Garden Tour ...  
5606 Chesterfield Drive .... Camp Springs, Westchester Estates, Maryland  

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Note that tour takes about 5 minutes over a 56k connection. Click orange arrows to go forward or back. Any picture that is displayed can be zoomed to a larger image by clicking on the picture.

 

Landscape report
Bird list
Wildlife list

 

 

Landscape and tree report

A detailed survey and map of the trees in the vicinity of the property has been prepared. It includes trees in neighboring yards. You must have the Acrobat PDF reader to view it.

Tree survey report - click .... Tree and landscape report   
Diagram of trees and landscaping - click ... Map of trees, landscape

Click here to download Adobe Acrobat ... Adobe Acrobat

 

       

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Click for larger imageCarport hanging baskets

Click for larger imageDahlia stakes

Click for larger image Annuals and herbs bed

Click for larger image Lantana and asparagus

 

Click for larger image Impatiens & caladiums

Click for larger image View to street

Click for larger image Aerial view

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Click for larger image Front walk

Click for larger image NW side under dogwoods

Click for larger image Deck looking north

Click for larger image Back of house full view


 


Bird list

Birds spotted or heard in the yard, some overhead, some at the feeder, some perched in nearby trees.

Great blue heron
Canada goose
Mallard
Turkey vulture
Bald eagle
Sharp-shinned hawk (possibly cooper's)
Red-shouldered hawk
Laughing gull
Ring-billed gull
Rock dove
Mourning dove
Yellow-billed cuckoo
Great-horned owl
Barred owl
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Red-bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Northern flicker
Pileated woodpecker
Purple martin
Blue jay
American crow
Fish crow
Carolina chickadee
Tufted titmouse
White-breasted nuthatch
Carolina wren
House wren
Ruby-crowned kinglet
American robin



 

 

Gray catbird
Starling
Northern mockingbird
Cedar waxwing
Red-eyed vireo
Northern parula warbler
Black-and-white warbler
Ovenbird
Northern cardinal
Rufous-sided towhee
Song sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Dark-eyed junco
Red-winged blackbird
Common grackle
Brown-headed cowbird
House finch
Pine siskin
American goldfinch
House sparrow

Spotted in park across the street:

Green Heron
Killdeer
Belted kingfisher
Eastern bluebird
Wood thrush
Common yellowthroat

   


Wildlife

Most of these critters stay close to the park, though they all venture out into the neighborhood on occasion:

Deer
Raccoon
Beaver
Fox
Woodchuck
Possum
Rabbit
Squirrel
Chipmunk
Bats
Mice
Moles (?voles?)
Skink
Turtles
Snakes
Frogs, toads