Hi Everyone,
I spent the morning thoroughly enjoying fall migration at Turkey Point in Elk Neck SP, Cecil Co. More important than the handful of rarities was just enjoying the numbers of birds, my first day overwhelmed by numbers and diversity this season. That's the best. Blue Jays filled the sky all morning and Red-breasted Nuthatches were almost never out of earshot. I watched nine of them drop out of the sky in a tight flock, which was great. My two best birds were a BICKNELL'S THRUSH calling from a perch near the lighthouse right around sunrise and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER along the Lighthouse Trail (details and specific location in the eBird checklist). There was a reasonably good thrush flight before dawn where I was excited to close out GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (i.e., all 23 Maryland Counties). The total of 17 warbler species was satisfying, and I picked up six county birds in all for the day - the spoils of September!
Some eBird checklists are included below:
Turkey Point - Night Listening
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11631835
Turkey Point by Day
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11631948
Bethel WMA
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11632017
Good birding!
Bill
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Pasadena, Maryland
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http://www.billhubick.com
http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com
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