I saw an interesting formation of large birds flying in a loose V south
down the Patuxent River around 530 pm near the rt 4 (wayson's corner)
bridge today.
I counted about 30 birds no long necks or legs. Brown and white coloring
way up in the sky- could have been the jaegers?? Do gannets fly in
formation?
They did have a gull like shape but they flew in a very defined
formation. Please tell me if you saw this group of birds or could help me
with id. Lisa Garrett
North Beach MD
On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 11:42 PM, <mdbirding...> wrote:
> Today's Topic Summary
>
> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/topics
>
> - Violette's Lock (C&O Canal--Mont. Co.)<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_0>[3 Updates]
> - Share DC eBird list?<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_1>[1 Update]
> - Coastal Anne Arundel: Oct 30, 2012<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_2>[1 Update]
> - Hurricane Sandy in Prince George's County: Red Phalarope, Red-necked
> Phalarope, Brant, Cave Swallow, etc<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_3>[3 Updates]
> - Susquehanna River Summary post-Hurricane Sandy: Leach's
> Storm-Petrel, lots of Pomarine Jaegers, Black Skimmers, Phalaropes, Brant,
> etc <#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_4> [1 Update]
> - Kenilworth Park <#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_5>[1 Update]
> - Carroll Co. Birds 10/30/12<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_6>[1 Update]
> - Lake Needwood (high level) Sharp-shinned Hawk, RBnuthatch & others<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_7>[1 Update]
> - North Beach, 10/30<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_8>[1 Update]
> - Further DC birds <#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_9>[1 Update]
> - Pine Siskins and kinglets around Lake Elkhorn<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_10>[1 Update]
> - Bay watching from Kent and Queen Anne's Counties - 10-30-12<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_11>[1 Update]
> - DC Post Sandy birding<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_12>[2 Updates]
> - Siskins reduxant <#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_13>[2 Updates]
> - Post-Sandy feeder birds (Siskins, etc) - Baltimore City<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_14>[1 Update]
> - Howard County Brant<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_15>[1 Update]
> - Leach's Storm-Petrel Conowingo Lake<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_16>[1 Update]
> - Baltimore Birds <#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_17>[1 Update]
> - During and Post Sandy Yard Birds, including Cassiar's Junco,
> Bethesda, Mont. Co.<#13ab9ef21539c1d6_13ab4e9aea3b7785_group_thread_18>[1 Update]
>
> Violette's Lock (C&O Canal--Mont. Co.)<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/2e4559b486e91276>
>
> "Lanpher, Brendan" <BLanpher...> Oct 30 04:31PM
> -0400
>
> Black skimmer at Violettes now. Skimming just upstream of rapids.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>
>
> Andy Martin <apmartin2...> Oct 30 10:17PM -0400
>
> I was not able to get out to Violette's Lock until about 12:30 today.
> Upon
> arrival, Dave Czaplak, Dave Powell and Jared Fisher put me on the Red
> Phalarope that was over near the VA shore near the start of the rapids.
>
> The Arctic and 2 Common Terns, Pomarine Jaeger and Red-necked Phalarope
> reported and seen prior to my arrival failed to re-show again. I did
> get a
> Black Scoter, 13 Brant in flight, Laughing Gull and a Bonaparte's.
> Also,
> 2-3 flocks of Dunlin were flying about.
>
> Most exciting moment occurred in late afternoon when Tim Guida yelled
> out
> "Black Skimmer"! and directed us (Dave Czaplak, Brendan Lanpher and I)
> to
> the bird perched on a large debris raft floating downstream. Dave
> quickly
> phoned Rob Hilton and Lisa Shannon to come back as they had just left
> to go
> home. They got back just in time to view the bird in flight as it had
> lifted off the debris raft when it went over the Seneca Breaks. We
> even got
> to see the bird skim a bit in the muddy Potomac. Not sure but think
> this
> might be a Mont Co 1st record. Dave Czaplak could not recollect a
> skimmer
> in Montgomery. Only some sightings from DC years back. I don't see any
> mention of Black Skimmer in the abridged MD data base on the MOS
> Website
> and there are no records of Black Skimmers in Montgomery in eBird.
> eBird
> does have a couple inland records from PA in 9/03 in the wake Hurricane
> Isabelle. A great county bird that was never even on my radar.
>
> While in the Violette's lock parking lot just before leaving, I looked
> up
> (bare eyes) to see a stout looking swallow fly over about 20 feet
> above me.
> Bad lighting did not allow me to get any color. Its tail had couple
> short
> blunt lobes on either side. Not a sharp forked tail like a Barn. Did
> not
> look Tree Swallow-ish either. It dipped low and flew down and out of
> sight
> in between two stone walls that make up the C&O canal lock structure.
> I did
> not see it fly back out from between the walls (but it may have). Dave
> C,
> Brendan and Tim helped me look for it for about 10 minutes but we saw
> nothing. Probably should not admit this but after the others left, I
> stomped on the two small bridges that cross the canal and jostled the
> lock
> doors to see if I could scare something out, but no luck. Maybe it was
> just
> a late Tree or Rough-wing but with Cave on the brain and the time of
> year,
> had to try. Like fishing, there's always the one that gets away.
>
> Back at home, earlier in day had a Purple Finch, Eastern Towhee and an
> newly arrived Junco at my feeders.
>
> An outstanding day of birding!
>
> Andy Martin
> Gaithersburg, MD
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Lanpher, Brendan <
>
>
>
>
> Andy Martin <apmartin2...> Oct 30 11:30PM -0400
>
> Just wanted to add to my unknown swallow story, that on the way home,
> as
> the adrenaline surge of the Black Skimmer sighting and the possibility
> of
> having seen a Cave Swallow waned, I deeply regret my disturbance of
> habitat
> in quest of a bird. While in the moment, I let my excitement get the
> better
> of me and am glad in hindsight that nothing flushed out. Would have
> been a
> bogus and unethical way to get a bird.
>
> Andy Martin
> Gaithersburg
>
>
>
>
> Share DC eBird list?<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/69db2548698e528b>
>
> jgbrc <jgbrc...> Oct 30 08:01PM -0700
>
> Hi Paul,
> Can you share the DC eBird list from today with me?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jason
>
>
>
> Coastal Anne Arundel: Oct 30, 2012<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/43ec41e3f5d5ae1b>
>
> Dan Haas <nervousbirds...> Oct 30 10:22PM -0400
>
> I didn't get any jaegers or storm petrels, but there is always
> tomorrow.
>
> Other highlights from today:
> -five Gadwall in a nearby pond.
> -a handful of DUNLIN flew directly over my home!
> -a lingering CATTLE EGRET on Whitehall Road.
>
> So I got up early and hiked into the park. It was officially closed,
> but I hoped that I'd have no issues hunkering down to watch the birds. I
> didn't, but I DON'T RECOMMEND DOING IT. Bill Schreitz joined me for an hour
> or two before we both had to leave around 2:30.
>
> Here is my list:
>
> BRANT 89 Conservative estimate!
> Canada Goose 37
> Mallard 10
> Surf Scoter 7
> WHITE-WINGER SCOTER 1
> Black Scoter 19
> Bufflehead 12
> RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 1
> Ruddy Duck 2
> Common Loon 3
> Double-crested Cormorant 48
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Black Vulture 3
> Bald Eagle 2
> BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER 1 flew South past the point. obtained
> less-than-spectacular photo.
> Killdeer 2
> SANDERLING 3
> DUNLIN 174 several flocks moving past the point all morning.
> RED PHALAROPE 1 Flew as soon as I set up by the bathrooms. Called.
> Solitary. Unable to obtain a photo, as the camera was not yet out of my dry
> bag from the hike into the park.
> Bonaparte's Gull 5
> Laughing Gull 202
> Ring-billed Gull 175
> Herring Gull 120
> Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult. photos.
> Great Black-backed Gull 785 easily more than this conservative count.
> Forster's Tern 5
> Royal Tern 6
> TERN SP. 1 flew NORTH over the point. Smaller than the nearby Royals,
> but couldn't confirm SANDWICH in time. Thin wings, long winged and had dark
> bill from below.
> Rock Pigeon 2
> Peregrine Falcon 1
> Fish Crow 2
> Tree Swallow 2
> Carolina Wren 1
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> European Starling 15
> Cedar Waxwing 9
> Chipping Sparrow 1
> Savannah Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow 2
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
> House Finch 12
> Pine Siskin 30
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Dan Haas
> St. Margaret's, MD
>
>
>
> Hurricane Sandy in Prince George's County: Red Phalarope, Red-necked
> Phalarope, Brant, Cave Swallow, etc<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/cf85e1bf6717a159>
>
> Robert Ostrowski <rjostrowski...> Oct 30 05:35PM -0400
>
> Today was one of the most exciting days of birding that I can
> remember. I
> started my morning out at Fort Washington NP on the Potomac, where,
> before
> being asked to leave by park personnel, I saw seven Common Loons and a
> White-Winged Scoter flying down river. I then headed over to Wharf
> Road to
> see what was in Piscataway Creek. The abundance of waterfowl that I
> reported on a few days ago was still present, but a bunch more Northern
> Shovelers had arrived since my last visit, bringing the count to 210.
> Three
> Dunlin waited out the bad weather on the little hydrilla that remained.
>
> When I arrived at the entrance road for the boardwalk at Piscataway
> Park, I
> found the gate closed, which almost made me try a different location,
> but I
> decided to park and take the long walk in. I'm glad I did. After
> seeing a
> few shorebirds flying downriver that were too distant to ID, I was
> thrilled
> to get relatively close looks at a Red-necked Phalarope and a Red
> Phalarope. Later on, I heard from Mikey Lutmerding, who was scoping
> from
> the National Harbor, that ten Brant were headed my way. Sure enough,
> about
> 5-10 minutes later, a group of nine Brant flew by. I then walked north
> along the remaining narrow stretch of beach to try to get a glimpse of
> the
> south side of Piscataway Creek. I immediately saw a Tree Swallow
> feeding
> over the water, and then thirty seconds later, noticed that the only
> other
> accompanying swallow was a Cave Swallow! I've never made a point to
> chase
> down this species in the state, always telling myself that I would see
> one
> when I see one. However, I did not expect it to happen away from
> Worcester
> County and Point Lookout.
>
> Shortly thereafter, I heard from Mikey that a large group of Pomarine
> Jaegers were flying south. I quickly trained my scope on the river
> channel,
> and after waiting ten minutes, I was treated to amazing, upclose views
> of a
> group of 31 adults. Some had tails longer than their bodies. They
> continued
> down river into Charles County, flying sometimes as high as the
> treeline,
> and sometimes right next to the water. Ridiculous.
>
> Rob Ostrowski
> Bowie, MD
>
>
>
>
> jugbayjs <JugBayJS...> Oct 30 05:05PM -0700
>
> On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 5:35:21 PM UTC-4, Rob Ostrowski wrote:
>
>
>
>
> jugbayjs <JugBayJS...> Oct 30 06:46PM -0700
>
> Please pardon the previous post, not sure what happened.
>
> Great news Rob!, but it made me ill to have missed any of these! On
> Sunday I poured over google earth maps and decided that either Fort
> Washington or Piscataway would be the best chance for spectacular birds
> from this storm if observing in PG County. However, we did not lose power,
> and I watched the news much of yesterday with horror and fascination. I
> feel so bad about the loss of coastal habitat. Regretfully, the news made
> me change my mind. What a tragic mistake. The Potomac would be better based
> on the storm's track and river's alignment below D.C., but I decided to be
> safe (many urges for residents to stay off the roads), thinking maybe I
> could still get something good at home around Jug Bay. Don't misread this,
> I am not saying anyone who went out today was unsafe; I applaud all the
> birders who got to go out and safely enjoy the excitement. I wish I had
> gone with plan A.
