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SE Baltimore County, 12/04/09

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:36:37 -0800

Hi all,



12/04/09 - 715am-8am
Gunpowder Falls State Park "Bowerman Area" Bowerman Rd., White Marsh, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 36-37 degrees, calm- NW 3 mph

Canada Goose - 30
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Herring Gull - 32 (flyby toward landfill)
Great Black-backed Gull - 2 (same)
Mourning Dove - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 6
Fish Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
American Robin - 2
Gray Catbird - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Eastern Towhee - 2
Field Sparrow - 3
Fox Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 20
White-throated Sparrow - 4
"Slate-colored" Junco - 7
Northern Cardinal - 6
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
SPECIES: 23
TOTAL BIRDS: 129

12/04/09 - 8am-825am (viewing from Days Cove & Allender Rds)
Eastern Sanitary Landfill, Days Cove Rd., White Marsh, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 38-39 degrees, NW 3 mph- calm

Canada Goose - 2
Mallard - 2 (pond across street)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 60
Herring Gull - 388
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (adult)
Great Black-backed Gull - 42
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
American Crow - 3
Fish Crow - 39
Carolina Wren - 1
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 69
Song Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 2
Common Grackle - 1
House Finch - 2 
SPECIES: 20
TOTAL BIRDS: 621

12/04/09 - 830am-845am (low tide, gulls on mudflats) 
Loreley Beach Rd., White Marsh, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 39-40 degrees, NW 4 mph

Mallard - 2
Bufflehead - 3
Hooded Merganser - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Ring-billed  Gull - 26
Herring Gull - 83
Great Black-backed Gull - 13
Mourning Dove - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 2
European Starling - 7
"Slate-colored" Junco - 3 
Common Grackle - 29
Brown-headed Cowbird - 4
House Sparrow - 3
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 182

12/04/09 - 9am-930am
Gunpowder Falls State Park "Hammerman Area" Graces Quarters Rd., Chase, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 41-42 degrees, NW 5 mph

Cackling "Richardson's" Goose - 1
Canada Goose - 186
Mute Swan - 27
Tundra Swan - 4
Lesser Scaup - 50
Double-crested Cormorant - 5
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 14
Mourning Dove - 11
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 71
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 6
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 8
"Slate-colored" Junco - 7
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 44
Common Grackle - 1
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 28
TOTAL BIRDS: 456

12/04/09 - 935am-11am
Marshy Point Nature Center, Marshy Point Rd., Middle River, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 43-48 degrees, NW 6 mph- NW 8 mph

Mute Swan - 2
Wood Duck - 2
Gadwall - 34
American Wigeon - 4
Mallard - 2
Northern Pintail - 1 (drake)
Ring-necked Duck - 129
Bufflehead - 1
Hooded Merganser - 2
Pied-billed Grebe - 4
Turkey Vulture - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 9
Mourning Dove - 8
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 9
Tufted Titmouse - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Carolina Wren - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 56
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Eastern Towhee - 1
Fox Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 6
White-throated Sparrow - 10
"Slate-colored" Junco - 11
Northern Cardinal - 5
House Finch - 3
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 39
TOTAL BIRDS: 328

12/04/09 - 1105am-1125am
Eastern Regional Park, Eastern Ave., Middle River, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 48 degrees, NW 8 mph

Mallard - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 4
Rock Pigeon - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Robin - 3 
European Starling - 12
Song Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 3 
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 3
SPECIES: 16
TOTAL BIRDS: 40

12/04/09 - 1135am-1155am
Miami Beach Park, Miami Beach Rd., Middle River, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 48 degrees, W 7 mph

Canada Goose - 10
Mallard - 2
Bufflehead - 6
Common Loon - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Osprey - 1
Bald Eagle - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (3rd winter, resting in water)
American Crow - 1
Winter Wren - 1
American Robin - 41
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
Common Grackle - 1
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 74

12/04/09 - 1230pm-1250pm (lack of passerines due to heavy truck traffic)
Oxygen Pond, Reservoir Rd., Sparrows Point, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 48 degrees, NW 7 mph

Canada Goose - 4
Gadwall - 6
American Wigeon - 14
American Black Duck - 1
Mallard - 8
Blue-winged Teal - 1 (hen)
Ring-necked Duck - 1 
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 15
Bufflehead - 3
Hooded Merganser - 4
Ruddy Duck - 14
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
American Coot - 38
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 8
Song Sparrow - 1
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 130

12/04/09 - 105pm-205pm
Fort Howard Park, North Point Rd., Fort Howard, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 49-50 degrees, calm- W 6 mph

Canada Goose - 40
Mallard - 8
Green-winged Teal - 1
Bufflehead - 28
Common Merganser - 1
Common Loon - 3
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
Great Blue Heron - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Merlin - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 2
Great Black-backed Gull - 87 
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
American Robin - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 6
"Slate-colored" Junco - 3
Northern Cardinal - 2
Common Grackle - 1
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 29
TOTAL BIRDS: 211


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD