Yesterday morning in nearly perfect weather, a friend and I birded the
scrubland and woods in Patapsco Valley State Park.

Highlights included Wild Turkey (heard only), great views of many Palm
Warblers and 4 singing Louisiana Waterthrush.

Felicia Lovelett
Sykesville, MD



Location:     PVSP Sykesville (scrubland & river woods)
Observation date:     4/4/10

Route:	Drive/front scrub/mows/hedgerows>river>yard 
Notes: 	Sunny no wind, 49-67F 7:00-10:30 AM 2.5 miles
Observers: FL, Miche Booz

Number of species:     35

Canada Goose     13
Wild Turkey     1     /h
Double-crested Cormorant     6     fly-over
Turkey Vulture     5
Red-shouldered Hawk     3
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Mourning Dove     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     4
Downy Woodpecker     5
Northern Flicker     4
Pileated Woodpecker     1     /h
Eastern Phoebe     6 singing prominently
Blue Jay     12
American Crow     6
Fish Crow     1     /h
Tree Swallow     8     Very active @ nestboxes
Carolina Chickadee     11
Tufted Titmouse     9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     3     view+
Eastern Bluebird     5     4m 1f
American Robin     24
Northern Mockingbird     1
Brown Thrasher     6     singing prominently
European Starling     3
Palm Warbler (Yellow)     7     view+ East mow & cliffs by rapids
Louisiana Waterthrush     4     /h 
Chipping Sparrow     11 singing prominently
Song Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     35 most molting & quiet
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     1
Northern Cardinal     22
Brown-headed Cowbird     15
House Finch     4
American Goldfinch     2

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