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Queen Anne's birds, 2/6/05

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Kevin Graff

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:03:47 -0800

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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