Hi all,



Eleventh of the reservoir weekly walk. Next walk will be at Loch Raven Reservoir on Jan 19th at 830am. Check with me by Mon evening for info or directions.

Very rare to see ducks here at the reservoir as the water is very deep, the shallow part are frozen and most waterfowls are out in the open where there is water. 


01/12/10 - 830am-1035am
Prettyboy Reservoir "C.C.C. Trail" Traceys Store Rd., Parkton, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 26-29 degrees, WNW 9 mph- NW 10 mph, Gust to 18 at open area
OBSERVERS: Kevin G, John L, Paul N

Canada Goose - 1890
Cackling Goose - 1
Mute Swan - 2
American Black Duck - 1
Mallard - 10
Ring-necked Duck - 1
Bufflehead - 1
Common Merganser - 13
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 5
Northern Flicker - 6
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 17
Carolina Chickadee - 30
Tufted Titmouse - 18
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - 5
Brown Creeper - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 4
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 2
European Starling - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 55
"Slate-colored" Junco - 13
Northern Cardinal - 13
Red-winged Blackbird - 31
Common Grackle - 40
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 39
TOTAL BIRDS: 2198

01/12/10 - 11am-1150am
Jeanne Bowman's 2.5 acres yard, Middletown area, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC/PC, 30 degrees, NW 11 mph- NW 10 mph
OBSERVERS: Jeanne B, Kevin G, John L, Paul N

Turkey Vulture - 1
Mourning Dove - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 9
Tufted Titmouse - 7
White-breated Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Winter Wren - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 3
Fox Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 26
"Slate-colored" Junco - 5
Northern Cardinal - 8
Common Grackle - 1
House Finch - 9
American Goldfinch - 10
SPECIES: 21
TOTAL BIRDS: 101

01/12/10 - 12pm-1245pm
Prettyboy Reservoir "Gunpowder Loop" Gunpowder Rd., Upperco, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 30-31 degrees, NW 12 mph- NW 10 mph

Canada Goose-  2
Black Vulture - 3
Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Hermit Thrush - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 3
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 2
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 23
TOTAL BIRDS: 37


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD