[MDOsprey] Harford county birds
MH1920@aol.com
Sat, 11 Dec 1999 23:56:31 EST
Kevin Fehskens and I led some C. Milton Wright high schoolers around the
county looking for birds for a school project. We started the day looking
for an absent Pacific Loon on Bald Friar Rd. and ended at Edgewood Arsenal.
Conowingo produced Lesser Black-backed Gull, but there was not much else of
interest. The trail below the dam was pretty deserted with the exception of
an excellent Pileated Woodpecker. A stop at the traditional Red-headed
Woodpecker spot did not produce any Red-headeds, but we did have an adult
Golden Eagle soaring overhead! We checked for the Thrasher and Catbirds that
Rick Blom had found the day before, but we didn't have such luck. A swing by
Lapidum landing produced Hooded Merganser, Double-crested Cormorant, and lots
of silhoutted ducks. Tydings Marina had a few Ruddy Ducks hanging out under
hte dock. A wet meadow near Swan Harbor was loaded with Savannah Sparrows.
The pond near Perryman produced good numbers of Gadwall and a few American
Wigeon. The fields in Perryman had fair numbers of White-crowned and Tree
Sparrows as well as raptors. There were atleast 3 Kestrels, 3 Harriers and 2
Red-tails. We didn't find the goodies that Rick did in the Scaup flock on
Hoadley Rd mainly because of the wind and lighting. And the pines in Edgewood
were fairly quiet. In all it was a good day of birding with 71 species
recorded.
Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD