Hi all,



12/06/09 - 8am-11am
Loch Raven Reservoir "Old Picnic Area Trail" Dulaney Valley Rd., W of Stone Hill Rd., Phoenix, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 28-34 degrees, WSW 7 mph- W 12 mph 
LEADER: Peter Lev
OBSERVERS: Kevin G, Judy H, Dave H, Peter L, Paul N

Canada Goose - 61
Mute Swan - 2
Gadwall - 12
American Wigeon - 42
American Black Duck - 4
Redhead - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 440
Bufflehead-  18
Pied-billed Grebe - 16
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk- 1
American Coot - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 7
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 8
Blue Jay - 17
American Crow - 28
Carolina Chickadee - 11
Tufted Titmouse - 10
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER - 1 (healthy, alert, busy feeding)
Eastern Bluebird - 18
American Robin - 2
GRAY CATBIRD - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 2
Cedar Waxwing - 8 
Fox Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 5
White-throated Sparrow - 63
"Slate-colored" Junco - 6
Northern Cardinal - 5
Red-winged Blackbird -  1
Brown-headed Cowbird - 9
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 44
TOTAL BIRDS: 830

12/06/09 - 1140am-1pm
Jeanne Bowman's 2.5 acres yard, Middletown area, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 34 degrees, NW 11 mph- W 10 mph 
OBSERVERS: Jeanne B, Kevin G, Paul N

Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Merlin - 1 (going after the jays)
Mourning Dove - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 7
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 6
Tufted Titmouse - 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 1
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 4
"Slate-colored" Junco - 24
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
House Finch - 8
American Goldfinch - 5
SPECIES: 26
TOTAL BIRDS: 88

12/06/09 - 120pm-2pm
Ensor Rd., White Hall, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 34 degrees, W 10 mph- W 9 mph

Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Mourning Dove - 12
Barred Owl - 1 (same area as last trip)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 9
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 3
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 33
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 6
White-throated Sparrow - 4
"Slate-colored" Junco - 2
Northern Cardinal - 1
American Goldfinch - 8
SPECIES: 27
TOTAL BIRDS: 102



    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD