Date:         Tue, 23 Apr 2002 08:03:45 -0400
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From:         Walter Ellison <rossgull@CROSSLINK.NET>
Subject:      Weekend sightings in Kent Co.
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Hi all,

I realize this is a little late but I wanted to share Kent County =
sightings for what was obviously a good spring birding weekend.

On Saturday (20 April) we stayed in our immediate neighborhood near =
Worton and had 8 migrating Common Loons go over along with 16 northbound =
Blue Jays passing at a considerable altitude, we also had our first =
local House Wren.

We ranged more widely on Sunday. Before we took off for afternoon =
errands/birding we had a hummer hover at our picture window, and had 3 =
Purple Finches and our first Red-eyed Vireo in the yard.

At Chespeake Farms we did the tour loop and had 46 of our 72 species for =
the day. Highlights there were: 19 Green-winged Teal (main pond off =
Ricaud's Bridge Rd), 8 Bald Eagles, 15 Lesser Yellowlegs (with the =
teal), 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 13 Least Sandpipers =
(also with the teal), a 'yukking' Pileated Woodpecker, 4 swallow species =
(martins were seen elsewhere) including 4 Bank Swallows, a Gray Catbird, =
and 8 sparrow species including 6 Savannahs, and 10 White-crowned =
Sparrows (many in song).

At Eastern Neck there were still 3 Lesser Scaup, and 130 Ruddy Ducks, =
our first local Laughing Gulls of the season, a Caspian Tern, and a =
calling Marsh Wren in the marsh elders at the narrows. We also saw 3 =
Great Egrets in Edesville on our way home.

Sure makes me want to get out more often.

Good Birding,

Walter Ellison

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