I birded from milepost 39 to milepost 42 (i.e., miles 39, 40, & 41) for
the C&O Canal Midwinter Count this morning, starting at 9 am. Best bird
by far was a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER seen around mile 39.5 at the end of
the side trail to the river. It was with Carolina Chickadees,
Golden-crowned Kinglets, and White-throated Sparrows. Seen first clinging
upside down on a branch near eye level, I got a good long (but slightly
obscured) look at close range with binoculars before it flew out of sight.
Black & white striped crown, black streaks on white below, long thin bill,
and white lores.
Other highlights included AMERICAN WIGEON, COMMON GOLDENEYE, BALD EAGLE
(adult + immature), HERRING GULL (flying upriver: gray mantle, black wing
tips, large yellow bill with red spot), EASTERN PHOEBE, HERMIT THRUSH, and
EASTERN TOWHEE. Carolina Wrens and White-throated Sparrows seemed to be
everywhere. The full tally over all 3 miles is below (43 species):
Date: Jan 26, 2013
Total # of Species: 43
Total # of Checklists: 3
Location(s): C&O Canal Mile 39; Mile 40; Mile 41
Number of Individuals 740
Canada Goose 200
American Wigeon 2
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 19
Common Goldeneye 28
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 13
Great Blue Heron 6
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 9
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Herring Gull 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 16
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 7
Downy Woodpecker 21
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 7
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 19
American Crow 36
Carolina Chickadee 25
Tufted Titmouse 23
White-breasted Nuthatch 9
Brown Creeper 8
Winter Wren 3
Carolina Wren 45
Golden-crowned Kinglet 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 19
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 2
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 13
White-throated Sparrow 105
Dark-eyed Junco 23
Northern Cardinal 27
American Goldfinch 3
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Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/personal.html
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