Conowingo Dam: 01/31/98

Eugene J. Scarpulla (gscarp@erols.com)
Sat, 31 Jan 1998 21:41:03 -0500 

Here is the Conowingo Dam report for Saturday, January 31, 1998. (This
was part of the Harford County Mid-Winter Bird Count.)

Time: 0815-1715
Weather: cloudy, AM low 25, PM high 45
Power Generation: Full, almost all day
Observers: Gene Scarpulla, Rick Blom, Beth Olsen, 
           Bob Ringler, Bill Kulp, Jr., Heather Smith

Great Blue Heron              36
Canada Goose                  3
American Black Duck           10
Mallard                       19
Common Goldeneye              4 (2 male, 2 female)
Bufflehead                    1 (female)
Common Merganser              3 (male)
Black Vulture                 10
Turkey Vulture                14
Bald Eagle                    6 (2 adult, 4 immature)
PEREGRINE FALCON              1 (immature)
Ring-billed Gull              1500
Herring Gull                  1000
ICELAND GULL                  2 (1 first winter, 1 adult winter)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL      5 (1 first winter, 1 second winter,
                                 1 fourth winter, 2 adult winter)
Great Black-backed Gull       200
Rock Dove                     100
Red-bellied Woodpecker        2
Downy Woodpecker              2
Hairy Woodpecker              1
Northern Flicker              4 (Yellow-shafted)
American Crow                 1
crow sp.                      10
Carolina Chickadee            3
Tufted Titmouse               1
Winter Wren                   1
Golden-crowned Kinglet        1
Eastern Bluebird              7
Cedar Waxwing                 3
European Starling             10
American Goldfinch            30