Observations at Hart-Miller Island
May 17, 2010
0705 - 1505
Weather: Light drizzle on/off, 57-62 degrees, NNW 4K- S 6K, Gust to 16 
         briefly
Observers: Kevin Graff, Hans Holbrook, John Hubbell, Brad Lanning, Bob 
           Ringler


*SPECIES OF NOTE


Canada Goose - 44
Mute Swan - 8
Wood Duck - 13
Gadwall - 6
American Wigeon - 2
American Black Duck - 8
Mallard - 39
Blue-winged Teal - 4
Green-winged Teal - 8
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 8
Ruddy Duck - 110
Common Loon - 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 32
Double-crested Cormorant - 22
Great Blue Heron - 12 (many flyby)
Great Egret - 11
Snowy Egret - 4
Cattle Egret - 4
Black-crowned Night Heron - 1
Glossy Ibis - 2
Turkey Vulture - 2
Osprey - 8
Peregrine Falcon - 1
American Coot - 5
*BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER - 10
*SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - 7
Killdeer - 13 (two fledged)
*BLACK-NECKED STILT - 4
Spotted Sandpiper - 9
*SOLITARY SANDPIPER - 4
*GREATER YELLOWLEGS - 2
*LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 33
*WILLET - 2 (western)
*RUDDY TURNSTONE - 3
*SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - 315
*LEAST SANDPIPER - 40
*WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - 4
*DUNLIN - 59
*SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER - 25
*WILSON'S PHALAROPE - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 24
Herring Gull - 60
Great Black-backed Gull - 14
Least Tern - 17
Caspian Tern - 325
*COMMON TERN - 2
Forster's Tern - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Chimney Swift - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
*ALDER FLYCATCHER - 1 (calling, couple good looks)
Willow Flycatcher - 1 (calling, great look)
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 8
Fish Crow - 1
Purple Martin - 4
Tree Swallow - 85
Bank Swallow - 2
Barn Swallow - 70
Marsh Wren - 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4
American Robin - 2
Gray Catbird - 10
European Starling - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 2
Yellow Warbler - 11
Magnolia Warbler - 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 4
Common Yellowthroat - 32
Song Sparrow - 7
Swamp Sparrow - 3
Northern Cardinal - 1
Bobolink - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 114
Common Grackle - 9
Brown-headed Cowbird - 7
Orchard Oriole - 6
House Finch - 3
American Goldfinch - 12
SPECIES: 84
INDIVIDUALS: 1754

MAMMALS
Red Fox - 7 (several kits)

BUTTERFLIES
Cabbage White - 2


05/17/10 - 615am-645am (earlier)
MES Landbase, Riverview Rd., Essex, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 57 degrees, calm

Mallard - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 11
Great Blue Heron - 3
Cattle Egret - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2 (returned trip)
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Herring Gull - 2
Caspian Tern - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Chimney Swift - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Barn Swallow - 3
American Robin - 2
European Starling - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - 3
House Finch - 2
SPECIES: 20
INDIVIDUALS: 47 

05/17/10 - 325pm-335pm 
Evergreen Rd., Essex, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 62 degrees, calm

Mallard - 1
Cattle Egret - 51 (nice size flock)
Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Eastern Kingbird - 1
Barn Swallow - 1
Veery - 1  
Wood Thrush - 1
American Robin - 1
Gray Catbird - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 9
Yellow Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Northern Cardinal - 2
Indigo Bunting - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 16
Common Grackle - 8
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 20
INDIVIDUALS: 102


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD