Josh,
Awesome photo of the Barrow's with the Bufflehead. Also like the LT Duck photos. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Dave Powell Germantown, MD
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Josh Emm <apistopanchax...> wrote:
> Hey guys, > I left my home just after 5am to arrive at Cambridge right at sunrise. I > started off my day at the Cambridge Visitor Center. The restrooms were > locked first thing in the morning, so I decided to walk along the river. I > was able to get very close to a few Long-tailed Ducks (my favorites :-)). > Afterwards I went across the Choptank to hunt down the Barrow's Goldeneye. > First I saw a pair of drake Common Goldeneyes, but then I noticed about 20 > Buffleheads with 2 Goldeneye hens. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/75557613@N08/8285225249/in/photostream > I had found the Barrow's Goldeneye! Not too long after I spotted her near > shore, she had flown out towards the middle of the river. Later while I was > walking back towards the fishing pier, I saw her under the pier so > naturally I walked down the pier and was rewarded with pretty good > pictures. Also met Mark Johnson who happens to be from Aberdeen, MD. Small > world! > After a trip to Tilghman Island I went up to the Holiday Inn at Kent > Narrows. I arrived literally right after Jim Stasz. A woman named Suzanne > was already there for more than an hour without seeing the Tufted Duck. Jim > said that the bird was there earlier, but after scanning for a few minutes > Jim hadn't seen the duck again and thought that maybe she had flown off > with the 60 or so Lesser Scaup that were no longer there. Just after he > left I was able to scope out the Tufted Duck. She dove most of the time, > but for a 10 minute period she sat still and I was able to get the TUDU in > the scope for Suzanne. A life bird for both of us. Here's my flickr. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/75557613@N08/ > Sorry it was so long, but it was quite the exciting day. > > Good birding, > Joshua Emm > Havre de Grace, MD > > -- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. > To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on > the web at http://www.mdbirding.com > Posts can be sent to the group by sending an email to > <mdbirding...> > > >
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