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Patapsco Scrubland/Sykesville HCBC Walk 5/24/09

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Felicia Lovelett

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Felicia Lovelett

Date:

Mon, 25 May 2009 10:09:12 -0400

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

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)