Gr. White-fronted Goose at Back River

Don Burggraf (dburggraf@hotmail.com)
Sat, 20 Mar 1999 09:14:42 PST


Dear Folks,

A few hours at Back River WMA near Baltimore yielded a nice collection 
of birds.

Double-crested Cormorant	9
Great Blue Heron 	2
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE	1 
Canada Goose 	35
Green-winged Teal	8
Common Merganser	3
Ruddy Duck	200
Red-shouldered Hawk 	1
Red-tailed Hawk 	1
American Kestrel 	1
Killdeer 	3
Bonaparte's Gull 	 300
Ring-billed Gull	250
Herring Gull	40
Great Black-backed Gull	8
Rock Dove 	+
Mourning Dove	3
Downy Woodpecker	2
Northern Flicker 	1
Eastern Phoebe	2
Tree Swallow	1
American Crow	8
Fish Crow	1
Crow (sp.)	200
Carolina Chickadee	2
Tufted Titmouse	1Carolina Wren	2
American Robin	10
Northern Mockingbird	1
European Starling	+
Northern Cardinal	1
Song Sparrow	7
White-throated Sparrow	2
Dark-eyed Junco	18
Red-winged Blackbird	18
Common Grackle	3
House Finch	2
American Goldfinch	1

The Goose was seen with Canadas at Bread and Cheese Creek, and flew 
North.  I did not find the bird again after it flew.

Don Burggraf
Baltimore
dburggraf@hotmail.com
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