>
> All day I checked for posts on the listserve. I had a couple
> interesting observations but no storm birds, and the few reports made me
> hopeful as I kept trying, but it was a total bust here.
>
> I saw no birders Jug Bay today, and thought it was odd that there were
> no posts elsewhere today from Rob, Mikey, Dave, or other noteworthy PG
> birders, so I figured okay, maybe it wasn't such a crappy decision to stay
> home ... until I read this! Sometimes I wish I never turned on the news.
>
> If you care to read about mundane non-storm birds that may have
> otherwise been noteworthy or interesting on some other normal day, read on.
> Otherwise, if there are any storm birds left in the mid-Potomac tomorrow,
> I'll hopefully see some tomorrow morning before I go to work (I doubt it...
> they'll probably be over at Jug Bay)!
>
> Birds seen today:
>
> I watched Jug Bay from home about 3.5 hours, Mt Calvert 2 hours, and
> Selby's Landing for 2.5 hours. The park was closed but you could park at
> gate and walk in. It's not a long walk; at Selby's only about twice as far
> as the walk from Bryan Point Rd down to the new boardwalk at Piscataway ;),
> but it actually took me a long time today. Due to high river level, many
> tidal area birds were sheltering in the totally saturated upland fields
> (extensive puddles) adjacent to the river. I quartered across the field to
> save time getting to the best vantage to watch the river. My transect
> covered only about 1/4 of the field, but I kept flushing snipe - more than
> I have ever had anywhere. I saw 92 (actual count), mostly in groups of 1-6,
> and am certain these were all separate birds. I kept flushing new birds
> every 10-20 yards! I estimate there easily may have been three times that
> number due to the small percent of habitat I covered. I also saw or flushed
> 19 Killdeer, a Greater Yellowlegs, a Dunlin, 3 Pectoral Sands, 27 Pipits, 3
> Meadowlarks, 19 Sav Sparrows, a Vesper Sparrow, and umpteen dozen Song,
> Swamp, and White-throated Sparrows there.
>
> At Mt Calvert I had 8 sparrow species including 4 White-crowneds, a
> nice adult male harrier hunting over the field, but not much else
> noteworthy. Lots of waterfowl at Jug Bay, and of the many hundreds present
> I looked at every single duck and goose, but there were no Brant, Scoters,
> or other unusual birds. The only shorebirds I saw moving down the river all
> day were a Dunlin, 2 Killdeer, and 3 Gr Yellowlegs.
>
> At home the number of siskins today grew to 150+. Hard to count them,
> but I got 155. Only consolation today was a new yard bird (life). Hard to
> come by now, so I can't say the day was a complete bust. I am not certain
> but I don't think it had anything to do with Sandy or the weather, but I
> saw 2 Ravens around mid day. Perched in a treetop along the old railroad
> R-O-W, Anne Arundel Co., about 50 yards from the edge of the marsh at the
> river. Weird, nice surprise.
>
> Jeff Shenot
> Croom MD
>
>
>
> Susquehanna River Summary post-Hurricane Sandy: Leach's Storm-Petrel,
> lots of Pomarine Jaegers, Black Skimmers, Phalaropes, Brant, etc<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/b07b979b0b10a24e>
>
> Matt Hafner <hafner.matt...> Oct 30 09:37PM -0400
>
> It was a fantastic day of birding on the Susquehanna today. I was at
> Lapidum with Jim Stasz from before first light to about 3:30pm when
> Marshall Iliiff called to say he had a Leach's Storm-Petrel above
> Conowingo
> Dam. Lots of people joined us at Lapidum throughout the day and nearly
> everyone present when Marshall called successfully chased the Leach's
> Storm-Petrel.
>
> I uploaded two videos of the Leach's that I took this evening at
> www.flickr.com/mdhafner
> Warning: one of the video contains foul language as we were witnessing
> attacks on one of the Leach's by 2 Peregrines and a Bald Eagle!
