[MDOsprey] Turkey Point Summary
leslie fisher (gonbrdn@dol.net)
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:32:58 -0400
Hi All:
It`s been a great week out at Turkey Point. I just tallied birds for
the week from 10/6 to 10/12 inclusive......962 total!!! If I`d known how
close we were to 1,000 for the week, I might have stayed an extra hour
this morning!! Nearly half of these came through yesterday on 10/11.
Dave Wilson was back for a repeat visit to the hawk watch for
yesterdays flight and took great pains to repeatedly tell his friend
Steve, who arrived after the main thrust of the afternoon action, " man,
you were an hour too late."
Anyways..... SHARPIES comprised over half the weeks count at 502.
Falcons are still coming through, KESTREL-59, MERLIN-9 and PEREGRINE-3.
RED-SHOULDERS are beginning to move, 23 in the last week. For more
comprehensive weekly tallies,
see www.udel.edu/cecilbirds
This morning was slowish, but there was a nice mixed flock of
passerines, including both KINGLETS, PALM WARBLER ( one of these most
definitely yellow ), YELLOW-RUMP, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. Also 6
PURPLE FINCH, 2 male and 4 female that were kind enough to perch in a
snag close to the watch for a good look. The bold white supercilium of
the females was plainly seen. As they perched, I was able to recognize
the " tick " call note pointed out to me by a friend last year.
Leslie Fisher
Cecil Co.