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Re: Turkey Point/ First White th. Sparrows.

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sean mccandless

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sean mccandless

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Sun, 25 Sep 2005 08:46:27 -0400

I must say, it real nice to see two enthusiastic people getting so involved with birding. Monroe and Joyce keep it up. You guys were allot of fun to bird with.
I didn't keep exact number on Saturday but we had the feeling of fall in the air. I will just give the seasonal highlights for the day. It was one of those strange wind direction days. 
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Canada Geese 300+
Osprey
*Mississippi Kite 1
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned
Coopers
Broad-winged Hawk
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Laughing Gull 1
Ringed-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Caspian Tern 1
Eastern Screech Owl 1
Hummingbird Sp 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5+
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 35+
*Very Red Flicker 1?????? Flying away.
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 40+
Tree Swallow 25 +
Chimney Swift 15
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 8
Wood Thrush 1
Brown Thrasher 4
Gray Catbird 6
Mockingbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 100 +
Magnolia Warbler 2
Cape-may Warbler 1
*Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue 4
Black-throated Green 3
Blackburnian 1
Palm Warbler 11 Mixed with both race's.
Black and White 3
American Redstart 5
Common Yellowthroat 6
Scarlet Tanager 2
*White-throated Sparrows 5
Indigo Bunting 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
*Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
Also Parke wanted me to say that he had Junco's in his yard this week. I believe it was on Thursday.
Sean McCandless
Elkton, MD