Calvert Cliffs St Pk 4/11
Gregory B Miller (gregorym@erols.com)
Sat, 11 Apr 1998 22:10:26 -0400
Howdy all!
I was out for half an hour this morning in my yard (8:15-8:45am):
Common Loon 1
Horned Grebe 5
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Bufflehead 18
Bonaparte's Gull 30+
Laughing Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Osprey 3
Am Crow 1
Fish Crow 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 1
Purple Martin 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Pine Warbler 1
Cedar Waxwing + (heard several)
Eastern Bluebird 2
Blue Jay 2
N Cardinal 1
Carolina Wren 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Com Grackle 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
House Finch 1
I then hiked the Red Trail at Calvert Cliffs State Park down to the Bay
(9am-noon):
Common Loon 1
N Gannet 14 (single scan count)
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Herring Gull 4
Ring-billed Gull 8
Laughing Gull 1
Bonaparte's Gull 5
Mallard 2
Wood Duck 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Osprey 3
Am Kestrel 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Tree Swallow 1
Rough-winged Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 1
Blue Jay 3
Am Crow 5
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 11
Eastern Bluebird 1
Carolina Wren 5
Hermit Thrush 2 (both very pale individuals)
Brown Thrasher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16 (several singing/displaying)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10 (conservative)
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Pine Warbler 6
Palm Warbler 1 (yellow)
Yellow-throated Warbler 5
Louisiana Waterthrush 4 (new year bird for me)
Chipping Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 2
Am Goldfinch 6
House Finch 3
Greg Miller
Lusby, MD