Hi Folks,
Did my first weekend survey in nearly two months at the Swan Creek facility
in northern Anne Arundel Co. Among about 80 shorebirds were a single
juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and two STILT SANDPIPERs in the north cell.
The other sandpipers present were GREATER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL, SEMIPAL.
and LEAST. The woodland areas were really hopping today, with the
highlight being a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and three RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHes. A BLUE-HEADED VIREO and six warbler species (BLACK-AND-WHITE,
MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, PARULA, PINE, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT) were
also tallied. The wetlands were almost devoid of waders, other than Great
Blue Herons, but the mitigated wetland had three VIRGINIA RAILs and a
single LARGE RAIL (surprisingly no Soras today).
Back at home we had a rather early SLATE-COLORED JUNCO this afternoon.
*** NOTE: Swan Creek/Cox Creek is an active industrial site and mitigation
project in northern Anne Arundel Co. Access is at the end of Kembo Road off
Fort Smallwood Road near 695. The site is open ONLY Monday through Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please be in your car and leaving at 3:30 p.m..
Remember to always sign in at the office, to be on your best behavior
(people have worked hard to coordinate this access), and to stick to permitted
areas. This Swan Creek map linked here details where you are and aren't
allowed to walk. http://www.billhubick.com/docs/swan_creek_map.jpg. ***
Stan Arnold
Ferndale
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