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Fort Howard Park , Hermit Thrush , 40 Sparrows

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Saundra Byrd

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Saundra Byrd

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Sat, 5 Nov 2011 21:52:07 -0700

Hi Everyone, 
  Even though i swore i would boycott the tolls i ended up yesterday for a Bull Roast and again today for a family function in Dundalk / Essex area . After leaving family thing i figured id get some more of  my 12 dollars worth of toll money and check some areas for birds. Most excitement at Riverside besides Mallards ,Gulls , Starlings, and Juncos looking for handouts I had a flyover dark bird that i thought was Eagleish . All i saw was dark body with small amount of white in center of wings. I did a resituate car to try and spot again but it just kept going .It came out of the BackRiver and headed toward Essex. 
We then went to Fort Howard which i was unsure whether theyd be open or not as thought they had closed up for a long period.It was open .  We did the Wildlife Drive from the entrance to the parking area and back again . I know I know !! someones going to tell me that is not a Wildlife Drive but it should be anyway .  Mom spotted birds on the right side .woods . A few sparrows came out to edges and i I.D.  White Throats , Song , Swamp , Savannah . I counted 40 Sparrows fly across road in small intervals. 

Riverside Park , Baltimore, US-MD
Nov 5, 2011 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
13 species

Mallard  20
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Ring-billed Gull  20
Herring Gull  10
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
American Crow  10
European Starling  25
Song Sparrow  5
White-throated Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  8
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  7

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Fort Howard Park, Baltimore, US-MD
Nov 5, 2011 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
18 species

Canada Goose  2     Heard calling from pond area but couldnt locate . so may have been many more . 
Gadwall  2  pond area  (left side of entrance road heading in )
Ruddy Duck  7   at end of neighborhood sideroad on the right before entering park 
Great Blue Heron  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Hermit Thrush  3   each one was located on sides of Entrance road when heading out . Picking at gravel maybe . Spooked with every entering car. 
American Robin  2
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  20
Savannah Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  3
Swamp Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  30  
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Children of the corn 12    truckload of screaming teenagers doing park work i think but also joyriding up and down the entrance road  . You could hear them coming a mile away . 
 
Fun Beautiful sunny day !

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Saundra Byrd 

baltimore 

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