I was amazed at the number and variety of swallows that flew over Fort
Howard Veterans Hospital this morning. Between 6:30 and 8:30 I saw five
swallow species including at least two Bank Swallows. I counted 855 Purple
Martin in 12 flocks before leaving to go to work. They flew as if they were
on a mission ...heading East.

Location:     Fort Howard Veterans Hospital
Observation date:     8/7/09
Number of species:     38

Canada Goose     125
Double-crested Cormorant     69
Great Blue Heron     1
Great Egret     1
Black Vulture     1
Osprey     7
Northern Harrier     1     Female
Solitary Sandpiper     1
Laughing Gull     12
Ring-billed Gull     17
Herring Gull     20
Great Black-backed Gull     19
Caspian Tern     1     One bird sighted twice(?)
Mourning Dove     1
Chimney Swift     10
Eastern Kingbird     8
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     1
Purple Martin     855     8+2+22+9+63+14+128+361+70+69+64+45
Bank Swallow     2     Two birds flying together - sighted twice; counted
once(?)
Cliff Swallow     2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow    1
Barn Swallow     27
Carolina Chickadee     X
Carolina Wren     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
American Robin     1
Northern Mockingbird     1
European Starling     2
Cedar Waxwing     7
Northern Cardinal     2
Blue Grosbeak     1
Indigo Bunting     1
Red-winged Blackbird     8
Common Grackle     11
Brown-headed Cowbird     2
Orchard Oriole     1
American Goldfinch     6

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

Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County, MD