Hi all,



Tenth of the reservoir weekly walk. Next walk will be at Prettyboy Reservoir on Jan 12th at 830am. Check with me by Mon evening for info or directions.


01/05/10 - 830am-1130am
Loch Raven Reservoir "Loch Raven Skeet & Trap Center" Dulaney Valley Rd., E of Stone Hill Rd., Phoenix, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 24-32 degrees, W 12 mph- WNW 15 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G, John L, Paul N

Canada Goose - 221
Gadwall - 3
American Wigeon - 14
American Black Duck - 12
Mallard - 25
Ring-necked Duck - 706 (rafts of 490 & 216)
Bufflehead - 25
Hooded Merganser - 11
Common Merganser - 51
Pied-billed Grebe - 3
Black Vulture - 3
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 5
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Coot - 225 (only bird seen at Fitzhugh Run)
Ring-billed Gull - 16
Herring Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 5
Northern Flicker - 7
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 14
Carolina Chickadee - 10
Tufted Titmouse - 9
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 3
Winter Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 5
Northern Mockingbird - 4
European Starling - 4
Cedar Waxwing - 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 5
Song Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 55
"Slate-colored" Junco - 52
Northern Cardinal - 22
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 46
TOTAL BIRDS: 1566

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 2
White-tailed Deer - 1

01/05/10 - 1230pm-120pm
Jeanne Bowman's 2.5 acres yard, Middletown area, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 33-34 degrees, WNW 16 mph- WNW 13 mph
OBSERVER: Kevin Graff
 
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Blue Jay - 8
American Crow - 8
Carolina Chickadee - 7
Tufted Titmouse - 6
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 3
Eastern Bluebird - 1
American Robin - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 58 (next door)
Cedar Waxwing - 1
Fox Sparrow - 3
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 28
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 21
Northern Cardinal - 9
Purple Finch - 1
House Finch - 10
American Goldfinch - 11
SPECIES: 26
TOTAL BIRDS: 192


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD