[MDOsprey] [BIRDHAWK] End of Season Hawk Total
Geoff Graff (ggraff@erols.com)
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:42:38 -0500
Backyard Hawk Watch (est. 1992)
3812 White Ave. between Belair Rd. and Walther Ave.
Just inside Interstate 695 Beltway in NE Baltimore City
SPECIES SEASON 1998 1997
TV+ 593* 525 362
BV+ 36 49 13
GE (imm.) 1 1 3
BE (11 ad. & 21 imm.) 32* 22 9
NH+ 37 48 25
SS+ 384* 260 106
CH+ 229* 153 82
NG (2 ad. males & 2 imm.) 4* 1 2
RS+ 194* 108 51
BW+ 12,113* 11,782 4,324
RT+ 890* 526 339
RL 5 7 14
OS+ 84* 48 20
AK+ 136* 64 23
ML 36* 15 7
PG 5* 4 2
SW - 1 n/a
UA+ 2 3 4
UB 8 3 3
UF 2 1 n/a
UR 2 n/a n/a
14,793* 13,621 5,338
Non-Raptor SEASON 1998
Common Loon 41* 21
Red-throated Loon 4* 2
Double-cr. Cormorant 95 141
Great Blue Heron 12* 4
Tundra Swan 75 78
Canada Goose 2,338 2,934
Snow Goose 149 230
Am. Black Duck 2 n/a
Northern Pintail 4 n/a
Short-billed Dowitcher 9 n/a
Common Snipe 1 n/a
Laughing Gull 1 n/a
Ring-billed Gull 135 467
Common Nighthawk 63 188
Chimney Swift+ 2,082 4,486
Ruby-th. Hummingbird 7* 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 (male) n/a
Downy Woodpecker 1 2
Northern Flicker+ 18* 5
Eastern Phoebe 3 ?
Least Flycatcher 1 n/a
Eastern Kingbird 3 n/a
Purple Martin 5 n/a
Barn Swallow 175* 3
Tree Swallow+ 149* 5
N. Rough-winged Swallow 35 n/a
Am. Crow 699 n/a
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6 n/a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 107* 11
Golden-crowned Kinglet 48* 7
Eastern Bluebird 6 n/a
Gray Catbird 8 ?
N. Mockingbird 2 n/a
Hermit Thrush 3 4
Am. Robin+ 1,281* 866
Blue Jay+ 2,914* 576
Cedar Waxwing 170* 30
Red-eyed Vireo 1 n/a
Nashville Warbler 1 n/a
Yellow Warbler 1 (imm.) 1
Black-th. Blue Warbler 1 (female) n/a
Black-and-white Warbler 2 n/a
Am. Redstart 4 n/a
Bobolink 3 n/a
Am. Tree Sparrow 1 ?
Chipping Sparrow 7 ?
Song Sparrow 28 ?
White-throated Sparrow 103* 63
Swamp Sparrow 1 n/a
"Slate-colored" Junco 95* 51
Unid. sparrow sp. 281 ?
Red-winged Blackbird 60 n/a
Common Grackle+ 84 n/a
Pine Siskin 3 n/a
Am. Goldfinch+ 136* 50
Evening Grosbeak 1 n/a
Scarlet Tanager+ 1 (female) n/a
House Finch+ 26 n/a
Purple Finch 3 3
Unid. non-raptor sp.+ 1,502 4,283 (including sparrow)
13,001 14,539 (33 species)
Butterfly SEASON 1998
Monarch+ 6,595 7,399
Question Mark 1 n/a
Mourning Cloak 5 n/a
Red Admiral 4 n/a
American Lady 11 n/a
6,616 7,399
+ reported by other observers
Standard hawk species identifier codes used: TV= Turkey Vulture, BV=
Black Vulture, GE= Golden Eagle, BE= Bald Eagle, NH= N. Harrier, SS=
Sharp-shinned Hawk, CH= Cooper's Hawk, NG= N. Goshawk, RS=
Red-shouldered Hawk, BW= Broad-winged Hawk, RT= Red-tailed Hawk, RL=
Rough-legged Hawk, OS= Osprey, AK= Am. Kestrel, ML= Merlin, PG=
Peregrine Falcon, SW= Swainson's Hawk, UA= Unidentified Accipiter, UB=
Unidentified Buteo, UF= Unidentified Falcon, UR= Unidentified Raptor.