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C&O Canal Miles 39-42 1/23/10

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"Derek C. Richardson"

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Derek C. Richardson

Date:

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:16:13 -0500

This is my second year doing this section (miles 42-41, 
41-40, and 40-39 -- I started upstream from the Monocacy 
Aquaduct and walked down).  Highlights: 2 BARRED OWLS 
singing at the start, all the woodpeckers apart from 
Red-headed, 1 EASTERN PHOEBE, 1 BROWN CREEPER, and 1 WINTER 
WREN.  Here's my complete summary (if you want the mile 
breakdown, e-mail me or check the Audubon site).  After each 
entry is the count difference compared to last year (e.g. 
[+3] means I saw 3 more of this species than last year; [*] 
means I didn't see the species last year).  Seen last year 
but not this year: Black Vulture, Bald Eagle, Sharp-shinned 
Hawk, Common Raven, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, and 
Swamp Sparrow.

Cheers,

D

Canada Goose  		 157	[+146]
Mallard 		 2	[*]
Great Blue Heron 	 2	[+0]
Turkey Vulture 		 1	[+0]
Red-shouldered Hawk 	 2	[*]
Red-tailed Hawk 	 1	[-3]
Ring-billed Gull 	 5	[*]
Barred Owl 		 2	[*]
Red-bellied Woodpecker 	 16	[+5]
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2	[-1]
Downy Woodpecker 	 6	[-6]
Hairy Woodpecker 	 3	[-2]
Northern Flicker 	 4	[+1]
Pileated Woodpecker 	 5	[+1]
Eastern Phoebe 		 1	[*]
Blue Jay 		 2	[-6]
American Crow 		 30	[-16]
Carolina Chickadee 	 25	[+3]
Tufted Titmouse 	 25	[+9]
White-breasted Nuthatch  18	[+6]
Brown Creeper 		 1	[-5]
Carolina Wren 		 25	[+5]
Winter Wren 		 1	[-2]
Golden-crowned Kinglet 	 6	[+0]
Eastern Bluebird 	 12	[-8]
American Robin 		 2	[*]
European Starling 	 6	[-4]
Cedar Waxwing 		 15	[*]
Yellow-rumped Warbler 	 3	[-2]
Song Sparrow 		 7	[-2]
White-throated Sparrow 	 24	[+6]
Dark-eyed Junco 	 1	[-22]
Northern Cardinal 	 10	[-6]
American Goldfinch 	 3	[-5]

Total species = 34 [+0]
Total individuals = 425 [+92]

-- 
Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/Archives/Photos/birds.html