Hey Matt (and all)

Good show on the OC Warbler at Swan Creek.  Ed Carlson and I have been
actively looking for this bird for about four or five weeks now, and just
knew it had to be here.  I went by late this afternoon and spent nearly 90
minutes doing a thorough search of the wetland; no OC Warbler, but did have
a (getting late) Common Yellowthroat and Yellow-rump in the mitigated
wetland, and scads of Ruby-crowned Kinglets there as well.  The path down to
the wetlands hosted my first on-site HERMIT THRUSH of the season.  While
there yesterday I saw the STILT SANDPIPER that Joe Hanfman described today,
along with 18 DUNLIN, and my third E. MEADOWLARK for the site this month.
Also present was a getting-late BLACKPOLL WARBLER and about 50 AM.
PIPITs, all in the north cell.  Anyway, it's good to know there's a local
Orange-crown, so the quest will continue.

Stan Arnold
Ferndale



*** NOTE: Swan Creek/Cox Creek is an active industrial site and mitigation
project in northern Anne Arundel Co. Access is at the end of Kembo Road off
Fort Smallwood Road near 695. The site is open ONLY Monday through Friday,
7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please be in your car and leaving at 3:30 p.m..
Remember to always sign in at the office, to be on your best behavior
(people have worked hard to coordinate this access), and to stick to
permitted areas. This Swan Creek map linked here details where you are and
aren't allowed to walk. http://www.billhubick.com/docs/swan_creek_map.jpg.
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On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Matthew Grey <> wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> I birded Swan Creek this morning and found some great birds. A decent-sized
> fallout gave me a lot to sort through...I was definitely in the right place
> at the right time today. My route took me from the office to the beach.
>
> Highlights:
>
> Great Blue Heron: 3
> Great Egret: 1
> Little Blue Heron: 6
> LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL: 1 adult, off of the beach area
> Eastern Phoebe: 2
> Hermit Thrush: 3
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 11
> Common Yellowthroat: 2
> Myrtle Warbler: 8
> ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 1 off of the left side of the path right before the
> platform
> Eastern Towhee: 1
> Song Sparrow: 90+ at least 60 were resting in the grass off of the left
> side of the path along the dike
> Savannah Sparrow: 6
> Swamp Sparrow: 12+ brush and wetland areas
> White-throated Sparrow: 30+
> LINCOLN'S SPARROW: 1 near platform
> Field Sparrow: 2
> Chipping Sparrow: 1 flyover
> Junco: 2
> American Goldfinch: 2
>
> Matt Grey
> Pasadena
>
> Swan Creek is an active industrial site...PLEASE sign in at the office when
> you go. It is open from 7-3:30, Monday-Friday.
>
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