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Southern Eastern Shore - Part I (Friday)

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:36:01 -0700

Hi all,


Bob Ringler & I went to the shore for the weekend for
the shorebirds and to the ORV zone Sat (w/ Sean
McCandless). But the weather haven't been that good
with overcast sky the entire weekend.    Saturday &
Sunday reports will come up by Monday evening. 

355pm-410pm - 7/29/05
Along Key Wallace Dr & Little Blackwater River flats,
Key Wallace Dr., Church Creek, Dorchester Co., MD

Weather: Heavy overcast, light rain, 79 degree, SE 7  
         mph
            
   7  Double-crested Cormorant
   2  Great Blue Heron
   1  Great Egret
  69  Canada Goose
   2  Mallard
   3  Osprey
   1  Killdeer
   1  Least Sandpiper
   1  peep sp.
   8  Laughing Gull
  28  Caspian Tern
   1  Forster's Tern
   2  Rock Pigeon
   3  Mourning Dove
   2  American Crow
  15  Purple Martin
   4  Tree Swallow
   5  Barn Swallow
   9  Eastern Bluebird
  27  European Starling
  53  Red-winged Blackbird
 117  Common Grackle
  21  Brown-headed Cowbird
   4  American Goldfinch
   1  House Sparrow   
 387  24 species

525pm-725pm - 7/29/05
Deal Island Wildlife Management Area, Deal Island Rd &
Rileys Robert Rd, Dames Quarter, Somerset Co., MD

Weather: MC, heavy overcast, 79-77 degree, SE 5 mph- 
         ESE 6 mph 

   1  Brown Pelican
   5  Great Blue Heron
  23  Great Egret
   2  Snowy Egret
   2  Tricolored Heron
   8  Green Heron
   1  Glossy Ibis
   2  Black Vulture
   2  Turkey Vulture
   1  Mallard
   3  Osprey
   1  Bald Eagle
   1  Northern Harrier
   2  Clapper Rail
   2  Greater Yellowlegs
   1  Willet
  36  Laughing Gull
   8  Herring Gull
   2  Royal Tern
   3  Mourning Dove
   1  Downy Woodpecker
   1  Eastern Wood-Pewee
   2  Great-crested Flycatcher
   5  Eastern Kingbird
   2  Blue Jay
   2  American Crow
  11  Fish Crow
   2  Purple Martin
  12  Tree Swallow
  23  Barn Swallow
   3  Carolina Chickadee
   2  House Wren
  11  Marsh Wren
   1  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
   3  Eastern Bluebird
   2  American Robin
   3  Gray Catbird
   2  Northern Mockingbird
   4  European Starling
   3  Yellow Warbler
   3  Pine Warbler
   5  Common Yellowthroat
   1  Eastern Towhee
  16  Seaside Sparrow
   7  Song Sparrow
   5  Northern Cardinal
   1  Blue Grosbeak
   2  Indigo Bunting
  58  Red-winged Blackbird
   3  Common Grackle
   6  Boat-tailed Grackle
   1  American Goldfinch
   1  House Sparrow
 310  53 species

Reptiles
   2  Diamondback Terripan

Butterflies
   1  American Snout

Dragonflies
   2  Golden-winged Skimmer
  97  Needham's Skimmer
   1  Little Blue Dragonlet
 404  Seaside Dragonlet  

marine crestures
   9  Blue Crab - caught and release by crabbers


725pm-735pm - 7/29/05
Along Messick Rd., Dames Quarter, Somerset Co., MD

Weather: overcast, MC, 77-76 degree, ESE 6 mph- SE 7 

  66  Double-crested Cormorant
   3  Great BLue Heron
   4  Great Egret
   1  Snowy Egret
   1  Green Heron
  54  Canada Goose
   6  Osprey
   2  Peregrine Falcon
   6  Killdeer
  16  Laughing Gull
   1  Ring-billed Gull
  15  Herring Gull
   1  Great Black-backed Gull
   1  Royal Tern
   1  Eastern Kingbird
   6  Tree Swallow
   6  Barn Swallow
  10  European Starling
   1  Cedar Waxwing
  55  Red-winged Blackbird
   5  Common Grackle
  43  Boat-tailed Grackle
   1  House Sparrow
 305  23 species


       Kevin Graff
       Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD
       


		
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