>
>
> Here is a quick summary of the sightings, full lists were kept by
> Stasz,
> Hubick, and Iliff and will be entered into ebird:
> Snow Goose - 1 bird headed south at Lapidum
> BRANT - several hundred birds headed south
> Gadwall - a few birds in with other dabbler flocks
> American Wigeon - many birds in with other dabbler flocks, a few pure
> flocks
> Northern Shoveler - a few birds in with Pintail flocks
> Northern Pintail - Several hundred birds moving south today
> Green-winged Teal - a couple birds in with dabbler flocks
> Lesser Scaup - many groups going south
> Surf Scoter - a couple flocks heading south at Lapidum
> White-winged Scoter - A few birds mixed with other duck flocks, one
> single
> Black Scoter - a couple flocks at Lapidum in the early morning, one
> flock
> of 30 above the dam on the water
> Ruddy Duck - several flocks above the dam
> Common Loon - a few birds on the water and flying south
> Horned Grebe - one bird above the dam
> LEACH'S STORM-PETREL - 2-3 birds above the dam on Conowingo Lake found
> by
> Iliff.
> NORTHERN GANNET - one adult headed south at Lapidum, found by Paul
> Dennehy
> Great Egret - one headed south at Lapidum
> Black-bellied Plover - flock of 7 above the dam, one large flock of
> shorebirds over Cecil was probably this species
> Sanderling - a few birds mixed with Dunlin flocks
> Dunlin - many hundreds of birds heading south
> RED-NECKED PHALAROPE - a few flocks headed south, one group of about 6
> birds was seen off and on from Lapidum sitting on the water
> RED PHALAROPE - several birds heading south at Lapidum and above the
> dam,
> at least 2 were with the 6 Red-neckeds sitting on the water at Lapidum
> Bonaparte's Gull - a few birds at Lapidum
> Laughing Gull - higher than normal numbers at Lapidum, 140 above the
> dam
> ICELAND GULL - a first-cycle bird at Port Deposit, another above the
> dam
> Common Tern - probably 20+ birds on the river
> Forster's Tern - several hundred on the river
> BLACK SKIMMER - 3 birds headed south at Lapidum early in the morning
> POMARINE JAEGER - group of 7 early in the morning, some of which hung
> out
> to mid-morning, group of 2 later in the morning, then a group of 5,
> followed by 23 in the early afternoon, 2 above the dam by Iliff
> PARASITIC JAEGER - one above the dam, by Iliff before everyone else
> arrived
>
> I may have missed something, but the ebird lists will catch everything.
>
> Good birding!
>
> Matt Hafner
> Forest Hill, MD
>
>
>
> Kenilworth Park<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/2bb75cfdc6c425c>
>
> Alex Wiebe <rabwiebe...> Oct 30 04:23PM -0700
>
> Birding at the Kenilworth Park fields was great today. I was there
> from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. and the highlight was a Lincoln's Sparrow seen with
> song and swamp sparrows. Birds seen:
>
> Song Sparrow 10+
> Swamp Sparrow 20+
> Lincoln's Sparrow
> Field Sparrow 5
> Dark-eyed Junco 8
> Eastern Towhee female
> Palm Warbler 2 eastern
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> American Goldfinch 10 flyovers
> Killdeer 40+ large flock on cut grass
> Sharp-shinned Hawk
>
> Also, from a small section of the Anacostia River:
>
> Belted Kingfisher
> Great Blue Heron 2
> Great Egret
> Double Crested Cormorant 10+
> Mallard 5
>
>
>
> Carroll Co. Birds 10/30/12<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/5fda8f899012d873>
>
> Bob Ringler <ringler.bob...> Oct 30 07:43PM -0400
>
> After returning home from Lapidum I went out to Piney Run Park briefly.
> The lake was over its banks. The picnic table at the end of the north
> side
> trail was standing in the edge of the lake. Fog was moving in and
> making it
> difficult to count the more distant waterfowl.
