Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 06:19:57 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Kevin Graff Subject: Southern Maryland, 2/28/04 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi all, Baltimore Bird Club trip, 2/28/04 Leader: Jim Swift (NAS), Co-Leader: Pete Webb Observers: 7 not including leaders 630am-700am - before others arrive Hammonds Ferry Park n' Ride/Patapsco Valley State Park, Hammonds Ferry Rd, Patapsco, Anne Arundel County Baltimore Bird Club Carpool Headquarters Weather: PS, 29 degree, W 5 mph 1 Turkey Vulture - state park at county border 13 Canada Goose 2 Mallard 1 Bald Eagle - after 5pm by Mark and myself 9 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull - headed W 8 Rock Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 American Crow 1 Northern Mockingbird 8 European Starling 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 882 Red-winged Blackbird - flyby 2950 Common Grackle - flyby 21 Brown-headed Cowbird - flyby 4 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow 3915 19 species 830am-845am Seabreeze Restaurant/Crab House & along Sandgates Rd, Sandgates, St. Mary's County Weather: MS, 40 degree, N 14 mph, felt like 32 degree 2 Turkey Vulture 6 Canada Goose 3 Long-tailed Duck 11 Bufflehead 10 Common Goldeneye 1 Bald Eagle - adult 6 Ring-billed Gull 8 Herring Gull 1 Kelp Gull 8 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon - flyby 1 Blue Jay 4 Fish Crow 1 American Crow 1 Eastern Bluebird 28 European Starling 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Song Sparrow 1 "Slate-colored" Junco 22 Red-winged Blackbird 37 Common Grackle 154 21 species 915am-115pm Naval Air Station Patuxent River "Naval Air Warfare Center", end of Rt 246, Lexington Park, St. Mary's Co. Weather: MS, 41 to 50 degree, NNE 15 mph-NE 9 mph 2 Common Loon 7 Horned Grebe 1 RED-NECKED GREBE - seen briefly 2 Great Blue Heron 6 Turkey Vulture 30 Tundra Swan 2 Mute Swan 2 Canada Goose 2 Mallard 16 Canvasback 1 Greater Scaup 294 Lesser Scaup 299 Long-tailed Duck 4 Black Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 115 Common Goldeneye 129 Bufflehead 6 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 7 Killdeer 23 Sanderling 1 Wilson's Snipe 206 Ring-billed Gull 27 Herring Gull 15 Great Black-backed gull 1 Forster's tern 4 Rock Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 2 Short-eared Owl 1 Downy Woodpecker 15 Horned Lark 1 Blue Jay 7 American Crow 1 Carolina Chickadee 1 Carolina Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 1 Hermit Thrush 47 American Robin 3 N. Mockingbird 41 European Starling 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 9 Northern Cardinal 1 Eastern Towhee 16 Savannah Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 9 White-throated Sparrow 9 "Slate-colored" Junco 415 Red-winged Blacbird 770 Common Grackle 3 American Goldfinch 1 House Finch 2576 54 species 200pm-333pm Maryland Rock Industries, Inc - Breton Bay Station, "Beauvue Ponds", Abell's Wharf Rd/Breton Beach Rd, Beauvue, St. Mary's County Weather: MS, 51 to 54 degree, NE 9 mph-WNW 2 mph, felt good 1 Great Blue Heron 4 Black Vulture 10 Turkey Vulture 35 Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 64 Tundra Swan 12 Gadwall 57 American Wigeon 10 American Black Duck 41 Mallard 2 Northern Shoveler - both drake 21 Canvasback - river 77 Redhead 235 Ring-necked Duck 26 Lesser Scaup - 16 at pond 9 Bufflehead - river 4 Hooded Merganser 6 Northern Harrier 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 Red-tailed hawk 1 American Kestrel 8 American Coot 9 Ring-billed Gull 4 Rock Pigeon 10 Mourning Dove 7 American Crow 1 Fish Crow 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Eastern Bluebird 11 European Starling 10 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 White-throated Sparrow 6 White-crowned Sparrow 8 "Slate-colored" Junco 1998 Red-winged Blackbird 7500 Common Grackle 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRD 1 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD 2 American Goldfinch 10,210 39 species 16,855 73 species total Waterfowls at Beauvue Ponds, from left to right, viewing from Abell's Wharf Rd. POND#1 - 64 Tundra Swan, 3 Mute Swan, 71 Ring-necked Duck, 36 Redhead, 6 Gadwall, 40 American Wigeon, 6 American Black Duck, 4 Hooded Merganser, 28 Mallard POND#2 - 11 Mallard, 41 Ring-necked Duck, 5 Redhead, 17 American Wigeon, 1 Mute Swan, 4 American Black Duck, 6 Gadwall POND#3 - 112 Ring-necked Duck, 25 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 36 Redhead, 8 American Coot, 2 Northern Shoveler POND#4 - 10 Canada Goose, 2 Mallard POND#5 - 16 Lesser Scaup, 11 Ring-necked Duck Kevin Graff Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD ocean_city2001@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================