Birded the trail from Cherry Hill Rd to the Univ. of MD 
today with Marcy, Winger, and Ryan.  Highlights included 
about 30 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 1 GREEN HERON, and 1 HOUSE WREN 
at the swamp, flyover OSPREY and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, a 
couple WHITE-EYED VIREOS, and 1 each of SAVANNAH and SWAMP 
SPARROW.  The only warblers were NORTHERN PARULA and 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.  Full eBird report below.

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Location:    Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
Observation date:    4/22/10
Notes:    First time on the trail in a long while.  Started 
off cool and foggy, but cleared by 9 am.  Birded the first 2 
miles (from Cherry Hill Rd) with Marcy & Winger; Ryan joined 
partway for a while.  May have heard Eastern Towhee, Indigo 
Bunting, and Chipping Sparrow.  Ryan also saw Red-shouldered 
Hawk and Yellow-rumped Warbler (2).  Also saw a Painted 
Turtle (and tadpoles and squirrels).  May have glimpsed a 
Woodchuck.
Number of species:    37

Canada Goose    25    probably more; at least 1 on nest
Mallard    4
Double-crested Cormorant    1    flyover
Green Heron    1
Osprey    1
Accipiter sp.    1
Red-tailed Hawk    2
Killdeer    4
Mourning Dove    4
Red-bellied Woodpecker    3
Downy Woodpecker    1    heard only
Northern Flicker    2
Eastern Phoebe    1    heard only
White-eyed Vireo    2    heard only
Blue Jay    33    maybe more
Fish Crow    6
crow sp.    2
Barn Swallow    2
swallow sp.    1
Carolina Chickadee    7
Tufted Titmouse    1    heard only
Carolina Wren    7    mostly singing males
House Wren    1    heard only
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher    15    approx
American Robin    25    probably more
Northern Mockingbird    1
European Starling    15    probably more
Cedar Waxwing    2    exchanging food?
Northern Parula    4    heard only
Savannah Sparrow    1
Song Sparrow    3    heard only
Swamp Sparrow    1
White-throated Sparrow    15    probably more
Northern Cardinal    25    male & female; probably more
Red-winged Blackbird    15    male & female; probably more
Rusty Blackbird    30    male & female; probably more
Common Grackle    15    probably more
Brown-headed Cowbird    6
American Goldfinch    10    probably more
House Sparrow    4

This report was generated automatically by eBird 
v2(http://ebird.org)

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