Folks

A couple items forgotten this morning when I was catching up on the Big Charles County Year update.

On April 7 I had six Purple Finches in the back yard.

On April 8 I had six Blue-winged Teal at the Mattawoman Creek on Rt. 224.

On April 10 Gwen and I also had White-crowned Sparrow on Edgewater Road.  That was the eleventh sparrow species for the day.  Eleven is the most sparrow species I have had in one day ever in Charles.  The list included:

1. Eastern Towhee - house and elsewhere
2.  Chipping Sparrow - house
3.  Field Sparrow - Allen's Fresh
4.  Savannah Sparrow - Allen's Fresh
5.  Fox Sparrow - house
6.  Song Sparrow - Allen's Fresh and elsewhere
7.  Lincoln's Sparrow - Allen's Fresh
8.  Swamp Sparrow - Allen's Fresh  (The Swamp Sparrow at the house was singing this AM.)
9.  White-throated Sparrow - house and elsewhere
10.  White-crowned Sparrow - Edgewater Road near Allen's Fresh
11.  Dark-eyed Junco - house and elsewhere

I wondered what the state one day sparrow record is?  Fifteen is possible.  Eleven is likely the record for Charles Co., and we never got our target species - Vesper Sparrow.   

Regards

George


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