Re: Conowingo Birds and Chili
Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Sun, 17 Jan 1999 21:00:57 -0500
As usual, Les, it was a great trip and a great after-trip treat at your house.
Once again, thanks to both you and Jan!
Add HAIRY WOODPECKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, FISH CROW,
CEDAR WAXWING, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD from our list.
Best,
Norm
> I want to thank everyone who came on the field trip today. I enjoyed
> meeting the new ones and seeing the repeaters again.
>
> For those who didn't come, we had a beautiful day and the birds were
> pretty good, too, although we had a few no-shows like the Lesser
> Black-backed Gull, Peregrin Falcon and Black-crowned Night-Heron. Here is
> my tally. Some of the birds I heard but didn't really point out. If
> anyone has any to add, let me know. I came up with 48 species:
>
> PIED-BILLED GREBE
> HORNED GREBE
> GREAT BLUE HERON
> TUNDRA SWAN
> TRUMPETER SWAN
> CANADA GOOSE
> AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
> MALLARD
> NORTHERN SHOVELER
> GADWALL
> AMERICAN WIGEON
> CANVASBACK
> REDHEAD
> RING-NECKED DUCK
> LESSER SCAUP
> COMMON GOLDENEYE
> BUFFLEHEAD
> HOODED MERGANSER
> COMMON MERGANSER
> RUDDY DUCK
> BLACK VULTURE
> TURKEY VULTURE
> BALD EAGLE
> SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
> RED-TAILED HAWK
> AMERICAN COOT
> BONAPARTE'S GULL
> RING-BILLED GULL
> HERRING GULL
> GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
> ROCK DOVE
> MOURNING DOVE
> BELTED KINGFISHER
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
> RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
> DOWNY WOODPECKER
> BLUE JAY
> AMERICAN CROW
> CAROLINA CHICKADEE
> TUFTED TITMOUSE
> CAROLINA WREN
> GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
> EASTERN BLUEBIRD
> NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
> EUROPEAN STARLING
> SONG SPARROW
> WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
> DARK-EYED JUNCO
> COMMON GRACKLE
>
> Not bad considering that we basically ignored the landbirds.
>
> Les
>
> ======================
> Les Eastman
> les_eastman@netfox.net
> Havre de Grace, MD
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>
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Norm Saunders
Colesville, MD
osprey@ari.net