Hi all,



01/01/10 - 830am-1050am
Loch Raven Reservoir "Old Picnic Area Trail" Dulaney Valley Rd., W of Stone Hill Rd., Phoenix, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC/PC, 32-37 degrees, SSW 6 mph- WNW 5 mph
OBSERVERS: John D, Kevin G, David P

Canada Goose - 121
Gadwall - 1
American Wigeon - 58
American Black Duck - 17
Mallard - 24
Redhead - 1
Ring-necked Duck - 587
Bufflehead - 28
Hooded Merganser - 15
Common Merganser - 159
Pied-billed Grebe - 55
Black Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Coot - 1031 (rafts of 660 & 371)
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 3
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 8
American Crow - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 9
Tufted Titmouse - 8
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 
Eastern Bluebird - 6
American Robin - 4
European Starling - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 56
"Slate-colored" Junco - 8
Northern Cardinal - 10
Red-winged Blackbird - 40
Common Grackle - 65
American Goldfinch - 3
SPECIES: 42
TOTAL BIRDS: 2349

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 2

01/01/10 - 1130am-105pm
Marshy Point Nature Center, Marshy Point Dr., Chase, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 42-41 degrees, calm- W 8 mph
OBSERVERS: John D, Kevin G

Canada Goose - 3
American Black Duck - 1
Mallard - 7
Hooded Merganser - 11
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 10
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 39
Herring Gull - 13
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (2nd cycle)
Great Black-backed Gull - 1 (adult)
Rock Pigeon - 3
Mourning Dove - 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 5
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 11
Tufted Titmouse - 14
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Brown Creeper - 3
Carolina Wren - 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 1
Hermit Thrush - 3
American Robin - 57
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Fox Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 3
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 32
"Slate-colored" Junco - 17
Northern Cardinal - 6
Red-winged Blackbird - 3
Common Grackle - 2
House Finch - 3
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 42
TOTAL BIRDS: 284

01/01/10 - 2pm-225pm
Long Green Creek Wetlands, Hydes Rd., Glen Arm, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC/Overcast, 42-41 degrees, NW 8 mph

Canada Goose - 2
Mallard - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 7
Eastern Bluebird - 1
European Starling - 37
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 7 (w/ starlings)
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 18
TOTAL BIRDS: 68


**Notes: On Wed trip on Dec 30th at the dams, correct time should be 
  1110am-1130am not 11am-1120am. 


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD