Observations at Hart-Miller Island
April 19, 2010
0710 - 1510
Weather: Fair/PC, 44-64 degrees, W 6K- WNW 9K
Observers: Diane Ford, Kevin Graff, Brad Lanning
*SPECIES OF NOTE
Canada Goose - 40
Mute Swan - 1 ( early am, not seen later am)
Gadwall - 248
American Wigeon - 5
American Black Duck - 7
Mallard - 31
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL - 8
Northern Shoveler - 463
Green-winged Teal - 85
Lesser Scaup - 47
*SURF SCOTER 1 (drake, county line)
Bufflehead - 4
Ruddy Duck - 1920
Common Loon - 2 (headed NW)
Pied-billed Grebe - 16
Double-crested Cormorant - 59 (few headed N)
Great Blue Heron - 14 (7 headed N)
Great Egret - 4
Snowy Egret - 1
*GLOSSY IBIS - 7
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 15 (6 active nests, 3 others high flying to NE)
Bald Eagle - 2 (1 adult, 1 immature)
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 2
American Coot - 106
Killdeer - 14
*BLACK-NECKED STILT - 1
*GREATER YELLOWLEGS - 3
*LEAST SANDPIPER - 5
*PECTORAL SANDPIPER - 4
*DUNLIN - 1
*LAUGHING GULL - 1 (breeding plumage adult)
*BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 21
Herring Gull - 44
Great Black-backed Gull - 58
*CASPIAN TERN - 163
Mourning Dove - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Purple Martin - 12
Tree Swallow - 137 (many headed N)
N. Rough-winged Swallow - 73 (many headed N)
*BANK SWALLOW - 1
*CLIFF SWALLOW - 1
Barn Swallow - 16
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
American Robin - 3
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 6
Ovenbird - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 19
Swamp Sparrow - 6
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 131
Common Grackle - 16
Brown-headed Cowbird - 16
Baltimore Oriole - 1
House Finch - 5
American Goldfinch - 13
SPECIES: 68
INDIVIDUALS: 3881
MAMMALS
Red Fox - 2
BUTTERFLIES
Black Swallowtail - 2
Cabbage White - 36
Orange Sulphur - 3
Clouded Sulphur - 4
Spring Azure - 2
Eastern Comma - 1
DAMSELFLIES
Familiar Bluets - 4
MOTHS
Gypsy Moth - 375 (caterpillars)
Large Yellow Underwing - 1 (moth)
BEETLES
Bronzed Tiger Beetle - 22
Ground Beetle - 1 (unknown type)
04/19/10 - 630am-645am (earlier)
MES Landbase, Riverview Rd., Essex, Baltimore Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair, 44 degrees, W 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Diane F, Kevin G, Brad L
Mallard - 4
Ruddy Duck - 15
Common Loon - 1 (headed N)
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black-crowned Night Heron - 1
Bald Eagle - 1 (returned trip)
Bonaparte's Gull - 7 (flying up Back River)
Ring-billed Gull - 6
Herring Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Caspian Tern - 1
Rock Pigeon - 2 (returned trip)
American Crow - 1
American Robin - 1
European Starling - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
SPECIES: 17
INDIVIDUALS: 53
04/19/10 - 1150am-1205pm
APG "Rickett Point area" viewed from HMI, mostly around water near county line....., Harford Co., MD
WEATHER: PC, 62 degrees, NNW 7K
OBSERVERS: Diane F, Kevin G, Brad L
Canada Goose - 1
Lesser Scaup - 1
SURF SCOTER - 1 (drake, county line, headed S)
Double-crested Cormorant - 13
Great Blue Heron - 3 (headed E)
Osprey - 3
Bald Eagle - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Herring Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 4
Caspian Tern - 7
Tree Swallow - 2 (from HMI head NE toward APG)
N. Rough-winged Swallow - 1 (same as above)
SPECIES: 14
INDIVIDUALS: 43
**NOTE** The North Cell are drying up now (85% very dry) and possible will be for years. MES crew want it to be dry to improve the ground. Will not be good for many months unless we get really heavy rain to bring it back temporary for shorebirds. The South Cell is still high and lack of shorebirds. Thousands of ducks still there and not sure if the MES crew will drain the pond to exposed mudflats. No sign of water poured out of South Cell pipe but are poured out of pipe at North Cell. If plan for next visit, we may end up walking around South Cell several times. Lack of birds at North Cell for 4 miles and so boring as we're not seeing anything on north side. Gene Scarpulla may get more info soon.
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD
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