Jim Green and I birded in southern Maryland today, mostly in Calvert
County. Our best birds were at our first and last stops, but we had a lot
of welcome first-of-year migrants in between.
Fishing Creek Marsh, Chesapeake Beach, Calvert (pre-dawn)
1 American Bittern
2 Virginia Rail
1 Sora
Also singing Common Yellowthroats, Swamp Sparrows, and Great Horned Owl
North Beach Marsh, Calvert
2 Blue-winged Teal
6 Green-winged Teal
Ferry Landing Rd, Dunkirk, Calvert
1 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 White-eyed Vireo
1 Ovenbird
1 Yellow-throated Warbler.
Lower Marlboro, Calvert
1 Chimney Swift
Smoky Rd. Calvert
Many recent arrivals included White-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Ovenbird, Yellow-throated Warbler, Northern Parula, Black-and-white
Warbler, and Prairie Warbler. A female Pine Warbler was building a nest
over the path.
Benedict, Charles County
2 Forster's Terns
6 Royal Terns
2 Purple Martins
Indian Creek WMA, Charles
Fairly quiet. A few Horned Larks, Prairie Warblers, Savannah Sparrows, and
Field Sparrows.
Schoolhouse Pond, PG County
2 Blue-winged Teal
1 Snowy Egret
3 Greater Yellowlegs
2 Caspian Terns
John Hubbell
Washington DC
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