[MDOsprey] Baltimore Harbor CBC preliminary results
Peter Webb (pwebb@bcpl.net)
Fri, 24 Dec 1999 14:39:08 -0500
The Balt. Harbor CBC, held on Sat., Dec. 18, is not fully compiled,
awaiting a couple of territory reports, but the major picture has
emerged and it looks like:
99 species (?!? - couldn't get just one more??)
approx. 19,00 birds counted by 17 observers in 9 parties in the field
(a new low!) :(
Highlights included 41 Snow Buntings and 2 Short-eared Owls
on Hart-Miller Island, TWO Great Cormorants (new Count high)
on the rocks in the Bay west of Ft. Smallwood (just inside the
Count circle) among 64 "regular" Double-crested Cormorants,
13 White-winged and 1 Black Scoter spotted out on the Bay
from near Ft. Howard, both new highs (first Count record
for Black Scoter), and as many MDOsprey readers could have
predicted from the postings around the State, a new high
for Merlins (3 counted, prev. high 1), 3 Peregrine Falcons,
11 Virginia Rails, 1 probable Orange-crowned Warbler seen
briefly in the Waterview west area and not re-found,
and for "winter finches" 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches and
3 Purple Finches, but no siskins, crossbills, redpolls
or other rarities.
In a few weeks, the Baltimore City-County Mid-Winter Count
will take place on Jan. 22, covering the city and county,
and field observers will be needed to find out what's hanging
around into the coldest part of the winter in our area. As
with the Harbor Count, a Tally will be held at Cylburn Mansion
in Baltimore off Greenspring Avenue just south of Northern
Parkway, with doors opening at 4:30 and the Tally taking
place about 6 pm or whenever most of the expected participants
have arrived and counted up their daily totals.
Pete Webb
pwebb@bcpl.net (home, after 6)
pew@niroinc.com (work, 830-5 M-F)