Hello Jim, I stopped by SD this evening and found one GRSP carrying a caterpillar. I attempted to watch it and see if the other bird showed; but got caught in the storm. 

Thank you very much for posting your sighting. Be well. 

Keith Eric Costley



On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Jim Brighton <> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> 
> Jared Satchell and I birded on the western shore Sunday with a brief
> stop on Old Skipton Rd in Talbot County on the way over.  Highlights
> include:
> 
> Black-bellied Whistling Ducks -- 5 Patterson Park
> Green-winged Teal -- 1 Patterson Park
> Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -- 10 Jones Falls
> Cerulean Warbler -- 3 Mckeldin area of Patapsco River State Park
> Hooded Warbler -- 1 Soldiers Delight
> Grasshopper Sparrow -- 2 Soldiers Delight, Serpentine Trail
> 
> On the way over to the western shore we stopped in the Skipton Creek
> lowlands along Old Skipton Rd where Dave Palmer had found a Warbling
> Vireo on Saturday.  This is a stellar find for Talbot County and was a
> county bird for me.  The bird was constantly singing in the Sycamores
> along the south east side of the creek.  We also had great looks at
> the bird.  Thanks, Dave!
> 
> The two Grasshopper Sparrows at Soldiers Delight were also a big
> surprise.  I have only seen Grasshopper Sparrow once in Baltimore
> County up in the northeastern corner.  These birds were not very
> vocal.  They only vocalized two or three times.  Fortunately, I was
> able to get a fairly decent photograph of one of the birds.  These
> birds represent the first records of Grasshopper Sparrows for Soldiers
> Delight on ebird.
> 
> Here is the full ebird list for our Soldiers Delight two hour walk
> 
> Soldiers Delight NEA, Baltimore, US-MD
> Jun 5, 2011 1:35 PM - 3:35 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 2.0 mile(s)
> 35 species
> 
> Black Vulture  2
> Turkey Vulture  4
> Red-shouldered Hawk  1
> Mourning Dove  6
> Chimney Swift  1
> Downy Woodpecker  1
> Hairy Woodpecker  1
> Eastern Wood-Pewee  5
> Acadian Flycatcher  2
> White-eyed Vireo  5
> Yellow-throated Vireo  1     Singing in the pines to the west of the
> Visitor Center on the Serpentine Trail.  Heard and observed.
> Red-eyed Vireo  1
> American Crow  2
> Fish Crow  1
> Tree Swallow  1
> Barn Swallow  3
> Carolina Chickadee  3
> Tufted Titmouse  2
> House Wren  1
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  8
> Eastern Bluebird  1
> Northern Mockingbird  2
> Pine Warbler  1
> Prairie Warbler  18
> Hooded Warbler  1
> Yellow-breasted Chat  2
> Eastern Towhee  10
> Chipping Sparrow  8
> Field Sparrow  6
> Grasshopper Sparrow  2     Surprised to find these birds here.
> Photographed.  First records for ebird for Soldiers Delight.  Only the
> second time I've had GRSP in Baltimore County.
> Scarlet Tanager  1
> Northern Cardinal  4
> Indigo Bunting  7
> Brown-headed Cowbird
> 
> Photos of the Grasshopper Sparrows and other recent finds can be viewed at
> 
> http://jimbrighton.smugmug.com/Recent-Photographs/Recent-Images/4135109_fRLwN/1
> 
> Jim Brighton
> Easton, MD
> 
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