Date: 9/25/12 9:08 am
From: Bill Hubick <bill_hubick...>
Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Worcester Highlights 9/24/2012


Best bird is the White-breasted Nuthatch! :)

Bill

Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland
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> From: mike burchett <mikeburchett23...>
>To: <mdbirding...>
>Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 11:18 PM
>Subject: [MDBirding] Worcester Highlights 9/24/2012
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>Hi All,
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>Betsy Bangert and I met Jared Fisher and Scott Housten at Bayside Point this morning. �Highlights were 14 warbler species including American Redstart, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Cape May, Ovenbird, Black-and-white, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Parula, Chestnut-sided, Western Palm, Prairie, Blackpoll, and Yellow. �We later added Yellow-breasted Chat and Common Yellowthroat along Shell Road and Myrtle Warbler at Life of the Forest Trail. �We were unable to relocate the Clay-colored Sparrow. We ended up with five vireo species. �We found a cooperative Philadelphia Vireo at the point, and had Blue-headed and Warbling in Life of the Forest near the parking lot. �This latter location hosted a Swainson's Thrush and at least one White-breasted Nuthatch. �Red-breasted Nuthatches were present at all locations along Assateague and a number of Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-shafted Flicker and Red-bellied Woodpeckers were on the move. �Before we
left, we were lucky enough to encounter a pair of Great Horned Owls.
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>This afternoon, Scott Housten called to report a possible Clay-colored Sparrow at Sunset Park in Ocean City, near the Coast Guard station, South of the Rt 50 bridge (38.327551,-75.090341). �This evening, we were able to relocate the bird rather easily in in the shrubs near the few small pines present at this location and confirm its identity. �It was accompanied by an Eastern Wood-Pewee and a Prairie Warbler.
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>Additionally, a single Marbled Godwit was feeding on Skimmer Island. �A 25-minute, end of day seawatch at the inlet produced nothing unexpected.
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>eBird checlist from Bayside Point:
>http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11658245
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>Good birding,
>Mike Burchett
>Ocean Pines, MD
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