Hi all,


  Great day for passerines. Got a nice look at Philadelphia Vireo at Oregon Ridge Park along woodedge just beyond the pond that's down the hill from the parking lot. 

  Things got better at Cylburn. Its not everyday we get to 50+ species there.  Good look at Yellow-bellied Flycatcher seen by all.  Early Blue-headed Vireo and western palm Warbler (great look, we had a yellow Palm at Bayside/Point at Assateague less than a month ago).  Lots of activities are down stump dump trail now called Vista Trail. 

   Won't be at Cylburn for the next 2 weeks as I am going to BBC walk to Rockburn Branch Park in Howard Co. on the 12th and NJ Firemen Convention in Wildwood from 14th to 19th with some Cape May birding Tues evening and early Wed.


09/05/10 - 640am-805am
Oregon Ridge Park, Beaver Dam Rd., Cockeysville, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair/Sunny, 55-63 degrees, W 3 mph- WNW 5 mph

Green Heron - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 
Mourning Dove - 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2
Warbling Vireo - 1
Philadelphia Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 2
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Tufted Titmouse - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Carolina Wren - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 1
American Robin - 2
Gray Catbird - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 3
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3
Magnolia Warbler - 2
Cape May Warbler - 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - 4
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 3
Chipping Sparrow - 2
Indigo Bunting - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Baltimore Oriole - 1
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 5
SPECIES: 37
INDIVIDUALS: 74

09/05/10 - 825am-1130am
Cylburn Arbotetum, Greenspring Ave., Cold Spring-Newtown section of Baltimore, MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 63-73 degrees, WNW 7 mph- W 8 mph
OBSERVERS: 6

Canada Goose - 5
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 3
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 2
Chimney Swift - 16
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1
White-eyed Vireo - 1
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 (good look)
Red-eyed Vireo - 4
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 3
Fish Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 3
House Wren - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 7
Veery - 1
American Robin - 36
Gray Catbird - 9
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 25
Nashville Warbler - 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 6
Magnolia Warbler - 2
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 1 (western, great look)
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 7
Ovenbird - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 3
Canada Warbler - 3
Eastern Towhee - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 6
Song Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 (female)
Common Grackle - 3
Baltimore Oriole - 1
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 11
House Sparrow - 10
SPECIES: 54
INDIVIDUALS: 221


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD