I did a quick trip to eight areas in Carroll County this morning. The areas I visited were previously birded by Kevin Graff, Bob Ringler and Jim Wilkinson.
The highlights were:
Walnut Grove Rd - American Kestrel, Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark
Keysville Rd - Red-headed Woodpecker, Vesper Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow
Bark Hill Rd - Purple Martin
Jasontown Rd - Horned Lark
Roops Mill Rd - Warbling Vireo
Union Mills Wetland - Willow Flycatcher
Nicodemus Rd - Green Heron
Liberty Watershed--Bollinger Mill Rd - Worm-eating Warbler
Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD
The complete lists are below.
Location: Walnut Grove Rd - Carroll County
Observation date: 6/22/09
Number of species: 27
American Kestrel 1
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
American Crow 2
Barn Swallow 18
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 4
Northern Mockingbird 3
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 6
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Bobolink 2
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle (Purple) 4
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 2
Location: Keysville Rd - Carroll County
Observation date: 6/22/09
Number of species: 21
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Barn Swallow 6
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Vesper Sparrow 1
Grasshopper Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle (Purple) 2
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
Location: Bark Hill Rd - Carroll County
Observation date: 6/22/09
Number of species: 14
Canada Goose 8
Turkey Vulture 2
Mourning Dove 2
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 6
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 4
Song Sparrow 1
Indigo Bunting 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
Location: Jasontown Rd - Carroll County
Observation date: 6/22/09
Number of species: 10
Mallard 2
Turkey Vulture 4
Cooper's Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
American Crow 1
Horned Lark 2
American Robin 1
European Starling 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Location: Roops Mill Rd - Carroll County
Observation date: 6/22/09
Number of species: 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Grackle (Purple) 1
House Sparrow 2
Location: Union Mills Wetland
Observation date: 6/22/09
Number of species: 22
Canada Goose 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 6
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle (Purple) 1
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 2
Location: Nicodemus Rd - Carroll County
Observation date: 6/22/09
Number of species: 21
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Wood Thrush 2
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 4
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 4
Location: Liberty Watershed--Bollinger Mill Rd
Observation date: 6/22/09
Number of species: 22
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Parula 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Ovenbird 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 2 |