Kye Jenkins and I went a number of places both big and small in MD yesterday and had a good time, getting over a hundred birds.
We're quite sure we found a BLACK-HEADED GULL at Skimmer Island. It fit the major field marks--size, bill (color, size), underside of wingtips--that separate it from Bonaparte's.
At Pickering we found a Palm Warbler (our only one of the day) which sang like a House Wren. Very interesting.
Some birds from Pickering Creek: Shoveler, GW Teal, Ovenbird, Palm, Pine, Savanna Sparrow, Wood Duck, PIPIT (8), Great Egret.
From Pemberton City Park: Chimney Swift, Barred Owl, Prothonotary Warbler (2), Forster's Tern,
Virginia Rail, Brown Thrasher, House Wren. E. KINGBIRD.
From Ocean City Inlet: Red-Throated Loon (1), Royal Tern (2), Least Tern (4), Foerster's Tern (16), Gannets (24), and Common Loon.
From Skimmer Island (mainly the smaller islands): BLACK-HEADED GULL (1), Am. Oystercatcher (around 8), Boat-Tailed Grackle (lots, 20+), Royal Terns with their punky haircuts, Little Blue Heron, Black-Bellied Plover, Willet, R-B Merganser, Gr. Egret, Sn. Egret, Brant (30 or so).
From Truitt's Landing: Snowy Egret (5+), Great Egret, Clapper Rail, Virg. Rail, Lesser Yellowlegs, Gr. Yellowlegs (tons), Dunlin, Pine Warbler (2), Marsh Wren, Brown-Headed Nuthatch.
Other birds along the way: Horned Lark, Meadowlark, Kestrel, E.Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl, Turkey (8).
All good birding wishes,
Tim Houghton
(Glen Arm)
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