>
> Canada Goose 40
> Ring-necked Duck 60
> Bufflehead 3
> Ruddy Duck 10
> Common Loon 8, two groups of four on the lake
> Pied-billed Grebe 3
> DC Cormorant 1
> Great Blue Heron 2
> Greater Yellowlegs 8 in one flock flew over calling
> Bonaparte's Gull 3
> Ring-billed Gull 8
> Barred Owl 1, heard only
> Tree Swallow 25
>
> --
> Bob Ringler
> Eldersburg MD
>
>
>
> Lake Needwood (high level) Sharp-shinned Hawk, RBnuthatch & others<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/87a8f4c7dcbe2abd>
>
> diane Ford <dmford455...> Oct 30 04:37PM -0700
>
> Hi all,
>
> Went out in the cloud and drizzle to see what birds might be around;
> some roads closed due to downed trees etc. I made my way to Lake Needwood.
> in Rockville. Nothing exotic there, but the usual suspects were active.
> Also birded the pond by Needwood mansion also. 1 Red-breasted
> Nuthatch, and lots of Cedar Waxwings.
>
> Canada Geese 60+
> Mallards
> Green-winged Teal 2
> Pied-billed Grebe
> Eastern Bluebird
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
> Turkey Vulture 2
> Black Vulture 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 1
> White throated Sparrows
> Dark-eyed Juncos
> Northern Cardinal
> Brown Creeper 1
> Belted Kingfisher
> American Crow
> Bluejays 8
> American Goldfinch
> Rufous-sided Towhee 1
> Song Sparrows
> Carolina Chickadee
> Tufted Titmouse
> Carolina Wren
> Winter Wren 1
>
> D.Ford/Bethesda, Md.
>
>
>
> North Beach, 10/30<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/a715fc083a7e7f54>
>
> James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell...> Oct 30 04:23PM -0700
>
> Jane Kostenko came with me on an emergency stream sampling at SERC in
> Edgewater. Hoping still to cash in on some storm fallout, we swung by
> Herrington Harbour and North Beach. Nada. Hardly even any gulls to be found
> anywhere. Best birds were 5 Tree Swallows flying on the east side of the
> road across from the North Beach Marsh. C'est la vie!
>
>
> Tyler Bell
>
> <jtylerbell...>
> California, Maryland
>
>
>
> Further DC birds<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/e636fa7360366ab0>
>
> Frank Hawkins <a.f.a.hawkins...> Oct 30 07:22PM -0400
>
> While not of the quality of the birds at Violette's Lock, there were a
> few other birds around in DC this afternoon. I saw two Black Brants
> fly downstream over Memorial bridge; between there are Roosevelt
> Briddge there was a Common tern this morning and three Bonaparte's
> gulls this afternoon in amongst the feeding gulls.
> From Gravelly Point in the afternoon I saw a single flock of about 280
> dunlin zooming down the middle of the Potomac. An impressive sight.
>
> Frank Hawkins
>
>
>
> Pine Siskins and kinglets around Lake Elkhorn<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/292ed21888942da6>
>
> Jim Wilkinson <lakekoshare...> Oct 30 04:12PM -0700
>
> Saw 5 Pine Siskins at a feeder by the bridge over the east end of Lake
> Elkhorn around 4 PM today. There were at least 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglets and
> 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets in the vicinity as well. Also had a small a flock
> of Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets at our house.
>
> Jim Wilkinson
> Columbia, MD
>
>
>
> Bay watching from Kent and Queen Anne's Counties - 10-30-12<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/ee71105445c633f5>
>
> Dan Small <small.m.dan...> Oct 30 04:09PM -0700
>
> I started on the morning at Tolchester Beach in Kent County hoping to
> see some storm related birds moving back down the bay. While there were
> decent numbers of terns and gulls moving south nothing usual was mixed in
> with them. The best birds at that location were a total of 20 Brant (one
> large group and a few singles) flying south.
>
> After four hours of bay watch there, I decided to try somewhere in QA.
> I picked up Maren Gimpel on the way south and headed to Terrapin Park.
> While activity was much lower here we were treated to 3 fly-by adult
> Pomarine Jaegers, we watched them long enough to see that they went over
> the bay bridge rather than under. After another hour or so we had 5 more
> adult jaegers, but due to the distance we left them unidentified, though
> more than likely then were Poms.
>
>
> Dan Small
> Chestertown, MD
>
>
>
> DC Post Sandy birding<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/5fc01750ee3ed42d>
>
> Will McPhail <williammcphail2...> Oct 30 01:35PM -0700
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I also did a bit of post-storm birding in DC today from 2:00-3:30. I
> started at the Tidal Basin where I had 3 Common Loons, 4 Shovelers (the
> same birds that have been on Constitution Ponds?), a Pied-billed Grebe and
> 4 Ruddy Duck. I birded the basin from the MLK Monument to the outlet of the
> Ohio Drive bridge. Walking back upriver along the Potomac produced 2
> Green-winged Teal which made several passes along the river. The river was
> rushing and was quite full of debris so the teal were never able put down.
> 2 Killdeer fly bys and a decent sized flock of Laughers were also along
> this stretch.
>
> Hains Point was mostly closed but you are able to drive about half way
> down the Washington Channel Side. I was here I found a single Forster's
> Tern with about 50 Laughing Gulls (along with a single GBB Gull).
>
> Georgetown Reservior held only 6 Bufflehead and a single Pied-billed
> Grebe on one side (SE) and 9 Ruddy Ducks on the other (NW).
>
> Will McPhail
> Arlington, VA
>
> On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:47:24 PM UTC-4, Jason DC wrote:
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>
>
>
> jgbrc <jgbrc...> Oct 30 03:32PM -0700
>
> Another short outing produced a female Hooded Merganser along with 3
> Loons at McMillan Reservoir in addition to what was there early this
> morning.
>
>
> Jason
>
>
>
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> From: jgbrc <jgbrc...>
> To: MDBirds <mdbirding...>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:47 PM
> Subject: [MDBirding] DC Post Sandy birding
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> This morning I got out and birded the Potomac with Paul Pisano and was
> later joined by Frank Hawkins. Bird activity pretty good an got better as
> the morning wore on. Highlights include: RED-THROATED LOONS, DUNLIN, LEAST
> SANDPIPER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, as well as Green-winged Teal, Pie &
> Horned Grebe, a couple high-flying flocks of Pintail, and Forester's Tern
> patrolling the river.
>
>
> I made a brief stop at McMilian Reservoir and found a lone Common
> Loon, 5 Buffleheads, 22 Ring-necked Ducks, and a couple of Pie-billed
> Grebes. With birds seeming to be on the move, I wonder if anything
> interesting might show up in the afternoon.
>
> Details of our observations will be on eBird later today.
>
>
> Good Birding!
>
> Jason Berry
> Washington, DC
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> Siskins reduxant<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/baa7b745521f9a87>
>
> Frederick Fallon <fwfallon...> Oct 30 01:27PM -0700
>
> As many others also reported on Thursday, nearly all our siskins
> absquatulated that day, leaving only a rear guard of 2 or 3. But today
> they've returned stronger than ever - we stopped counting at 100, twice as
> many as before. What is responsible for these rapid fluctuations?
>
> I also notice that while we have 2 sets of feeders, front and back,
> they seem usually all to favor one side or the other at a given time,
> rather than divide up.
>
> Fred Fallon
> Huntingtown
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>
>
>
> Warblerick <ricksussman1955...> Oct 30 03:14PM -0700
>
> On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 4:27:05 PM UTC-4, Frederick Fallon wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Fred Fallon
>
> > Huntingtown
>
> Absquatulated?? Now you're gonna make me pull out the dictionary?
>
> Rick Sussman
> Woodbine,MD
>
>
>
> Post-Sandy feeder birds (Siskins, etc) - Baltimore City<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/bddf952b10554f5e>
>
> Sean Stewart <bikecommuter73...> Oct 30 01:26PM -0700
>
> I had my doubts that they'd ever show up here, but four Pine Siskins
> (yard bird #53) arrived this morning at the feeder in my small rowhouse
> backyard in northeast Baltimore and have been seen throughout the day. It's
> been a lot of fun watching these feisty tiny birds chase off the much
> larger House Sparrows.
>
> Other visitors: four Dark-eyed Juncos (FOY in the yard), one
> White-throated Sparrow (unusual for the yard), one Song Sparrow (resident
> in neighborhood), a couple of Carolina Chickadees (sporadic throughout the
> year), and handfuls of the more usual suspects here: House Finch, Northern
> Cardinal, and Mourning Dove. Oh, and a Tufted Titmouse just landed in the
> crepe myrtle outside the window as I type this.
>
> Now dreaming unrealistically of Evening Grosbeaks...
>
> Good birding!
>
> Sean Stewart
> Baltimore, MD
>
>
>
> Howard County Brant<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/57bd3ea170f1a04c>
>
> Joe Hanfman <auk1844...> Oct 30 04:34PM -0400
>
> We were not able to relocate the Brant. I was last seen just south of
> Fulton Pond, leading a flock of about 25 Canada Geese. It dropped
> below the
> tree line and was lost. Hopefully it is still nearby and someone will
> re-find it. A great Howard record by Kurt Schwarz.
> According to Birding Howard County there have just been two previous
> records.
> "Rare. Two records. October 27, 1957, (six birds), and November 8,
> 1959,
> (three birds); both from Triadelphia Reservoir."
>
>
>
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> Joe Hanfman
> Columbia, MD
>
>
>
> Leach's Storm-Petrel Conowingo Lake<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/350bc95c94901aab>
>
> Matt Hafner <hafner.matt...> Oct 30 04:15PM -0400
>
> Just north of the Dam, viewable from both sides of the Dam. At least 2
> found by Iliff.
>
> Matt Hafner
>
>
>
> Baltimore Birds<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/d37eeeb55831b179>
>
> Keith Costley <OrioleKEC1...> Oct 30 03:09PM -0400
>
> I visited Fort Armistead Park (in Baltimore City) during my lunch
> break and
> found a nice collection of gulls and saw a flyby Brant (the only bird
> flagged as notable by eBird) that was listed in both Baltimore and Anne
> Arundel. Gulls in the area included 2 Bonaparte�s, 6 Laughing, 22
> Ring-billed, 14 Herring and 34 Great Black Backed Gulls. I listed a
> couple
> of Forster�s Terns in addition to the many Double-crested Cormorants.
>
> Keith Eric Costley
> <OrioleKEC1...>
> Randallstown, Baltimore County
>
>
>
> During and Post Sandy Yard Birds, including Cassiar's Junco, Bethesda,
> Mont. Co. <http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/af9e9b6e47862d2>
>
> Jim Nelson <kingfishers2...> Oct 30 02:49PM -0500
>
> During Sandy, it was amazing to see all the birds feeding in our small
> back yard, mostly during lulls in the wind and rain. Today, post Sandy, we
> did not have anywhere near the variety seen in a yard like Rick Sussman's.
>
>
> But we've had nice numbers of birds so far -- 10 Dark-eyed Juncos,
> including one female Cassiar's form nicely contrasting with the other
> Slate-colored forms. The Cassiar's form is illustrated in the big Sibley
> Guide in the box on the lower right of the page (the form from the Canadian
> Rockies). Since being clued into this form a few years back, I have had
> yearly sightings in our yard. Also had four White-throated Sparrows, a
> Chipping Sparrow, a Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, Car. Chickadees, Tufted
> Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Goldfinch, House Finch, Downy, Hairy,
> and Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Jays, and Mourning
> Doves. All were very hungry and seemed to enjoy the lack of wind and rain.
>
>
> We have power, but Verizon Fios is down at my house, so a neighbor
> kindly let me use their computer to check email. So I still have the
> vicarious pleasure of reading all the interesting birds other are finding
> post Sandy.
>
>
> Jim Nelson
> Bethesda, MD
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