[MDOsprey] Conowingo report and big year update

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        Yesterday, October 20, Brian Monk and I spent a couple of hours in
the morning at Conowingo and checking the river above the dam. It rained
fairly steadily the whole time, often ideal condiditions this time of year.
        We found no unusual birds, despite the weather. Highlights included
3 COMMON LOONS, our first of the year, and 9 LESSER SCAUP, also an arrival.
We also had one RUDDY DUCK and one WINTER WREN, the wren on the Cecil
County side of the river. There were about 200 FORSTER'S TERNS, all feeding
above the dam, joined by 25+ BONAPARTE'S GULLS. There were about 500 gulls
below the dam, but just the three expected species. Also below the dm were
200+ DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS (but no Great that we could find), and at
least 10 BALD EAGLES, all but one an immature.

        Thanks to a heads up by Dave Powell, I added Pine Siskin and Purple
Finch to my year list, bringing the total to 236.

Rick

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Rick Blom
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4318 Cowan Place
Belcamp, Maryland 21017
(410)575-6086

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