Yesterday, ten of us walked the PVSP scrubland and most proceeded to the
woods and river for Howard County Bird Club field trip.

Notable Birds:

Cute babies included:

Red-shoulder Hawk 4: Nest with three chicks. Adult observed bringing them a
snake!
Eastern Phoebe 5: Nest with four 14-day old chicks, both parents.

Warblers:

Blue-winged Warbler � � 4
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER � � 1 (heard and seen as speck only)
Northern Parula � � 3
Yellow Warbler � � 6
CERULEAN WARBLER � 1 (possibly singing on territory at edge of the woods for
most of last week)
Ovenbird � � 6
Louisiana Waterthrush � � 3
Common Yellowthroat � � 4
Yellow-breasted Chat � � 2


Felicia Lovelett
Sykesville, MD



Complete eBird List:

Location: � � Patapsco Valley SP�Sykesville

Observation date: � � 5/24/09
Number of species: � � 61
Number of Observers: � � 10
Start Time: � � 7:30 AM
Distance: � �3.5 miles
Duration: � �4 hours 30 minutes

Mallard � � 2
Great Blue Heron � � 1
Turkey Vulture � � 1
Red-shouldered Hawk � � 4
Rock Pigeon � � 1
Mourning Dove � � 3
Chimney Swift � � 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird � � 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker � � 6
Downy Woodpecker � � 4
Hairy Woodpecker � � 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee � � 7
Acadian Flycatcher � � 12
Eastern Phoebe � � 6
Great Crested Flycatcher � � 1
Eastern Kingbird � � 8
White-eyed Vireo � � 6
Yellow-throated Vireo � � 4
Red-eyed Vireo � � 8
Blue Jay � � 2
American Crow � � 3
Fish Crow � � 1
Tree Swallow � � 10
Barn Swallow � � 35
Carolina Chickadee � � 5
Tufted Titmouse � � 4
White-breasted Nuthatch � � 1
Carolina Wren � � 4
House Wren � � 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher � � 8
Eastern Bluebird � � 8
Veery � � 4
Wood Thrush � � 12
American Robin � � 5
Gray Catbird � � 12
Northern Mockingbird � � 1
Brown Thrasher � � 9
European Starling � � 12
Cedar Waxwing � � 35
Blue-winged Warbler � � 4
Northern Parula � � 3
Yellow Warbler � � 6
Bay-breasted Warbler � � 1
Cerulean Warbler � � 1
Ovenbird � � 6
Louisiana Waterthrush � � 3
Common Yellowthroat � � 4
Yellow-breasted Chat � � 2
Scarlet Tanager � � 6
Eastern Towhee � � 4
Chipping Sparrow � � 2
Field Sparrow � � 2
Northern Cardinal � � 7
Indigo Bunting � � 6
Common Grackle � � 1
Brown-headed Cowbird � � 6
Orchard Oriole � � 5
Baltimore Oriole � � 7
House Finch � � 3
American Goldfinch � � 5
House Sparrow � � 4

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