Sparrow - 2
SPECIES: 53 (63 in 2008, 61 in 2007)
TOTAL BIRDS: 230

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 18


05/09/09 - 245pm-325pm
Jones Falls Trail at Rounds Falls, Wyman Park Dr., Wyman Park section of Baltimore, MD

WEATHER: PC, 81 degrees, SSW 12 mph
OBSERVERS: John Dennehy, Kevin Graff, Shawn Larson

Yellow-crowned Night Heron - 2 (1st nest 2 eggs, 2nd nest 4-5 eggs)
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Chimney Swift - 5
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Blue Jay -1
N. Rough-winged Swallow - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
American Robin - 2
Gray Catbird - 3
European Starling - 2
Cedar Waxwing - 11
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
Common Grackle - 1
Baltimore Oriole - 3
American Goldfinch - 2
House Sparrow - 1
SPECIES: 21
TOTAL BIRDS: 47


TOTAL OVERALL 630am-325pm 

CVP: 4 hrs. & 45 min., 3 miles walked, 1/2 mile by car
DHP: 3 hrs. & 25 min., 4 miles walked, 2 by car
JFT: 40 min., 1/2 mile walked

Canada Goose - 8
Wood Duck - 1
Mallard - 4
Ruddy Duck - 4
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Green Heron - 1
Yellow-crowned Night Heron - 2
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 5
Osprey - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 4
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 30
Herring Gull - 5
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Rock Pigeon - 6
Mourning Dove - 17
Common Nighthawk - 1
Chimney Swift - 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 8
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 9
Eastern Phoebe - 3
Great Crested Flycatcher - 10
Eastern Kingbird - 9
White-eyed Vireo - 3
Warbling Vireo - 8
Red-eyed Vireo - 19
Blue Jay - 30
American Crow - 4
Fish Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 13
N. Rough-winged Swallow - 12
Barn Swallow - 10
Carolina Chickadee - 17
Tufted Titmouse - 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Carolina Wren - 6
House Wren - 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 31
Eastern Bluebird - 5
Swainson's Thrush - 4
Wood Thrush - 7
American Robin - 34
Gray Catbird - 22
Northern Mockingbird - 5
European Starling - 17
Cedar Waxwing - 95
Northern Parula - 3
Yellow Warbler - 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 2
Ovenbird - 3
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 10
Summer Tanager - 1
Scarlet Tanager - 1
Eastern Towhee - 3
Chipping Sparrow - 11
Field Sparrow - 5
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 1
White-crowned Sparrow - 1 (Jim)
Northern Cardinal - 24
Blue Grosbeak - 1
Indigo Bunting - 12
Bobolink - 8
Red-winged Blackbird - 8
Common Grackle - 11
Brown-headed Cowbird - 24
Orchard Oriole - 8
Baltimore Oriole - 14
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 24
House Sparrow - 7
SPECIES: 84 (89 in 2008, 100 in 2007 w/ SWAP) 
TOTAL BIRDS: 724


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD (return to O.C. at end of month)