Hi Everyone,
Twelve of us, including Mary Huebner from Allegany Co and Anna Urciolo from
Montgomery Co, enjoyed the great weather and plenty of birds during today's
Tri-County Bird Club trip to Somerset County.
We left the Ward Museum in Salisbury at 7:40 am, and the last two standing
(Anna and I) returned there at 8:40 pm. Proper use of a beautiful day!
We visited Rumbly Point, Crisfield, Fairmount WMA, Rumbley, Fleming Mill
Pond Rd, Messick Rd, Deal Island WMA, and the Chance Inlet, finishing with
93 species for the day.
Highlights included:
Blue-winged Teal--east impoundment at Fairmount WMA and both Green Dumpster
and Riley Roberts Rds in the Deal Island WMA
Ring-necked Duck--6 in the pond at the beginning of Rumbly Point Rd
Horned Grebe--an incredible 205 at Rumbly Point
Northern Gannet--3 from the Chance Inlet
Brown Pelican--7 from the Chance Inlet
Snowy Egret--1 at Rumbly Point
Tricolored Heron--1 at end of Riley Roberts Rd at dusk
Peregrine Falcon--1 on remains of hack tower, viewed from boat ramp at end
of Messick Rd
Lesser Yellowlegs--3 in a field puddle on Dublin Rd; 1 on Green Dumpster Rd
Royal Tern--1 on sandbar at end of Messick Rd; 1 fly-by on Riley Roberts Rd
Short-eared Owl--great views on Riley Roberts Rd
Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatch--1 each on Fleming Mill Pond Rd
Barn Swallow--multiple locations
Marsh Wren--1 singing at Fairmount East
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher--Mike Walsh spotted one at Irish Grove (Rumbly Point
Rd)
Seaside Sparrow--1 singing near end of Rumbly Point Rd; 2 singing at end of
Riley Roberts Rd
Many thanks to all participants for a fun day!
Ron Gutberlet
Salisbury, MD
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