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Southern Eastern Shore - Part III (Sunday)

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Mon, 1 Aug 2005 19:29:49 -0700

Hi all,

The last of the three day weekend trip report.  

725am-830am - 7/31/05
Along Nanticoke Rd., between Hunter Mill Dr. & village
of Waterview, Salisbury-Waterview, Wicomico Co., MD

Weather: haze/cloudy, 71-73 degree, NE 3 mph- E 6 mph

  13  Cattle Egret - past Roaring Pt Dr. on Nanticoke
   2  Turkey Vulture
  48  Canada Goose - same area as egrets
   8  Mallard - Harbor Rd.
   2  Surf Scoter - Roaring Point (RP)
   6  Osprey - 2 Cedar Hill Park, 1 RP, 3 Harbor Rd.
   2  Bald Eagle -  Cedar Hill Park
   1  Spotted Sandpiper - Cedar Hill Park
  90  Laughing Gull - 15 Cedar Hill, 65 Harbor Rd....
   2  Ring-billed Gull - Cedar Hill Park
  18  Herring Gull - 2 Cedar Hill, 16 Harbor Rd.
   9  Great Black-backed Gull - Harbor rd.
   1  Royal Tern - Cedar Hill Park
   1  Forster's Tern - Cedar Hill Park
   1  Rock Pigeon
   2  Chimney Swift
   4  Eastern Kingbird - 1 Roaring Point
   7  Blue Jay
  23  Mourning Dove - 22 along road, 1 Roaring Point
   6  American Crow
   3  Fish Crow
   1  Purple Martin
   4  Tree Swallow
  66  Barn Swallow - 40 Roaring Point, 26 Cedar Hill 
  32  American Robin - 1 Roaring Point
   3  Northern Mockingbird - 2 Roaring Point 
  52  European Starling - 1 Cedar Hill Park
   2  Chipping Sparrow
   2  Northern Cardinal - Roaring Point
  19  Red-winged Blackbird
  16  Common Grackle
   5  Boat-tailed Grackle
   1  House Finch
  10  House Sparrow
 462  34 species

9am-915am - 7/31/05
Along Old Athol Rd./Athol Rd., Quantico, Wicomico Co.,
MD

Weather: Cloudy, 74-75 degree, E 7 mph- variable 5 mph

   1  Turkey Vulture
   1  Screech Owl - heard by Bob only, in distance
   1  Red-bellied Woodpecker
   1  Downy Woodpecker
   1  Hairy Woodpecker
   1  Red-eyed Vireo
   1  Tree Swallow
   4  Barn Swallow
   1  Carolina Chickadee
   1  Tufted Titmouse
   1  Carolina Wren
   2  American Robin
   1  Northern Mockingbird
   1  Summer Tanager
   1  Northern Cardinal
   2  Indigo Bunting
   2  Common Grackle
   1  American Goldfinch
  24  18 species

930am-10am - 7/31/05
End of Marsh Rd., Mardela Springs, Wicomico Co., MD

Weather: Cloudy/haze, 75-77 degree, E 6 mph- variable 

         7 mph

   1  Great Blue Heron - near bridge
   1  Turkey Vulture
   4  Osprey
  11  Laughing Gull
   1  Herring Gull
   2  Forster's Tern
   1  Mourning Dove
   1  Ruby-throated Hummingbird
   1  Blue Jay
   1  Eastern Kingbird
   9  Barn Swallow
   1  Carolina Wren
  19  European Starling
   4  Common Yellowthroat
   1  Song Sparrow
   1  Northern Cardinal
  30  Red-winged Blackbird
   4  Common grackle
   2  American Goldfinch
  95  19 species

1015am-11am
Steele Neck Rd./New Bridge Rd., Vienna, Dorchester
Co., MD - Butterfly trip

Weather: cloudy/haze, 77-78 degree, variable 5 mph- 
         NNE 7 mph 

   2  Turkey Vulture
   1  Wood Duck - Chicamacomico River
   1  Osprey
   2  Mourning Dove
   2  Yellow-billed Cuckoo
   1  Ruby-throated Hummingbird - near boat ramp
   1  White-eyed Vireo - juv. New Bridge near ramp
   1  American Crow
  10  Tree Swallow
  16  Barn Swallow
   2  Carolina Chickadee
   1  Tufted Titmouse
   2  Field Sparrow
   1  Grasshopper Sparrow
   1  Song Sparrow
   2  Northern Cardinal
   9  Blue Grosbeak
   2  Indigo Bunting
   3  Red-winged Blackbird
   2  American Goldfinch
  62  20 species

Butterflies
   1  Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
   4  Cabbage White
  39  Clouded Sulfer
 281  Orange Sulfer
   1  Cloudless Sulfer
  18  Eastern Tailed Blue
   2  Variegated Fritillary
   9  Pearl Crescent 
   6  Red Admiral
   1  Red-spotted Purple
  48  Monarch
   3  Appalachian Brown
  28  Silver-spotted Skipper
   2  Least Skipper
   1  Zabulon Skipper - female

Dragonflies
   1  Common Green Darner
   1  Comet Darner
  34  Needham's Skimmer
   1  Eastern Amberwing
  61  Blue Dasher
   7  Eastern Pondhawk  


       Kevin Graff
       Jarrettsvile, MD & Ocean City, MD
       




		
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