Hi all,
A quick walk through Brookside Gardens and adjacent Wheaton Park
(Mont. Co.) late this morning yielded a few birds of interest, plus the
gardens are full of beautiful spring flowers so a very enjoyable visit!
Actually, Pine Lake and its environs were the most productive birding
areas, with a couple of Hooded Mergansers and a little flock of 5 Lesser
Scaup, plus three "first-of-season-locally" Eastern Phoebes working the
margins. The Belted Kingfishers were obvious and vocal. Brushpiles held
5 Fox Sparrows (several singing) and a Winter Wren, while a
Golden-crowned Kinglet called in the pines nearby. Several
Red-shouldered Hawks made their presence known as well.
Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD
Species seen (32):
Mallard - 6
Lesser Scaup - 5
Hooded Merganser - 2 (F)
Canada Goose - 8
Red-shouldered Hawk - 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 5
Eastern Phoebe 3
Fish Crow 4
Common Crow 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
Winter Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 50+
European Starling 5
Chipping Sparrow 2
Fox Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 12
Slate-colored Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 20+
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow - 4
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