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Patapsco Scrubland Sykesville 04/24/11

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Felicia Lovelett

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Felicia Lovelett

Date:

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:42:38 -0400

My friend Miche Booz and I birded the scrubland section of Patapsco Valley
State Park this morning.

Our total of 44 species included 8 FOY birds:

Eastern Kingbird: pair displaying on last year's nest
House Wren: singing on deck
Wood Thrush: heard behind barn
Yellow Warbler: great view of 2 male chase
Prairie Warbler: heard (absent in 2010)
Swamp Sparrow:
Orchard Oriole: 3 males 1 female
Baltimore Oriole: heard only

Felicia Lovelett
Sykesville, MD


(eBird list)

Location:     Patapsco Scrubland
Observation date:     4/24/11
Notes:     Drive/front scrub/low pipeline/wooded hedgerow yard+barn
                Sunny, wind 0-5, ground wet @mow 57-75F 7:30-10:30 AM 1.25
miles

Number of species:     44

Canada Goose     3
Great Blue Heron     1
Turkey Vulture     2
Red-shouldered Hawk     1     view+
hawk sp.     1
Mourning Dove     2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1     feeder
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2     /h
Eastern Phoebe     1     on nest barn
Eastern Kingbird     2     FOY pair near old nest
White-eyed Vireo     7
Blue Jay     42
American Crow     7
Tree Swallow     12     Boxes 2,2A,3,5
Barn Swallow     8
Carolina Chickadee     2
Tufted Titmouse     1     /h
Carolina Wren     1     /h
House Wren     3     FOY on deck
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     11     many along East mow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     6     view+ /cs
Eastern Bluebird     5     3m 2f
Wood Thrush     1     *FOY /h
American Robin     4
Gray Catbird     4
Northern Mockingbird     3
Brown Thrasher     3
European Starling     5
Yellow Warbler     2     FOY view+ chase
Prairie Warbler     1     FOY /h
Palm Warbler (Yellow)     1
Louisiana Waterthrush     2     /h
Common Yellowthroat     14
warbler sp.     1
Eastern Towhee     3
Chipping Sparrow     3     /h
Field Sparrow     2     /h
Swamp Sparrow     1     FOY pipeline
White-throated Sparrow     21     lovely close view of bright WTSP preening
Northern Cardinal     11
Red-winged Blackbird     1
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
Orchard Oriole     4     *FOY 3m 1f view+
Baltimore Oriole     4     FOY /h
Pine Siskin     3     feeder
American Goldfinch     4

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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