Hello all.

I found a total of 81 species today at Swan Creek/Cox Creek Dredge Facility this morning. A total shocker was a COMMON RAVEN which flew east over the old wetland at 7:45am.  Great views of the head and tail as it was being checked out by a territorial Osprey.  The bird's size was nicely apparant against the Osprey as well as an American Crow that also flew past.  Very interesting sighting, since there are only a handful of records from AACO, including this years' Oxbow and Fort Smallwood records.  

Also had a few good warblers including PROTHONOTARY and HOODED and a good number of waders. Additionally, a late RED-BREASTED MERGANSER provided excitement.  However, the White Ibis did not appear as of the time I left.  

If the WHIB is hanging out with Glossies, then its got a good chance of ending up here one of these days.  Brandon Woods drainage pond is also worth a look. 

Highlights (out of a total of 81 species):

Great Blue Heron: 9
Great Egret: 5
Little Blue Heron: 7  (4 adults, 2 calico, 1 white)
Snowy Egret: 6
Green Heron: 1  Pond off of Kembo Road approaching facility
Glossy Ibis: 3  Old wetland
Double-crested Cormorant: 3
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: 1  female, old wetland
Ring-billed Gull: 2
Herring Gull: 19  Of various ages
Great Black-backed Gull: 6  adults
Least Tern: 10  Feeding in old and new wetlands
COMMON TERN: 1  Made an appearance over the new wetland
Black Vulture: 1
Turkey Vulture: 2
Osprey: 4
Killdeer: 6
Spotted Sandpiper: 5
Solitary Sandpiper: 1
Lesser Yellowlegs: 1
Least Sandpiper: 1
Belted Kingfisher: 1
Chimney Swift: 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 2
Empid. Sp.: 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee: 2
Eastern Phoebe: 1
Eastern kingbird: 4
Great Crested Flycatcher: 1
Red-eyed Vireo: 4
White-eyed Vireo: 1
YELLOW THROATED VIREO: 1  brush by old wetland
American Crow: 2
Fish Crow: 1
COMMON RAVEN: 1  Over old wetland
Purple Martin: 2
Marsh Wren: 2  Possibly a third bird as well, a very active and noisy bunch
House Wren: 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 1
Gray Catbird: 4
Brown Thrasher: 1
Cedar Waxwing: c. 20
Common Yellowthroat: 10+
Yellow Warbler: 3
HOODED WARBLER: 1 Woods before the old wetland
Black throated Blue Warbler: 2
Black throated Green Warbler: 1
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER: 1 male, woods before the old wetland
Myrtle Warbler: 3
Black-and-white Warbler: 3
American Redstart: 2
Eastern Towhee: 3
Field Sparrow: 1  Facility entrance
Song Sparrow: 2
Swamp Sparrow: 2
Indigo Bunting: 1
Blue Grosbeak: 2
Orchard Oriole: 3
Baltimore Oriole: 2

Brandon Woods Business Park:

Little Blue Heron: 1 adult
Cattle Egret: 2  


Matt Grey
Pasadena