Observations at Hart-Miller Island
April 05, 2010
0705 - 1510
Weather: PC/Fair, 51-75 degrees, calm- SE 8K
Observers: Kevin Graff, Joe Hanfman


*SPECIES OF NOTE

Canada Goose - 44
Mute Swan - 2
Gadwall - 278
American Wigeon - 5
American Black Duck - 4
Mallard - 30
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL - 8
Northern Shoveler - 557 (505 at North Cell)
Northern Pintail - 6
Green-winged Teal - 206
*CANVASBACK - 1 (drake)
Ring-necked Duck - 6
Lesser Scaup - 63
Bufflehead - 95
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 (hen)
Ruddy Duck - 2022 (1959 at South Cell)
Pied-billed Grebe - 80
Double-crested Cormorant - 98
Great Blue Heron - 14 (12 headed N)
*SNOWY EGRET - 2 
Turkey Vulture - 3
Osprey - 12 (6 active nests)
Bald Eagle - 1 (immature)
Northern Harrier - 3 (2 headed N)
American Kestrel - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
American Coot - 90
Killdeer - 22
*AMERICAN AVOCET - 5
*GREATER YELLOWLEGS - 2
*LEAST SANDPIPER - 2
*PECTORAL SANDPIPER - 9
*DUNLIN - 4
*WILSON'S SNIPE - 2
*BONAPARTE'S GULL - 225
Ring-billed Gull - 45
Herring Gull - 30
Great Black-backed Gull - 12
*CASPIAN TERN - 45
Mourning Dove - 1
Fish Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 75
N. Rough-winged Swallow - 1
Barn Swallow - 1
American Robin - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 95
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Song Sparrow - 10
Red-winged Blackbird - 315
Common Grackle - 49
Brown-headed Cowbird - 20
House Finch - 4
American Goldfinch - 8
SPECIES: 55
INDIVIDUALS: 4622

MAMMALS
Red Fox - 2

BUTTERFLIES
Cabbage White - 14


04/05/10 - 630am-645am (earlier)
MES Landbase, Riverview Rd., Essex, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 51 degrees, calm
OBSERVERS: Kevin G, Joe H  

Mallard - 6
Ruddy Duck - 25
Common Loon - 1 (headed N)
Double-crested Cormorant - 7
Bonaparte's Gull - 15
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Tree Swallow - 2
American Robin - 2
European Starling - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1 (on way out, pm)
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
Common Grackle - 3
SPECIES: 14
INDIVIDUALS: 69 

**NOTE**  Gene Scarpulla and/or I will be around on some Mondays, anyone wish to join us must contact Gene by Thurs evening or Fri early morning.  There are limited spaces for birders as there are large # of staffs going to the island.  Hours will be short, boat leave landbase at 645am, not 7am, leaving island at 245pm.    Thanks you!!


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD