Harford Co. Birding, 3/31/99 - Eared Grebe
Edward Jendrek (aj97@bellatlantic.net)
Thu, 01 Apr 1999 13:02:07 +0000
Went birding Wednesday with Rik Blom in Harford County (Still working on
my Big Year List). Very Good Day, Lots of birds, Perfect weather!
Started at Hoadley Road, Edgewood Area APG:
Gr Scaup
Ls Scaup
Mute Swan
Pintail
Ruddy Duck
Shoveler
Ring-Necked Duck
Pair of Grebes-- These grebes initially flew into and out of my scope
field, and were moving around the river a lot, every 5 minutes they
would fly off to another area -- very agitated. One grebe in winter
plumage was not positively ID'd, only seen once. The other was 75-90%
moulted to summer plumage, and was an Eared Grebe, with fanning golden
"ears", a dark ventral neck/chest, a very "flat-topped" bill, and white
secondaries, but no white in the pytagial area of its forewing. Bird
was seen flying from one end of the river (near the train tracks) to the
other, loosely associating with the 2 scaup flocks for brief periods of
time. Last seen at the point near the eaast end of the river.
Caspian Tern
Other highlights included :
Blue Winged Teal at Perryman Pond
Cattle Egret in the parking lot of a Volkswagen auto repair building on
Perryman Road.
Total Species number for the day was 60.
Brian Monk
Bel Air, MD
410 836 7033