Hi all,
I went to check some fields off of Mellwood Road tonight, and was excited to
find a pair of DICKCISSELs. Robert Ostrowski joined me a bit later and we
walked along Mellwood Road checking the extensive old field habitat here.
The exact location is about 2 miles north of route 4 on Mellwood road, there
is a sharp bend in the road and a pull-off with an old road heading to the
north blocked by parking curbs, the bird could be heard from here. We had 4
WILLOW FLYCATCHERs which is a great count for PG county, they were giving
their "whit" notes, it would be interesting to see if they were all paired
up to see how many are really there. The last highlight here came as we
were arriving back at the cars and heard a NORTHERN BOBWHITE calling across
the road from the Dickcissels.
Photos can be seen at-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeycerw/
Full list below-
Mellwood Road Fields, Prince George's, US-MD
Jun 25, 2011 4:37 PM - 7:09 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
Comments: Distance covered is one way, Birded with Robert Ostrowski,
fantastic habitat!!
47 species
Northern Bobwhite 1
Black Vulture 8
Turkey Vulture 9
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 11
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Willow Flycatcher 4 Pair seen near DICK others heard as we walked along
the road, all giving whit notes, would be interesting to see if all were
paired up. My personal high count for PG.
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 9
Brown Thrasher 4
European Starling 170
Cedar Waxwing 5
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 2
Grasshopper Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 5
Indigo Bunting 6
Dickcissel 2 Male and female found, photos at-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeycerw/5871417042/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeycerw/5870860237/in/photostream
Red-winged Blackbird 22
Common Grackle 5
Orchard Oriole 13
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
Good Birding!
Mikey Lutmerding
Croom, MD
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