Conowingo Dam: 03/13/99

Eugene J. Scarpulla (gscarp@erols.com)
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 14:40:40 -0500 

Here is a Conowingo Dam report for Saturday, March 13, 1999.

Time: 0730-1645
AM Weather: sunny, 30 degrees
PM Weather: sunny, 40 degrees
Observer: Gene Scarpulla

>From the Catwalk, four (4) species of gulls were observed:

 Ring-billed Gull          ~10,000
*CALIFORNIA GULL            1 (second-winter; observed 1315-1320)
 Herring Gull              ~300
 Great Black-backed Gull   ~75

Other species observed:

 Great Blue Heron            51
 Black-crowned Night-Heron   1 (first-winter)
 Black Vulture               7
 Turkey Vulture              7
 Canada Goose                1
 American Black Duck         21
 Mallard                     2
 Common Goldeneye            1
 Common Merganser            17
 Bald Eagle                  6 (2 adult, 4 immature)
 Red-tailed Hawk             1 (adult)
 Rock Dove                   129
 American Crow               1
 Fish Crow                   1
 crow sp.                    17

Generation Schedule: 0730-0745  no turbines running
                     0745-0750   2 small
                     0750-0755   4 small
                     0755-0805   6 small
                     0805-0810   8 small
                     0810-0815   8 small, 1 large
                     0815-0910   8 small, 2 large
                     0910-0915   8 small, 3 large
                     0915-0920   8 small, 4 large
                     0920-1245  10 small, 4 large
                     1245-1310   6 small, 2 large
                     1310-1615   6 small
                     1615-1645   6 small, 2 large

Gene Scarpulla
Towson, Maryland
gscarp@erols.com