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southern Eastern Shore, 1/15/05

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Kevin Graff

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Maryland Birds & Birding

Date:

Sun, 16 Jan 2005 12:48:01 -0800

Hi all,

    Yesterday, Cecil Co. Bird Club led by Sean
McCandless with 2 observers went to Ocean City area
looking for anything cross into our path. 3 others
await us at WOC Pond. Total of 78 species seen.
Overall 82 species including Delaware on our way to
Ocean City.
   The Razorbill was seen at the inlet by others
before our arrival and we couldn't find it. 
 
830am-835am
Along Rt 589 & Ocean Pines South Pond, Ocean Pkwy &
Manklin Creek Rd., Ocean Pines South, Worcester Co., 
MD 
Weather: Fair, 35 degree, NNE 18 mph 

     2  Great Blue Heron
     1  Black Vulture
    13  Turkey Vulture
    47  Canada Goose - some flyby
     8  Mallard
     2  Ring-necked Duck
     3  Hooded Merganser
     2  Bald Eagle
    11  Ring-billed Gull
     1  Rock Pigeon
     3  Mourning Dove
     2  American Crow
     1  Northern Mockingbird
    18  European Starling
     2  "Slate-colored" Junco
     2  House Sparrow
   118  16 species

845am-935am
West Ocean City Pond, Golf Course Rd., West Ocean
City,  Worcester Co., MD

Weather: Fair, 35-37 degree, NNE 18 mph- NNE 16 mph
         (Felt like 24-28 degree)

     1  Pied-billed Grebe
    13  Great Blue Heron
    10  Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 ad and 9 imm.
   107  Canada Goose
    13  Gadwall
    28  American Black Duck
   100  Mallard - actual #
    12  Northern Shoveler
     1  Green-winged Teal
   535  Canvasback
     1  Redhead
     2  Ring-necked Duck
    25  Lesser Scaup 
    71  Hooded Merganser
     1  Cooper's Hawk
     2  American Coot
    11  Ring-billed Gull - 2 flyby
     3  Herring Gull
     3  Rock Pigeon - flyby
     9  Yellow-rumped Warbler
     2  House Sparrow
   950  21 species

940am-10am
Hooper's Crab House Eestaurant, North Avenue Lane, off

Rt 50, West Ocean City, Worcester Co., MD

Weather: Fair, 37 degree, NNE 16 mph, felt like 28 

     1  Double-crested Cormorant
     1  Great Blue Heron - on island
     3  Turkey Vulture
     2  American Black Duck
    12  Bufflehead
     8  Red-breasted Merganser
    22  American Oystercatcher
     1  Black-bellied Plover - on island
    24  Ring-billed Gull
     9  Herring Gull
     3  Great Black-backed gull
     1  Forster's Tern
     2  Rock Pigeon - nearby wire
     1  European Starling
     2  Savannah Sparrow
    92  15 species

1005am-12pm
Ocean City Inlet "Inlet Park" S. 2nd St, Ocean City,
Worcester Co., MD

Weather: Fair, 37-36 degree, NNE 16 mph, gust up to 23

    8  Red-throated Loon
    7  Common Loon
    1  Horned Grebe
    2  Double-crested Cormorant
    3  Great Cormorant
    1  Turkey Vulture - over harbor
    6  Atlantic Brant - flyby in distance
    4  American Black Duck - inside south jetty
    2  Mallard - harbor
    1  King Eider - imm male, could not find C. Eider
  305  Surf Scoter
    1  White-winged Scoter
  290  Black Scoter
    4  Long-tailed Duck  
   21  Red-breasted Merganser
    6  Ruddy Turnstone
    1  Sanderling
    8  Purple Sandpiper
    7  Dunlin
   31  Bonaparte's Gull
  396  Ring-billed Gull
  177  Herring Gull
   59  Great Black-backed Gull
  116  Rock Pigeon - many on roof
   36  European Starling
    1  House Finch - w/ House Sp under pine tree
   61  House Sparrow
 1555  27 species

1215pm-2pm 
Assateague Island State Park (along trail north and
parking area south to toll booth), Bayberry Dr.,
Berlin, Worcester Co., MD

Weather: Fair, 36-35 dgreee, NNE 16 mph- NNE 15 mph
         Felt like 25 degree 

    1  Red-throated Loon
    7  Common Loon
   13  Horned Grebe
    1  Double-crested Cormorant
    1  Northern Gannet
    1  Great Blue Heron - Rt611 & 376
    9  Black Vulture - 6 along Rt 611
   14  Turkey Vulture - 11 along Rt 611
   60  Canada Goose
    5  Atlantic Brant
   32  American Black Duck
    2  Mallard
   17  Surf Scoter
   21  Bufflehead
    3  Red-breasted Merganser
    1  Red-tailed Hawk - along Rt 611
    1  Peregrine Falcon - east side of bridge
   21  Ring-billed Gull - one along Rt 611
   21  Herring Gull
    1  Great Black-backed Gull
    2  Rock Pigeon - bridge
    2  Great Horned Owl
    2  Northern Flicker
    2  American Crow - along Rt 611
    2  Carolina Chickadee
    1  Red-breasted Nuthatch
    1  Carolina Wren
  154  Yellow-rumped Warbler
    3  Song Sparrow
    1  Swamp Sparrow
    1  "Slate-colored" Junco
    1  Eastern Meadowlark - along Rt 611
  404  32 species
 
Mammals
    9  Sika Deer, 8  Wild Ponies, 1  Gray Squirrel

245pm-530pm
Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area "Elliott Is."
Elliott Island Rd from Vienna to Elliott Island,
Dorchester Co., MD 

Weather: Fair/PC, 35-32 degree, variable 7 mph- NNE 3 
         mph

    1  Common Loon
    4  Great Blue Heron
   15  Turkey Vulture
  102  Canada Goose - flyby in distance
    2  Mute Swan
   31  American Black Duck
   57  Green-winged Teal
    8  Bufflehead
    1  Common Goldeneye - hen
  398  Ruddy Duck
    5  Bald Eagle
   11  Northern Harrier
    1  Red-tailed Hawk
    1  American Kestrel
    4  Greater yellowleg
   40  Dunlin
   56  Ring-billed Gull - headed to roost
   50  Herring Gull - headed to roost
    7  Mourning Dove
    1  Red-bellied Woodpecker
    1  Downy Woodpecker
    1  Northern Flicker
    1  American Crow - Vienna, not a single Fish Crow
                             (most abundant inElliot)
    2  Carolina Chickadee
    1  Tufted Titmouse
    4  Golden-crowned Kinglet
    1  American Robin
    1  Northern Mockingbird
   52  European Starling
   57  Yellow-rumped Warbler
   16  Savannah Sparrow
    3  Song Sparrow
    3  Swamp Sparrow
    1  "Slate-colored" Junco
    4  Northern Cardinal
   13  Red-winged Blackbird
    2  Eastern Meadowlark
   15  Boat-tailed Grackle
  973  38 species

           
        Kevin Graff
        Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD
            



		
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