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Queen Annes County snow birds

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danny poet

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:37:57 -0500

Hi All  leaving work yesterday afternoon  at about 4:30ish  on the road 
shoulder of Carmichael Rd were 2 American Pipits. On Mon Jan 24 road birding 
in Queen Annes Co  produced Several flocks Of Horned Larks  NO LONSPURS OR 
BUNTIMGS . Lots Of White Throated Sparrows , Juncos. Several  Medowlarks , 1 
Towhee, Lots Of Geese  and Snow Geese.   Snow Birds of this last weekend  at 
my feeders  Junco Whitethroats , Song sparrow, Cardinal , 2 White breasted 
Nuthatch, 1 Red Breasted Nuthatch, Goldfinch, house finch, Red Bellied 
Woodpecker, Chickadee, and titmouse. Cardinals also. Yesterday Afternoon 
Tues  1 - 25 - 05  the Rt 309 Pond Close to 213  near Centreville. Mostly 
frozen Over but   held 2 Snow  Geese  , 3 Black Ducks , 2 Mute  Swan and 1 
adult Bald Eagle on the ice  clutching in its talons and draging  closer to 
shore the body of an adult  Snow Goose. Do not Know if it caught it or was 
all  ready dead. but in either case it was now that eagles Dinner.

Happy Birding
Danny Poet
Queenstown Md