Our yard list for the day (Thursday, 11 November, Veteran's Day) included the following:
Great Blue Heron3
Turkey Vulture3
Canada Goose11
Gadwall3
Mallard12
Clapper Rail1
Killdeer2
Ring-billed Gull8
Herring Gull15
Great Black-backed Gull7
Mourning Dove18
Downy Woodpecker1
Blue Jay1
American Crow2
Fish Crow3
Carolina Chickadee5
Tufted Titmouse8
Brown-headed Nuthatch1
Carolina Wren2
Eastern Bluebird1
American Robin4
Northern Mockingbird1
Brown Thrasher1
European Starling18
Yellow-rumped Warbler3
Palm Warbler (Western race)2
Eastern Towhee2
Song Sparrow1
Swamp Sparrow5
White-throated Sparrow7
Northern Cardinal7
Red-winged Blackbird65
House Finch3
American Goldfinch5
House Sparrow3
A trip to the inlet and jetties turned up the old faithful Peregrine Falcon on the water tower, along with these:
Rock Pigeon18
Northern Gannet15
Great Cormorant2
Double-crested Cormorant1
Turkey Vulture3
Brant22
Surf Scoter75
Bald Eagle1
Peregrine Falcon1
American Oystercatcher1
Ruddy Turnstone30
Purple Sandpiper1
Laughing Gull3
Ring-billed Gull20
Herring Gull25
Great Black-backed Gull12
Northern Mockingbird1
European Starling15
House Sparrow3
Skimmer Island, unfortunately just after high tide, turned up only these birds:
Common Loon5
Double-crested Cormorant3
Great Blue Heron2
Turkey Vulture3
Black-bellied Plover1
American Oystercatcher13
Dunlin150
Laughing Gull45
Ring-billed Gull10
Herring Gull25
Great Black-backed Gull5
Forster's Tern48
Boat-tailed Grackle8
Finally, a stop at West Pond netted these:
Great Blue Heron3
Great Egret1
Snowy Egret1
Black-crowned Night-Heron3
Canada Goose400
Tundra Swan12
Gadwall3
American Wigeon2
American Black Duck20
Mallard35
Northern Shoveler15
Northern Pintail5
Green-winged Teal18
Lesser Scaup1
Hooded Merganser9
Ruddy Duck1
Sharp-shinned Hawk1
American Coot1
Greater Yellowlegs6
Lesser Yellowlegs1
Laughing Gull3
Ring-billed Gull12
Herring Gull7
Great Black-backed Gull5
Red-breasted Nuthatch1
American Goldfinch2
Rain is expected tonight and tomorrow but hopefully it will clear out in time for Saturday's rarities roundup.
Best,
Norm & Fran
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Norm Saunders
West Ocean City & Colesville, MD
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