Local Birds
Dave Mozurkewich (dm@fornax.usno.navy.mil)
Sun, 14 Jun 1998 17:20:23 -0400 (EDT)
Yet another reason to join the Patuxent chapter of MOS - we get regular
access to a couple of good birding areas not generally open to the public.
Saturday, June 13 was our annual picnic. It was early afternoon and was
proceeded by a birding trip through Patuxent Wildlife Research Center,
both the North and Central Tracks. The trip total was 80 species despite
our late start at 7:30 AM. Not bad for a site away from the bay this time
of year. Good views were had of most species by all. Highlights included
Least Tern, 1. This is the bird that is occasionally seen at the wildlife
viewing area on the North Track. A Least Tern was also seen here last
June. Saturday, it was at a pond a couple of miles to the south.
Bald Eagle, 1 imm.
Ring-Necked Duck, 1
Summer Tanager, a pair. One of the northern-most regular breeding pairs
in the state.
Grasshopper Sparrow, 2 photogenic, singing males in the same large field.
Although not locally rare, there are no breeding records at Patuxent in
about 30 years. This field has a singing, male Bobolink on June 4, but
has not been seen since.
and a pair of Bluebirds nesting in a natural cavity.
But only ten species of warblers.
Dave
David Mozurkewich
Seabrook, MD USA
dm@fornax.usno.navy.mil