Point Lookout & North Beach
MH1920@aol.com
Fri, 2 Apr 1999 21:49:18 EST
Today Dave Larkin and I took a trip to Point Lookout and North Beach. We saw
a total of 88 birds for the day. We saw 3 species of Warblers and Terns,
which made me happy because you can't do that in Harford County right now.
Highlights for the day were 28+ Gannets off Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power
Plant, a Pelican off Point Lookout, a Blue-winged Teal at North Beach, Surf
Scoter in the Bay, Caspian, Common, and Forester's Terns at Point Lookout,
Purple Martin at Point Lookout, Gnatcatchers at Point Lookout, Thrashers at
St. Mary's and Cypress Swamp, and Rusty Blackbird at North Beach. Some
oddities ( well to me they are odd) were a Boat-tailed Grackle with Common
Grackles alongside the exit ramp to get from Rt. 301 to Rt. 4 in Upper
Marlboro and a Wood Duck that seemed to be paired up with a female Mallard at
Solomons. The pair spent most of the time underneath the small docks on the
left side of the bridge to Solomons Island. This seemed to be an odd place
for Wood Duck and it was being very tame. It was a wonderful trip and I
can't wait to do it a again.
Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD