[MDOsprey] Flag Ponds 12/15/99

Arlene Ripley (aripley@nestbox.com)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:33:38 -0500


A pretty good day at Flag Ponds Nature Park in Calvert County, MD despite 
fog and overcast skies.

Highlights of the 41 species seen:

10 Northern Gannets seen pretty far out from the beach
5 Tundra Swans
1 American Bittern hiding in the grasses at the south end of the 
northernmost beach pond
1 Sanderling
12 Bonaparte's Gulls
1 Red-breasted Merganser
132 Buffleheads
8 Common Loons

On the freshwater ponds:
94 American Widgeons
37 Gadwalls
4 American Black Ducks
25 Mallards
1 Blue-winged Teal

In the woods or at the swamp:
12 Eastern Bluebirds
5 Hermit Thrushes
3 Winter Wrens
12 Rusty Blackbirds

Lots of the usual woodpeckers and I even heard some Spring Peepers 
(temperature ranged from 43-48 degrees F).


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