Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 19:08:20 -0700 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Kevin Graff Subject: Fishing Bay WMA birding In-Reply-To: <200104011304.JAA17293@umd5.umd.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi, Went to Fishing Bay WMA and the town of Elliott Island. Before arrive there, at about 6:27am, along the ramp off Rt 50 before the next ramp to Rt 331 south, crows chased Barred Owl from one tree to another across the ramp and disappear into the woods. Marshy creek south of Vienna on Vienna Henrys Crossroads Rd. on left and right side of the road, there were 7 Mallard, 2 Wood Duck, 58 green-winged Teal, and 2 Blue-winged Teal. 6 Savannah Sparrow along this road. At about 7:01am, crows mobbed Great Horned Owl at the first patch of pine trees and disappear into the second patch of pines before enter the rail country. A lot of Fish Crow, 10 flyby Common Snipe, 363 Laughing Gull and 22 Ring-billed Gull headed NE, actual count of 3,110 Ruddy Duck on the bay, hundred of Lesser Scaup with few Greater and several canvasback near the marina at the end of the town, numberous shorebirds = 25 Greater Yellowleg, 5 Lesser Yellowleg, 88 Dunlin, 4 Long-billed Dowitcher, 1 Willet, and 2 Virginia Rail. Couldn't find Clapper Rail (seen them in the past), 16 Tree Swallow, 4 Bald Eagle (3 adults), 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 Wild Turkey among others. About 45 to 50 species at the Fishing Bay, the town and the Rt 413 to Crisfield, later found out that the Anne Arundel Bird Club trip to Smith Island was cancelled at 9am. Before arrive at Crisfield, about 1/2 mile north of Marion, 6 Purple Martin on telephone line. Kevin Graff Baltimore, MD hawkwatch_21206@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================