Observations at Hart-Miller Island
July 12, 2010
0710 - 1505
Weather: PC/Overcast, 71-84 degrees, ESE 7K- SE 10K (Gust 16K)
Observers: Bradley Cernohorsky, Kevin Graff


*SPECIES OF NOTES*

Canada Goose - 113
Wood Duck - 31
Gadwall - 2
American Wigeon - 1 (drake)
American Black Duck - 10
Mallard - 86 (more new ducklings)
Blue-winged Teal - 4
Green-winged Teal - 4
Ruddy Duck - 12
Pied-billed Grebe - 49 (several new fledged, 2 active nests visible)
Double-crested Cormorant - 15
*LEAST BITTERN - 1
Great Blue Heron - 15
Great Egret - 5
Snowy Egret - 2
Osprey - 13
American Kestrel - 2
*VIRGINIA RAIL - 1
Killdeer - 19 (several fledged now free flying)
*BLACK-NECKED STILT - 0 (no signs of adults with youngs since last trip 
                         with nest w/ 4 eggs, pond dropped, dirt kept 
                         filling possible made birds abandoned nest)
*SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 9
*GREATER YELLOWLEGS - 2
*LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 21
*WILLET - 1 (western)
*SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - 5
*WESTERN SANDPIPER - 2
*LEAST SANDPIPER - 117
*DUNLIN - 1
*SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER - 4 (atlantic)
*LAUGHING GULL - 1 (adult, non-breeder)
Ring-billed Gull - 103
Herring Gull - 6
Great Black-backed Gull - 76
Least Tern - 21
Caspian Tern - 226
Forster's Tern - 5
Mourning Dove - 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Willow Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 13
Purple Martin - 1
Tree Swallow - 16
Bank Swallow - 4
Barn Swallow - 29
Marsh Wren - 5
American Robin - 1
Gray Catbird - 12
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 15
Yellow Warbler - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 24
*SUMMER TANAGER - 1 (adult female)
*GRASSHOPPER SPARROW - 1
Song Sparrow - 7
Swamp Sparrow - 8
Northern Cardinal - 2
Blue Grosbeak - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 74
Common Grackle - 8
Orchard Oriole - 11 (several fledged seen)
House Finch - 7
American Goldfinch - 14
SPECIES: 62
INDIVIDUALS: 1247

MAMMALS
Red Fox - 1

REPTILES
N. Water Snake - 1

AMPHIBIANS  
Fowler's Toad - 2

BUTTERFLIES
Black Swallowtail - 2
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 1
Cabbage White - 4
Orange Sulphur - 3
Clouded Sulphur - 5
Common Buckeye - 9
Red Admiral - 1
Summer Azure - 2
Eastern Tailed Blue - 1
Monarch - 4
Silver-spotted Skipper - 1

DRAGONFLIES
Common Green Darner - 2
Eastern Pondhawk - 10
Needham's Skimmer - 20
Blue Dasher - 1
Black Saddlebags - 25
Wandering Glider - 1


06/07/10 - 630am-645am
MES Landbase, Riverview Rd., Essex, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 71 degrees, calm- SE 3 mph

Mallard - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 1
Caspian Tern - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Eastern Kingbird - 2
Barn Swallow - 2
American Robin - 2
European Starling - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Indigo Bunting - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - 1
Baltimore Oriole - 1
House Finch - 1
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 18
INDIVIDUALS: 27 


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD