Hello,
An FYI I went to Southwest Area Park in Baltimore and was able to relocate the American Bittern today. It was in the reeds at the south end of the pond, to the right when heading towards the boat launch. I spent time on it and only birded about half of the usual locations so species count was low. Another highlight was 4 Great Egrets at close range and singing Swamp Sparrows. I attached a full list if anyone is interested. Also uploaded a video of the Bittern skulking on the shoreline, it came out after a while. Had some technical difficulties towards the end.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thrasher72/5577476685/
Location: Southwest Area Park
Observation date: 3/31/11
Number of species: 25
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 3
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 16
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata 4
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 2
American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus 1
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 4
Great Egret - Ardea alba 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus 1
Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata 1
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 22
Herring Gull (American) - Larus argentatus smithsonianus 2
Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus 2
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 1
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 12
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 25
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 10
Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis 2
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 6
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 35
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 2
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater 12
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 6
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Take care,
Jon Corcoran
Catonsville, MD
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