Observations at Hart-Miller Island
May 10, 2010
0710 - 1510
Weather: PC/Fair, 39-62 degrees, W 8K- WNW 11K  Gust to 23. 
Observers: Don Burggraf, Kevin Graff, Joe Hanfman, Bob Ringler


*SPECIES OF NOTE

Canada Goose - 17
Wood Duck - 3
Gadwall - 10
American Wigeon - 8
American Black Duck - 3
Mallard - 28
Blue-winged Teal - 6
Northern Shoveler - 7
Green-winged Teal - 10
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 8
Ruddy Duck - 151 (one in bay)
Common Loon - 3 (headed NE)
Pied-billed Grebe - 13
Double-crested Cormorant - 30
Least Bittern - 1
Great Blue Heron - 9
Great Egret - 3
*GLOSSY IBIS - 3
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 10
Bald Eagle - 2 (adult & immature)
Northern Harrier - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 2
American Coot - 16
*BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER - 6
*SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - 9
Killdeer - 6
*SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 7
*SOLITARY SANDPIPER - 1
*GREATER YELLOWLEGS - 1
*LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 23
*SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - 300
*LEAST SANDPIPER - 78
*WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - 2
*DUNLIN - 51
*WILSON'S PHALAROPE - 1 (male)
Ring-billed Gull - 24
Herring Gull - 120
Great Black-backed Gull - 20
Least Tern - 2
Caspian Tern - 240
Forster's Tern - 2
Mourning Dove - 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
Willow Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 6
Fish Crow - 5
Purple Martin - 9
Tree Swallow - 38
N. Rough-winged Swallow - 2
Bank Swallow - 10
Barn Swallow - 42
House Wren - 1
Marsh Wren - 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
American Robin - 1
Gray Catbird - 20
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 11
Blue-winged Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 14
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 35
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1
Song Sparrow - 5
Swamp Sparrow - 8
Northern Cardinal - 2
Blue Grosbeak - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 126
Common Grackle - 6
Brown-headed Cowbird - 13
Orchard Oriole - 10
House Finch - 5
American Goldfinch - 19
SPECIES: 80
INDIVIDUALS: 1648

MAMMALS
Red Fox - 1

BUTTERFLIES
Black Swallowtail - 1
Spicebush Swallowtail - 1
swallowtail sp. - 1
Orange Sulphur - 4
Viceroy - 2
Silver-spotted Skipper - 2

DRAGONFLIES
Common Green Darner - 3
Black Saddlebags - 1

DAMSELFLIES
Bluets sp. - 6


04/19/10 - 630am-650am (earlier)
MES Landbase, Riverview Rd., Essex, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Clear, 38-39 degrees, W 7 mph 
OBSERVERS: same group

Canada Goose - 2
Mallard - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 4
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 (returned trip)
Turkey Vulture - 1
Osprey - 2
Herring Gull - 2
Great Black-backed Gull - 6
Caspian Tern - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 1 (Wildwood Beach Rd)
Eastern Kingbird - 1
Blue Jay - 2
Tree Swallow - 4
Barn Swallow - 3
American Robin - 1
European Starling - 1
Baltimore Oriole - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - 3
SPECIES: 22 
INDIVIDUALS: 43


**NOTE**  The North Cell is very dry now and we didn't walk around it. We did mostly South Cell 2-3 times and the trail to woods.    If interesting going on Monday(s).  ***Let Gene know by Thurs evening or early Fri morning***   I may be going if others are going.


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD