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Turkey Point this morning/Black Capped Chickadee's still moving thru!

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sean mccandless

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sean mccandless

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Sun, 6 Nov 2005 15:05:33 -0500

Hi all. I wish I could be birding Turkey point every day in the fall. I love it out there. You never know what might show up.
Well, here is the run down. It was very, very busy. Lots of activity at the Hawk watch with passerines. The walk down to the hawk watch was just as good.
Double-crested Cormorant 20
Canada Goose 10
Laughing Gulls were a steady stream non-stop heading South 500+
Ring-billed Gull 25
Sharp-shined Hawk 24
Coopers 4
Northern Harrier 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 9
Black Vulture 6+
Turkey Vulture 15+
Mourning Dove 2
Tree Swallow 2
Downey Woodpecker 2
Hairy 3
Red-bellied 9
Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 2
American Crow 12
Blue Jay 7
AMERICAN PIPIT 44
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Chickadee 3
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 13 There was probably more. I was hearing them all over and they were flying over the Hawk watch.
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 10
Carolina Wren 8
Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 18
American Robin 206 +
Hermit Thrush 2
Cedar Waxwing 225+
Myrtle Warbler 8
White-throated Sparrow 70
Song Sparrow 2
Slate-colored Junco 8
Chipping Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
American Goldfinch 32
House Finch 11
PURPLE FINCH 37
PINE SISKIN 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
RUSTY BLACKBIRD 111 They were all over everywhere! Mostly Dogwoods and Honey Locust
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Common Grackle 32
BALTIMORE ORIOLE 3
I didn't list all of the birds in the right order sorry. I did it off the top of my head from my scrambled notes in the field.
Sean McCandless
Elkton, MD