HI all,
A lot of ice on Queen Anne's side, none on Anne
Arundel. Lake Knapp, all exhibition ponds, and Marshy
Creek 100% frozen. Few floating ice at observation
tower and on Kent Is side. Prospect Bay was half
covered. On my way out at Wye Is, I thought I was
seeing a dead Angus Cow on its side until I got closer
and witness a birth of a calf. What a beauty!
0705-0725am &
Rt 50 from toll booth (Anne Arundel) to Kent Narrows
area (Queen Anne's), & brief stop at Oceanic Dr in
Anne Arundel side near toll booth to count raft of
Canvasback, Greater Scaup and others on way home
(cannot count that many while driving on way to
Horsehead) Cape St Claire, AACo., & Stevensville, QA's
Weather: Fair, 31 degree, N 6 mph in am
Fair, 46 degree, E 5 mph in pm
1 Great Blue Heron - Cox Creek
12 Black Vulture - forms kettle N, Oceanic Dr/Rt 50
4 Turkey Vulture - 3 Oceanic Dr/Rt 50
29 Canada Goose - flyby
4 Mute Swan - 2 at Bay Bridge Pond, 2 at Cox Creek
4 Mallard - Bay Bridge Pond
375 Canvasback - AAco side off Oceanic Dr, 47 Cox Cr
26 Ring-necked Duck - under bridge near Bay Br Pond
52 Greater Scaup - 45 Oceanic Dr, 7 w/ Ringneck
12 Lesser Scaup - 11 Cox Creek, 1 AACo
37 Bufflehead - 17 Cox Cr, 2 behind rest, 18 AACo.
3 Common Merganser - behind restaurant
54 Ruddy Duck - w/ Canvasback on way home
156 Ring-billed Gull
193 Herring Gull
102 Great Black-backed Gull
61 Rock Pigeon - 2 at Oceanic Dr
9 Mourning Dove - 2 at Oceanic Dr
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch - Oceanic Dr AACo.
