The Baltimore Bird Club trip
Soldierıs Delight Natural Environment Area
We started at 7:30 a.m. and walked west along the White Trail (from the
overlook on Deer Park Road) to the open field beyond the power line cut.
Along the way we found Eastern Towhee, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo,
Scarlet Tanager, and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. In addition, we tallied the
following warbler species: PRAIRIE, NASHVILLE, BLACK-AND-WHITE, PINE,
BLACK-THROATED BLUE, WESTERN PALM, HOODED WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and
OVENBIRD. The Hooded Warbler stayed hidden in the forest below the trail.
When we stopped in the clearing we found a first-year Bald Eagle under siege
by three highly agitated American Crows. We doubled back and found a male
Scarlet Tanager, two Worm-eating Warblers, a female Indigo Bunting, and a
Red-eyed Vireo in couple of small trees on the side of the trail, and ready
for close-up viewing.
At 9:30 we launched from the overlook again to walk the Red, and Orange
Trails. A Prairie Warbler sat above the trail in the first clearing - it
allowed us to approach and admire itıs wonderful singing. Field, and
Chipping Sparrows were found near the Choate Mine. The SUMMER TANAGER was
found singing on the Red Trail. Nearly everyone had a chance to see it
through the spotting scope. A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher nest was viewed in the
scope as well.
On the Orange trail we found two Western Palm Warblers, and heard another
Worm-eating Warbler and a Yellow-throated Vireo. As we moved into the
broadleaf forest on the Orange trail a Wild Turkey burst from the top of a
conifer and disappeared on the other side of the stream. We also picked up a
couple of Wood Thrush, American Robin, and a Eastern Wood-Peewee.
1 Great Blue Heron
3 Black Vulture
9 Turkey Vulture
3 Canada Goose
1 Bald Eagle
1 Wild Turkey
1 Rock Pigeon
7 Mourning Dove
2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1 Chimney Swift
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
2 Great Crested Flycatcher
4 White-eyed Vireo
1 Yellow-throated Vireo
5 Red-eyed Vireo
24 Blue Jay
7 American Crow
1 Fish Crow
2 Tree Swallow
3 Barn Swallow
5 Carolina Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Carolina Wren
1 House Wren
11 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Eastern Bluebird
4 Wood Thrush
5 American Robin
2 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
1 Brown Thrasher
1 European Starling
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Northern Parula
1 Yellow Warbler (Pete, did hear this bird?)
2 Black-throated Blue Warbler
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Pine Warbler
6 Prairie Warbler
4 Palm Warbler
6 Black-and-white Warbler
3 Worm-eating Warbler
6 Ovenbird
2 Common Yellowthroat
1 Hooded Warbler
1 Summer Tanager
4 Scarlet Tanager
5 Eastern Towhee
4 Chipping Sparrow
4 Field Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
8 Northern Cardinal
2 Indigo Bunting
3 Common Grackle
6 Brown-headed Cowbird
9 American Goldfinch
I really enjoyed the company and support of the 14 participants. Thank you.
Keith Eric Costley
Randallstown, Baltimore County, MD |