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St. Mary's, Charles, P.G. & Howard Counties, 12/11/05

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:54:49 -0800

Hi all,


7am-8am
MD Rock Industries, Inc. Breton Bay Plant "Beauvue
Ponds" Abell's Wharf Rd., Breton Beach Rd. & Medley's
Neck Rd., Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co., MD

Weather: PC, 34 degree, WSW 9 mph- W 8 mph

   97  Canada Goose
   19  Mute Swan
   11  Tundra Swan
   75  Gadwall
    8  American Wigeon
    1  EURASIAN WIGEON - drake
   14  Mallard
    1  Northern Pintail - drake
   12  Redhead
  128  Ring-necked Duck
    3  Bufflehead
   10  Hooded Merganser
   75  Ruddy Duck
    2  Pied-billed Grebe
    1  Great Blue Heron
    1  Turkey Vulture
    1  Northern Harrier - gray ghost
    1  Red-tailed Hawk
    1  ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - light phase
    1  Ring-billed Gull
    4  Mourning Dove
    1  Belted Kingfisher
    1  Downy Woodpecker
    1  Northern Flicker
    3  Blue Jay
    1  American Crow
    1  Northern Mockingbird
  103  European Starling
   11  American Pipit - w/ flock of 18 RW Blackbirds
  988  Red-winged Blackbird
 6697  Common Grackle - 6 flocks
  232  Brown-headed Cowbird
    9  House Sparrow
 8514  33 species

Beauvue Ponds from the L to R, viewing from Abell's
Wharf Rd

Pond #1 - 8 T. Swan, 14 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 1 N.
Pintail,
          22 RN Duck, 3 Bufflehead, 10 Hooded
Merganser   
Pond #2 - 22 C. Goose, 21 Gadwall, 10 Mallard, 52 RN
Duck,
          27 Ruddy Duck, 2 Pied-billed Grebe
Pond #3 - 20 Ruddy Duck
Pond #4 - 75 C. Goose, 19 M. Swan, 3 T. Swan, 40
Gadwall,
          8 Am. Wigeon, 1 EURASIAN WIGEON, 12 Redhead,
          54 Ring-necked Duck, 22 Ruddy Duck
Pond #5 - 6 Ruddy Duck
   
830am-845am
Along Rt 257, Issue, Charles Co., MD

Weather: PC, 34 degree, SSW 9 mph

 257  Canada Goose
   1  RING-NECKED PHEASANT - hen, (Rt257 field close
to wood  
                                   edge, before Mill
)Run Rd
   1  Great Blue Heron
   3  Black Vulture
   2  Turkey Vulture
   1  Bald Eagle - adult
   1  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
   2  Northern Flicker
   4  Blue Jay
   6  American Crow
   1  Eastern Bluebird
   9  European Starling
   3  Cedar Waxwing
   1  Savannah Sparrow
   3  Song Sparrow
   9  White-throated Sparrow
   2  "Slate-colored" Junco
   2  Northern Cardinal
   1  House Finch
 309  19 species

850am-920am
Town of Cobb Island, end of Cobb Island Rd., Potomac
River Dr. 
& Neale Sound Dr., Cobb Island, Charles Co., MD

Weather: PC, 37-39 degree, WSW 8 mph- W 8 mph

  20  Canada Goose
   6  Mute Swan
   2  Mallard
   4  Ring-necked Duck
  38  Greater Scaup
   4  Lesser Scaup
   6  Surf Scoter
  16  Bufflehead
   8  Hooded Merganser
   2  Horned Grebe
   1  Double-crested Cormorant
   1  Great Blue Heron
  17  American Coot
  28  Ring-billed Gull
  28  Herring Gull
   1  LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - 1st W, Neale Sound
Channel
   7  Great Black-backed Gull 
   1  Mourning Dove 
   1  Belted Kingfisher
   4  Blue Jay
   1  American Crow
   3  Northern Mockingbird
 189  European Starling
   1  White-throated Sparrow
   1  Northern Cardinal
  55  Brown-headed Cowbird - w/ starlings
   1  Purple Finch
  19  House Finch  
   3  House Sparrow
 468  29 species

Mammals
  23  Gray Squirrel 

940am-950am
Along Popes Creek Rd., Newburg, Charles Co., MD

Weather: PC, 41 degree, W 8 mph

  13  Lesser Scaup
   3  Bufflehead
   1  Common Loon
   1  Turkey Vulture
   1  American Kestrel
   2  Ring-billed Gull
   1  Red-bellied Woodpecker
  10  Northern Flicker
   1  Pileated Woodpecker
   1  Blue Jay
   4  American Crow
   5  Horned Lark
   1  Tufted Titmouse
   8  Eastern Bluebird
   3  American Robin
   4  European Starling
   1  Yellow-rumped Warbler
   1  Fox Sparrow
   8  Song Sparrow
   1  Swamp Sparrow
   3  White-throated Sparrow
   3  "Slate-colored" Junco
   2  American Goldfinch
  78  23 species

Mammals
   1  Gray Squirrel

955am-1035am
Chapel Point State Park, Pices Ln. & Chapel Point Rd.,
Bel Alton, Charles Co., MD

Weather: PC, 41 degree, W 8 mph- W 9 mph 

  19  Ruddy Duck
   4  Pied-billed Grebe
   1  Horned Grebe
   1  Double-crested Cormorant
   1  Turkey Vulture
   2  Ring-billed Gull
   1  Belted Kingfisher
   1  Downy Woodpecker
   1  Hairy Woodpecker
   1  Northern Flicker
   6  American Crow
   1  Carolina Chickadee
   1  Tufted Titmouse
   1  White-breasted Nuthatch
   1  Winter Wren
   1  Golden-crowned Kinglet
   2  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
   4  Eastern Bluebird
   1  European Starling
   1  Eastern Towhee
   1  Song Sparrow
   8  White-throated Sparrow
   5  "Slate-colored" Junco
   2  Northern Cardinal
   1  Common Grackle
  68  25 species

Mammals
   4  Gray Squirrel

1105am-1150am
Piscataway Park (NPS) "Farmington Landing" Wharf Rd.,
off      of Farmington Rd., Accokeek, Prince George
Co., MD

Weather: PC/MC, 41 degree, W 7 mph- WSW 6 mph

  321  Canada Goose
  228  Tundra Swan
  388  Gadwall
    6  American Wigeon 
    6  American Black Duck
  211  Mallard
  124  Northern Shoveler
    3  Northern Pintail
    1  Green-winged Teal
  527  Canvasback
   25  Redhead
 2423  Ring-necked Duck
   46  Lesser Scaup
    2  Bufflehead
    2  Hooded Merganser
  882  Ruddy Duck
   16  Great Blue Heron
    1  Bald Eagle
    6  American Coot
  765  Ring-billed Gull
    1  Belted Kingfisher
    1  Downy Woodpecker
    1  Hairy Woodpecker
    1  Northern Flicker
    1  American Crow
    6  Fish Crow  
    1  Carolina Chickadee
    1  Carolina Wren
    1  Field Sparrow
    1  Song Sparrow
    9  White-throated Sparrow
   17  "Slate-colored" Junco
    5  Northern Cardinal
   32  Rusty Blackbird - feeding other side of creek  

    6  American Goldfinch
 6067  35 species

**The rest of the list on next email.**

        Kevin Graff
        Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD
        





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