Hi everybody:
After 8 consecutive long days restricted primarily to working and reading
about all of the great birds people have been seeing I finally had a day
off to do some catching up. I spent 90% of my day in Caroline County. I
dipped into Talbot County for a short time in the early afternoon and a
quick stop in QA County on the way home.
I started at first daylight on the Caroline side of Tuckahoe St. Pk, then
went to Adkins Arboretum where I ran into Duvall Sollers and birded that
area with him. I then worked my over to Tanyard (low tide was about 10:15
AM) with a short stop along Stoney Creek Road. After that I spent some time
driving through residential areas of Easton, and then headed to northern
Caroline County - Red Bridges Rd.
My last stop was back to Tuckahoe St. Pk. Migrants were far and few between
throughout the day. Below are the highlights of my day. All areas are in
Caroline County unless otherwise noted.
Tuckahoe St. Pk.
Warblers included Prothonotary, Pine, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthoat
and Worm-eating. There were numerous Orchard Orioles but no Baltimore which
is one bird that I was really looking for. I heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo
and in the Campground Loop I had nice looks at both Tanagers.
Adkins Arboretum (with Duvall)
Yellow-breasted Chat and Blackpoll Warbler (only migrant warbler of
the day). Duvall had been at the lakeside of Tuckahoe SP and was also
looking for a Baltimore Oriole (unsuccessful). We did not see any at Adkins
either.
Stoney Creek Rd.
Only warbler was a LA. Waterthrush...again great looks at a Summer
Tanager, this time at eye level.
Tanyard
Numerous Semipalmated Plovers and Semipalmated Sandpipers; one each
of Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Least Tern and Forster's Tern.
Easton neighborhoods
I was hoping to find my Talbot County Blackpoll and was successful in
hearing and briefly seeing one at Idlewild Park (corner of Idlewild and
Aurora Rds)...Back to Caroline County...
Red Bridges Rd. (on the way into Greensboro Christian Park)
Yellow-throated Vireo - heard and briefly seen along the tree line
bordering Gravelly Branch, (my first for the county). On the way out I
heard a Yellow Warbler call twice along a hedge row on the north side of
the road. I saw one in this same location several years ago, my only one
for the county until today.
Tuckahoe St. Pk. (part 2)
Since I was not that far away from the St. Pk. and it was somewhat in
the direction of heading home I justified stopping back at the park on the
Caroline side of the lake again. This time, (finally), I was rewarded with
a pair of Baltimore Orioles vocalizing and chasing each other around in the
trees just below the bathroom.
Queen Anne County - behind the Kent Narrows Holiday Inn
I heard at least 4 Marsh Wrens calling.
It was a very enjoyable day to be out!
Jim Green
Gaithersburg, MD
Dare I say...
work in moderation, BIRD IN EXCESS!!!
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