Hi!
Was thinking about birding North Point State Park, but never been there. I
was hoping for some pointers about where to bird - I hear about BlackMarsh
and other marshes. Appreciate any info. on where to go once I get there.
Thanks!
Lin
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Frode Jacobsen <frodesjacobsen...>wrote:
> Hi All!
> I spent another magical day at North Pt today. Kevin Graff, Leslie Starr
> and Joe Turner were already present when I arrived and we hiked the
> Blackmarsh trail together for a while until the rain got too intense and we
> walked back to the cars and went our separate ways. Despite the drizzle and
> cloudy conditions early in the morning, persistence paid off and the
> weather eventually cleared and the birds and herps got very active. Between
> the hours of 8AM-3PM I tallied an impressive 92 species, including many new
> yearbirds: Black-and-White Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Prothonotary
> Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, Bank Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, and an American
> Bittern! In the marsh I also heard many Virginia Rails, a Sora, Least
> Bittern, and several Marsh Wrens. As the sun came out in the afternoon the
> herps got very active and the marsh trail was literally crawling with
> snakes, mostly Northern Watersnakes and Eastern Ribbon Snakes. A good
> number of Mud Turtles were also out and about.
>
> Next time I'm going for 100:o)
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Frode Jacobsen
> Windsor Mill, MD 21244
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