An absolutely fantastic visit to Kinder Farm Park.  Virtually every
corner was loaded with sparrows and other birds.  I'm sure I missed a
lot of birds and I believe my estimates are on the conservative side.

Highlights: ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, VESPER & LINCOLN'S SPARROW and
NASHVILLE WARBLERS.

Wood Duck  14
Mallard  16
Turkey Vulture  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rock Pigeon  8
Mourning Dove  6
Eastern Screech-Owl  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  9
Northern Flicker  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  9
Eastern Phoebe  2
Blue Jay  14
American Crow  16
Carolina Chickadee  23
Tufted Titmouse  15
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  32
Eastern Bluebird  7
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  4
European Starling  17
Cedar Waxwing  4
Orange-crowned Warbler  1     A stunning surprise.  Lightly streaked
flanks, yellow undertail, gray above.  A drab, but most-welcome county
bird.
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler  12
Eastern Towhee  4
Chipping Sparrow  18
Field Sparrow  7
Vesper Sparrow  1     Noticed this big sparrow flush and fly to the
top of a tree on the dry meadow (back side of the park).  I knew it
was a Vesper.  It soon flew again, revealing white on it's outer tail.
 Got even closer for photos!
Savannah Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  34
Lincoln's Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  41
White-throated Sparrow  210
White-crowned Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  30
Red-winged Blackbird  1
House Finch  10
American Goldfinch  18
House Sparrow  14

Good Birding,

Dan Haas
St. Margaret's, MD
nervousbirdsatgmail.com

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