The Talbot Bird Club used the fisherman's parking lot at Black Walnut
Point as a vantage point for hawk watching today (10/02). Club member
Andrew Bullen led the group, and a total of 20 people stopped in for at
least a portion of the morning.
Hawks seen:
Osprey 4 - loitering rather than clearly migrating
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 11+ - some were loitering; others were moving right out
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
also - lots of Turkey Vultures and several Black Vultures.
A total of 55 bird species were either seen or heard. Other highlights
included:
Surf Scoter
Royal Tern
Chimney Swift
Bank Swallow
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wilson's Warbler
and an extensive parade of Blue Jays all morning long.
Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601
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