3 Northern Mockingbird - 1 at Oceanic Dr
19 European Starling
1 White-throated Sparrow - Oceanic Dr
1 "Slate-colored" Junco - Oceanic Dr
13 Red-winged Blackbird
5 Common Grackle
13 House Sparrow - 2 at Oceanic Dr AACo.
1190 26 species
0730am-10am
Wildfowl Trust of North America at Chesapeake Bay
Environmental Center "Horsehead" Discovery Ln, off
Perrys Corner Rd, Grasonville, Queen Anne's Co., MD
Weather: Fair, 31-42 degree, calm- NNE 5 mph
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Turkey Vulture
861 Canada Goose
20 Mute Swan
22 Tundra Swan
2 Gadwall - 1 pr at observation tower
8 American Black Duck - observation tower
21 Mallard - observation tower
152 Canvasback - Prospect Bay
2 Redhead - both drake, Prospect Bay
3 Ring-necked Duck - all hen at observation tower
191 Greater Scaup - observation tower
2829 Lesser Scaup - 2819 ob tower, 10 Prospect Bay
2 White-winged Scoter - both hen, Prospect Bay
3 Black Scoter - 2 drake, 1 hen Prospect Bay
2 Long-tailed Duck - observation tower
408 Bufflehead - 308 ob tower, 100 Prospect Bay
655 Ruddy Duck - 558 ob tower, 97 Prospect Bay
1 Bald Eagle
1 Northern Harrier
1 Red-tailed Hawk
36 Ring-billed Gull
69 Herring Gull
19 Great Black-backed Gull
5 Mourning Dove
1 Belted Kingfisher
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
5 American Crow
1 Fish Crow
7 Carolina Chickadee
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 Carolina Wren
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3 Northern Mockingbird
27 European Starling
505 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Audubon's
1 Pine Warbler
2 Eastern Towhee - flyby
2 Field Sparrow
1 Fox Sparrow - feeders
2 Song Sparrow - feeders
1 Swamp Sparrow
26 White-throated Sparrow
99 "Slate-colored" Junco -many dozen w/yellowrump
10 Northern Cardinal
77 Red-winged Blackbird - many at territories
2 Common Grackle - flyby
1 House Finch
4 American Goldfinch - flyby
5 House Sparrow - in town
6110 53 species
Mammals: 2 Gray Squirrel, 2 Eastern Cottontail
1010am-1030am
Behind "The Jetty Restaurant & Bar" at end of Wells
Cove Rd., Grasonville, Queen Anne's Co., MD
Weather: Fair, 43 degree, NNE 4 mph
1 Turkey Vulture
8 Canada Goose
8 Mute Swan
61 Mallard - also about 11 Dom. Ducks
464 Canvasback - 240 drake, 224 hen
5 Ring-necked Duck - 3 drake, 2 hen
512 Lesser Scaup - 256 prs.
24 Bufflehead - 12 prs.
17 Common Goldeneye - 9 drake, 8 hen
2 Hooded Merganser - 1 pr.
91 Ruddy Duck - 44 drake, 47 hen
47 American Coot
208 Ring-billed Gull
194 Herring Gull
55 Great Black-backed Gull
1 European Starling
3 House Sparrow
1701 17 species
1040am-1145am
Wye Island Natural Resource Management Area, along Wye
Is Rd., Wye Hall Dr., Grannary Creek Dr.(view creek
from top of my truck's bed), Drum Point Rd., & Wye
Conference Centers At Aspen Institute, along
Carmichael Rd from Rt 50 to Wye Is bridge, Queenstown,
Queen Anne's Co., MD *mostly roadside birding*
Weather: Fair, 44-46 degree, NE 3 mph- E 6 mph
3 Black Vulture
29 Turkey Vulture
4161 Canada Goose
3 Cackling "Richardson's" Goose
4 Mute Swan - 2 at bridge, 2 at Grannary Creek
4 Tundra Swan - bridge
2 Wood Duck - both hen flushed from under bridge
50 American Black Duck - 25 prs.
16 Mallard - 8 prs.
1239 Canvasback - 620 drake, 619 hen
8 Ring-necked Duck - 4 prs.
6 Lesser Scaup - 4 drake, 2 hen
37 Bufflehead - 18 at bridge, rest at Grannary Cr
2 Hooded Merganser - a pair
353 Ruddy Duck - 170 drake, 183 hen
4 Bald Eagle - 3 juv. going into 1st W, 1 ad.
1 Northern Harrier
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
2 Red-tailed Hawk
1 American Kestrel
1 American Coot
86 Ring-billed Gull
39 Herring Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
3 Rock Pigeon
34 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
1 Blue Jay
4 American Crow
11 Horned Lark - cattle area
21 Eastern Bluebird
32 American Robin
3 Northern Mockingbird
7 European Starling
1 American Pipit
2 Savannah Sparrow
24 White-throated Sparrow
35 "Slate-colored" Junco
3 Northern Cardinal
2 Red-winged Blackbird
6240 41 species
Mammals: 3 Gray Squirrel
12pm-1245pm
Along Rt 309 Starr Rd to Rolling Bridge Rd/Back Starr
Rd, back to Rolling Bridge Rd to Rt 304, Centreville,
Queen Anne's Co., MD
Weather: Fair, 46 degree, E 6 mph- E 5 mph
5 Turkey Vulture - feeding on dead Snow Goose
1015 Snow Goose - Lesser,11 "blue" Rt 301/Rolling Br
Rd, 1 at field near Rt 309 pond
764 Canada Goose - Rt 310/Rolling Br Rd
1 Atlantic Brant - same as above
2 Mallard - same as above
1 Ring-necked Duck - Rt 309 pond near Rt 213
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 American Kestrel
5 Ring-billed Gull - w/ geese
43 Rock Pigeon - across from Rt 309 pond
3 American Crow
6 Horned Lark - 3 near geese, 3 at 304/Rolling Br
1 Northern Mockingbird
1 SNOW BUNTING - Rt 304/Rolling Br behind green/
white barn w/3 Horned Lark
1 Savannah Sparrow
7 Red-winged Blackbird - flyby
8 Common Grackle - flyby
1865 17 species
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD
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