Patapsco Scrublands
| Trip leader: Felicia Lovelett Recorder & Photographer: Chuck Stirrat |
Date of trip: May 24, 2025 |
| Location: Patapsco Scrublands | Number attending: 11 |
| Details:Weather conditions were unusually cool for late May. Although the wind caused some birds to hunker down a bit, there was a good variety of birds with unusual sightings of an Olive-sided Flycatcher and a small flock of (probable) Tundra Swans. Everyone got super looks at Scarlet Tanagers, Baltimore Orioles and Indigo Buntings in the sun. A pair of Bald Eagles flew over the pipeline on cue and (of course) the Chimney Swifts put on a good show. There were at least seven Cliff Swallow nests in good shape under the aluminum bridge. One above River Road had an adult looking out.
Everyone enjoyed the nearly perfect sunny day and all the birds. |
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eBird link with bird photos |
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Canada Goose 2
swan sp. 6 (probably Tundra)
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 9
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 3
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 6
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 26
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Ovenbird 3
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 3
Prairie Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 7