Bird Walk 6/22 - Black Vultures!!

The Friends of the Springfield Woods hosted another Baltimore Greenspace Bird Walk on the morning of June 22 in the Springfield Woods.  It was again led by Mike "Birdman" Hudson and his mentor Bill.


Mike Hudson:  "I divided our birds into the three categories you'll see in the document. They correspond to the categories used to confirm breeding birds in Maryland Breeding Bird Atlas (a compilation of birds that breed in MD and where they breed). The birds with one star are species that are, to some degree, forest specialists. Of them the Acadian Fly and Red-eyed Vireo are the most reliant on woodlands. The Black Vulture gets three stars because, not only is it somewhat of a shy and specialist nester, its also fairly uncommon in this part of Maryland (about 1 Black for every 60 or 70 Turkey Vultures)."

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Observed- Species seen in the area, but birds exhibited no breeding or other behaviors to indicate nesting, and therefore no conclusion can be drawn to likelihood of nesting in area.

Mourning Dove 5

Chimney Swift 6

White-breasted Nuthatch 1

Common Grackle 10

American Goldfinch 5

Possible- Species observed in the area and was exhibiting breeding behavior such as singing or scolding, however no behavior such as feeding young or visiting nest observed; likely that bird is breeding or attempting to breed in area, but not enough information to confirm.

Downy Woodpecker 3

Eastern Wood-pewee 1*

Acadian Flycatcher 1*

Great Crested Flycatcher 1*

House Wren 1

Tufted Titmouse 1

Carolina Chickadee 4

Cedar Waxwing 12

Red-eyed Vireo 2*

House Sparrow 5

Confirmed- Species was seen visiting nest, interacting with a mate, carrying nesting material within area, feeding young, bringing food to a nest or young or on a nest with young; bird is breeding in area.

Black Vulture Photos by Katie Lautar

Black Vulture 3***

Carolina Wren 2

European Starling 2

American Robin 10

Gray Catbird 8

Northern Cardinal 

House Finch 3