Hi all,



   Sorry for the long delay. Had to catch up on other things. Some open water.  Most ducks at #1 bridge were along shoreline at trap center but not visible from the trap center area, and some were at the cove where a path goes to the right all the way to the end in area called picnic point facing old picnic area.

Twelfth of the reservoir weekly walk. Next walk will be at Prettyboy Reservoir on Jan 26th at 830am. Check with me by Mon evening for info or directions.

01/19/10 - 830am-1105am
Loch Raven Reservoir "Loch Raven Skeet & Trap Center" Dulaney Valley Rd., E of Stone Hill Rd., Phoenix, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 33-47 degrees, WSW 4 mph- WNW 7 mph
OBSERVERS: Joan C, Kevin G, Judy H, John L, Roger M, Paul N

Canada Goose - 348
Mute Swan - 2
Gadwall - 10
American Wigeon - 62
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 53
Redhead - 56 (30 at shoreline, 26 at cove to far right near picnic area)
Ring-necked Duck - 327
Bufflehead - 23
Hooded Merganser - 25
Common Merganser - 83
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 7
Mourning Dove - 1
Great Horned Owl - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 2
Pileated Woodpecker - 3
Blue Jay - 5
American Crow - 11
Carolina Chickadee - 39
Tufted Titmouse - 8
White-breasted Nuthatch - 6
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 4
European Starling - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 14
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Eastern Towhee - 2
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 105
"Slate-colored" Junco - 3
Northern Cardinal - 15
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 45
TOTAL BIRDS: 1249

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 15

01/19/10 - 1140am-1210pm
Liberty Reservoir "Liberty Dam Rd" Liberty Dam Rd., Randallstown, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 49-50 degrees, SW 7 mph

Canada Goose - 30
American Black Duck - 2
Hooded Merganser - 3
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 16 (single flock flyover)
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 3
"Slate-colored" Junco - 6
Northern Cardinal - 3
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 84

01/19/10 - 1215pm-1230pm
Powells Run Rd., Randallstown, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 50 degrees, SW 8 mph

Black Vulture - 8
Turkey Vulture - 3
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 6
COMMON RAVEN - 1 (flyover toward the landfill)
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 3
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 16
TOTAL BIRDS: 35


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD