Sighting during spring break
Geoff Graff (ggraff@erols.com)
Tue, 06 Apr 1999 23:20:34 -0400
Hello all,
On my way to my grandparent's for my grandfather's funeral on Mar.
30th, an adult Bald Eagle spotted over Rt. 301 and 50 split; 4 pairs of
Osprey is back at Choptank River near Denton, last year 5 pairs nested
there; Apr. 3rd on my way to visit my cousin at the farm, an Pileated
Woodpecker flew low over Nassawango Rd. south of Nassawango Country Club
in Worcester Co.
Cousin Bob's farm - Dividing Creek Rd. (Rt. 364) near Pocomoke:
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
2 Mallard
13 Turkey Vulture
9 Black Vulture
1 Bald Eagle (ad.)
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Am. Kestrel
10 Wild Turkey (3 gobblers & 7 hens at far end of field near woods)
4 Ring-billed Gull
2 Mourning Dove
1 C. Flicker
27 Am. Crow
1 Blue Jay
2 E. Bluebird
6 Am. Robin
13 European Starling
7 Chipping Sparrow
5 "Slate-colored" Junco
16 C. Grackle
4 Brown-headed Cowbird
6 House Sparrow
After a brief visit to Ocean City on Apr. 4th, an huge swarm of falcons
seen over the coastal Delaware between Fenwick Is. and Bethany Beach
along Rt. 1, the total are 78 Am. Kestrel, 40 MERLIN, 16 N. Harrier, 3
Black Vulture and 5 Turkey Vulture, the rest of vultures (45 are
residents).
I also did some short birding at Rt. 90 bridge yesterday and few other
sites.
Kevin Graff
Baltimore, MD
ggraff@erols.com