Hi all,


   I hope some of you taken a moment in silence for our "343" boys from 9/11 earlier today.  We did that at Governor Bridge using the local firehouse siren from my blackberry marked the time at 846am and again at 903am when WTC were hit.   Thanks to Nico, Leslie, Joe, John, Joel Martin and Fred Shaffer and 2 others joined me in moment of silence while birding at Governor Bridge.

   Earlier today, John Dennehy, Nico Sarbanes, Leslie Starr, Joe Turner and I went out on a great cool birding day to find target birds for Nico, John, Leslie and Joe. Later at Governor Bridge, we were joined by David Mozurkewich, Fred Shaffer, Joel Martin and couple others birders.  great day we all had. 
    

09/11/10 - 655am-1130am
Governor Bridge Natural Area, Governor Bridge Rd., Bowie, Prince George's Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 44-68 degrees, calm- N 4 mph
OBSERVERS:

Mallard - 2
Great Blue Heron - 2
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 5 (all in flight at once)
American Kestrel - 2
Rock Pigeon - 105 (in 5 flocks)
Mourning Dove - 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Chimney Swift - 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER - 1 (L side at right bend toward canoe launch)
LEAST FLYCATCHER - 1 (where warbler actions were)
Eastern Phoebe - 2
White-eyed Vireo - 2
Warbling Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 15
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 8
Tufted Titmouse - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Veery - 1
Swainson's Thrush - 2
American Robin - 13
Gray Catbird - 12
Brown Thrasher - 2
European Starling - 2
Tennessee Warbler - 2
Nashville Warbler - 2
Northern Parula - 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3
Magnolia Warbler - 3
CAPE MAY WARBLER - 1 (great look!, many photos taken)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3
Black-and-white Warbler - 5
American Redstart - 8
Ovenbird - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 9
Canada Warbler - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Scarlet Tanager - 1
Northern Cardinal - 7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
Blue Grosbeak - 1
Indigo Bunting - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 3
Common Grackle - 19
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 13
SPECIES: 58
INDIVIDUALS: 304

09/11/10 - 12pm-240pm
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Wrighton Rd., Lothian, Anne Arundel Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 69-71 degrees, S 4 mph- WSW 5 mph
OBSERVERS: John Dennehy, Kevin G, Nico Sarbanes, Leslie Starr, Joe Turner

Wood Duck - 16
American Black Duck - 2
Blue-winged Teal - 1
Great Blue Heron - 2
Great Egret - 1
Turkey Vulture - 3
Osprey - 2
Bald Eagle - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
SORA - 4 (1 seen in good view, 3 heard, one below us after I response)
Laughing Gull - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 30
Forster's Tern - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Barred Owl - 1 (heard by others)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 1 (quick look)
Eastern Phoebe - 1
White-eyed Vireo - 1
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 2
American Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 8 (all headed S)
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
Gray Catbird - 1
Northern Parula - 1
Yellow Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 2
American Redstart - 2
Ovenbird - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 2
Northern Cardinal - 2
Blue Grosbeak - 2 (1 fledged)
Indigo Bunting - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 32
American Goldfinch - 4 
SPECIES: 44
INDIVIDUALS: 150

09/11/10 - 340pm-610pm
Greenbury Point Nature Ctr, Bullard Blvd., Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 71-69 degrees, E 6 mph- ESE 8 mph
OBSERVERS: John Dennehy, Kevin Graff, Nico Sarbanes

Canada Goose - 14
Double-crested Cormorant - 17
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Osprey - 3
Bald Eagle - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 3
Rock Pigeon - 4
Mourning Dove - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Acadian Flycatcher - 1
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
American Crow - 2
Fish Crow - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 2
House Wren - 1
Veery - 1
Swainson's Thrush - 1
Wood Thrush - 1
Gray Catbird - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 7
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 35
Nashville Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 3 (western)
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 5
Common Yellowthroat - 3
Eastern Towhee - 1
Northern Cardinal - 3
Blue Grosbeak - 1
Indigo Bunting - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 6
SPECIES: 41
INDIVIDUALS: 138


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD