Bird Survey fo Hart-Miller Island Dredged Material Containment Facility,
Baltimore Co.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Weather partly cloudy in AM, overcast in PM.
Temp. ~30-45F. Wind light, northerly. All water open. Water level in south
cell high with no exposed shoreline. Water level in north cell was higher
than in the fall with some exposed mud flats. Observers - Joe Hanfman & Bob
Ringler. 0715-1500. ~7 miles on foot.
Canada Goose 111
Tundra Swan 12, including two that flew in from the west
Gadwall 28
American Wigeon 6
Black Duck 135
Mallard 92
Shoveler 5
Pintail 152, always the first of the puddle ducks to migrate north
Green-winged Teal 233
Ring-necked Duck 9
Greater Scaup 11
Lesser Scaup 32
Unidentified scaup 200, mostly on the bay into the sun
Bufflehead 34
Common Goldeneye 4
Hooded Merganser 7
Red-breasted Merganser 32, all but one in the south cell
Ruddy Duck 3,709 strung out for two miles in small flocks in the Bay along
the east dike
Red-throated Loon 2, in the Bay
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Blue Heron 3
Bald Eagle 6, two adults (one carrying nest material), two near-adults, 2
immatures
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 adult
Virginia Rail 2, heard only in the central marsh, responded to recording
Coot 5
Killdeer 3
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-back 8
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Kestrel 1 (Joe only)
Peregrine 2 adults perched at 50 yards in tree near the dock
Blue Jay 2
Horned Lark 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Mockingbird 1
Starling 42
Yellowthroat 1 (Bob only), probably regular here if birded in winter more
often
Myrtle Warbler 6
Savannah Sparrow 8
Fox Sparrow 1 (Joe only)
Song Sparrow 91
Swamp Sparrow 31
White-throated Sparrow 17
Junco 1
Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 662, some on territory, most heading north in flocks
Common Grackle 2, flying north in Red-wing flock, first of the spring
House Finch 3
Goldfinch 6
Because of the upcoming Monday holiday the next trip to Hart-Miller will be
Feb. 19 or 20.
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Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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