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Pt. Lookout, 11/6

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Jane Kostenko

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Sun, 7 Nov 2004 08:03:01 -0500

I took my own advise (always risky!) and ventured down to Pt. Lookout on Saturday from 10 to noon. I went down Longneck Rd. first, in Ridge. There were quite a few Goldfinches and a mixed flock of Red-winged Blackbirds and Cowbirds feeding in a soy bean field near the 90 degree turn but nothing of note.

Next, I went down to the point and walked around the little stand of trees. Nothing. The wind seemed to be coming off the bay from the south. At least it was fairly warm, probably low 50s. There was a single male Black Scoter on the Potomac side. A walk around the fence to the actual point (the lighthouse was open to the public for its once a year opening) yielded nothing but a few Common Loons. As I was headed back to my car, I spotted an Osprey followed shortly by an immature Bald Eagle.

I pulled over along the causeway and saw an Osprey, probably the same one and a small flock of about 20 Black Scoters. Oddly, I didn't see any of the other scoters and Black Scoters always seem to be fewer in numbers compared especially to Surfs.

I stopped at the end of Scotland Beach Rd. (go straight instead of turning hard right to go to Pt. Lookout). There were a good number of birds perched on the fishing weir. There were 11 Brown Pelicans, dozens of DC Cormorants and one Great Cormorant. Another different immature Bald Eagle flew over, circling over the bay.

Next, I went down Cornfield Harbor Rd. where there was a nice gathering of Bluebirds on the line near the hunting area. With them was a Yellow-rumped Warbler which seemed out of place perched on a power line.

Anyway, my quest for swallows netted a total of zero swallows of any species. It was a nice day to be out birding but nothing unusual.

Tyler Bell
 (using Jane's email since my email seems to be down)
California, MD