Hi all,



Third of the reservoir weekly walk. Next walk will be at Prettyboy Reservoir on 11/24/09 at 830am.  Check with me by Mon evening for info or direction.


11/17/09 - 830am-1110am
Loch Raven Reservoir "Loch Raven Skeet & Trap Center" Dulaney Valley Rd., E of Stone Hill RD., Phoenix,  Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 49-53 degrees, NE 9 mph- E 6 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G, John L, Joann P, Debbie T

Canada Goose - 258
Mute Swan - 2
Gadwall - 2
American Wigeon - 2
American Black Duck - 8
Mallard - 28
Ring-necked Duck - 9
Bufflehead - 29
Hooded Merganser - 10
Pied-billed Grebe - 5
Great Blue Heron - 2
Black Vulture - 21
Turkey Vulture - 5
Bald Eagle - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Coot - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 9
Mourning Dove - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 7
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 5
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 4
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 15
Carolina Chickadee - 28
Tufted Titmouse - 18
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Carolina Wren - 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 16
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 61
Northern Mockingbird - 3
European Starling - 7
Cedar Waxwing - 78
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Eastern Towhee - 3
Field Sparrow - 2
Fox Sparrow - 5
Song Sparrow - 7
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 65
"Slate-colored" Junco - 38
Northern Cardinal - 11
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Purple Finch - 4
Pine Siskin - 1
American Goldfinch - 16
SPECIES: 52
TOTAL BIRDS: 813

MAMMALS
Eastern Chipmunk - 1
Gray Squirrel - 3

11/17/09 - 12pm-1pm
Backyard HawkWatch at temporary site, White Ave., Gardenville section of Baltimore, MD (left 1pm when got a call about Redhead at Loch Raven Dams)

WEATHER: Fair, 55 degrees, E 11 mph- ENE 8 mph

Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 1 (3rd w, 1248pm)
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 5
White-throated Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 2
Common Grackle - 1
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 20
TOTAL BIRDS: 32

11/17/09 - 115pm-140pm
Loch Raven Reservoir "Loch Raven Dams" Loch Raven Dr., Carney, Baltjmore Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 55 degrees, ENE 8 mph

Canada Goose - 17
American Wigeon - 12
American Black Duck - 6
Mallard - 2
Redhead - 17
Ring-necked Duck - 695
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2 
Bald Eagle - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
American Crow - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
Northern Cardinal - 2
SPECIES: 19
TOTAL BIRDS: 766


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD