Hi all,



   Next week is last of Tues walk at Cromwell Valley Park as next year we're moving back to Lake Roland.   We'll begin this winter Tues walks with Loch Raven Reservoir on Nov 2nd. 


10/19/10 - 735am-745am
Loch Raven Reservoir--Fitzhugh Run, Dulaney Valley Rd., Phoenix, Baltimore Co., MD 

WEATHER: Light rain/drizzle, E 5 mph- ENE 6 mph

Canada Goose - 38
American Wigeon - 7
Mallard - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 17
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Merlin - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
SPECIES: 13

10/19/10 - 755am-820am
Loch Raven Reservoir--Loch Raven Point, Loch Raven Dr., Glen Arm, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: drizzle/overcast, 50-51 degrees, ENE 7 mph- NNE 4 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Paul Noell

Canada Goose - 265
American Wigeon - 8
American Black Duck - 1
Mallard - 36
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Bald Eagle - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 1 (yellow)
Chipping Sparrow - 6
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 3
Northern Cardinal - 2
American Goldfinch - 7
SPECIES: 21 
INDIVIDUALS: 357

10/19/10 - 830am-1140am
Cromwell Valley Park, Cromwell Bridge Rd., Parkville, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: drizzle/overcast, 51-53 degrees, NNE 4 mph- N 4 mph 
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Judy Harding, John Landers, Paul Noell, Bill Wolf

Common Loon - 3 (high flying headed SE)
Black Vulture - 3
Turkey Vulture - 5
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 3
Blue Jay - 7
American Crow - 12
Tree Swallow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 7
Tufted Titmouse - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - 4
Carolina Wren - 4
House Wren - 2
Winter Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 23
Eastern Bluebird - 22
American Robin - 67
Gray Catbird - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 4
European Starling - 12
Nashville Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 15
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 3 (1 western, 2 yellow)
Common Yellowthroat - 3
Eastern Towhee - 2
Chipping Sparrow - 26
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 15
White-crowned Sparrow - 2 (adult & immature)
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 16
EASTERN MEADOWLARK - 1
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 23 
SPECIES: 51
INDIVIDUALS: 331

After Cromwell, went to my old hawkwatch in the city from 12pm-4pm and got 116 raptors including 3 Black Vulture, 54 Turkey Vulture, 35 Sharpies, 12 Cooper's Hawk, 5 Red-shouldered & 7 Red-tailed Hawks plus 9 accitiper sp. again went in low and over the ridge on the east side.  Would had 100 more in the morning if I would've skip cromwell. 


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD