Hi all,
George Jett and I did some brief Eastern Shore birding
yesterday to look for his target birds to photograph:
Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-necked Grebe, Ruff, &
Golden Eagle. None
of these 4 were found during our trip. It was a nice
day to be out birding. 2521 birds in 62 species for
the day
820am-835am & 1030am-1040am
Bay Bridge and Rt 50 east of Kent Narrows to Talbot
Co line, Grasonville, Queen Anne's Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 39 degrees, NNW 10 mph
MC, 41 degrees, NNW 8 mph
30 Canada Goose
8 Mute Swan - 6 returned trip, pm
34 Tundra Swan
54 Mallard
85 Greater Scaup - returned trip
10 Surf Scoter - returned trip
2 Bufflehead
1 Horned Grebe
10 Turkey Vulture
6 Ring-billed Gull
52 Herring Gull
6 Great Black-backed Gull
67 Rock Pigeon - returned trip
1 Mourning Dove
3 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird - returned trip
65 European Starling
5 Red-winged Blackbird
440 18 species
840am-1030am
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center "Horsehead - Lake
Knapp, Marshy Creek & The Nostril area" Discovery Ln.,
off of Perry's Corner Rd., Grasonville, Queen Anne's
Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 39-41 degrees, NNW 10 mph- NNW 8 mph
84 Canada Goose
22 Mute Swan - Lake Knapp
13 Tundra Swan - 3 The Nostril, 10 Marshy Creek
23 American Wigeon - 18 LK, 5 MC
20 American Black Duck - 16 LK, 4 MC
185 Mallard - 177 LK, 8 MC
1 Green-winged Teal - LK
778 Canvasback - MC
15 Lesser Scaup - MC
2 Hooded Merganser - LK
71 Ruddy Duck - 48 MC, 23 LK
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Black Vulture
3 Turkey Vulture
1 Bald Eagle
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
5 Northern Flicker
3 Blue Jay
2 crow sp. - flyby in distance
7 Carolina Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
4 Carolina Wren
2 Winter Wren
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
1 Eastern Towhee
4 Song Sparrow
7 White-throated Sparrow
9 "Slate-colored" Junco
6 Northern Cardinal
9 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
1 American Goldfinch
1293 37 species
1040am-1115am
Along Rt 50, Easton, Talbot Co., MD
WEATHER: MC/PC, 41 degrees, NNW 8 mph
265 Canada Goose
1 Mallard
5 Surf Scoter - Rt 50 bridge, Talbot side
1 Black Scoter - same as above
1 Long-tailed Duck - same as above
2 Bufflehead
17 Turkey Vulture
2 Red-tailed Hawk
3 Bald Eagle
3 Ring-billed Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
43 Rock Pigeon
8 Mourning Dove
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 American Crow
1 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
177 European Starling
2 Red-winged Blackbird
1 House Sparrow
536 20 species
1130am-1pm
Bucktown Rd./Bestpitch Ferry Rd./Griffith Neck Rd.,
Cambridge, Dorchester Co., MD
WEATHER: PC, 41-43 degrees, NNW 8 mph- NW 7 mph
6 Canada Goose
1 "decoy" Ring-necked Pheasant - perched on
mailbox
2 Black Vulture - returned trip
33 Turkey Vulture
6 Bald Eagle - 2 ad, 1 1st W, 1 2nd W, 2 3rd W
1 Northern Harrier - returned trip
3 Red-tailed Hawk
2 American Kestrel
2 Killdeer
9 Ring-billed Gull
10 Herring Gull
2 Rock Pigeon
7 Mourning Dove
1 Northern Flicker - flyby
2 American Crow
3 Horned Lark
3 Eastern Bluebird
5 European Starling
1 Field Sparrow
14 Song Sparrow
6 White-throated Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Red-winged Blackbird
10 House Sparrow
130 23 species
105pm-145pm
Along Decoursey Bridge Rd, Cambridge, Dorchester Co.,
MD
WEATHER: PC/Fair, 43 degrees, NW 7 mph- NW 6 mph
14 Mallard
1 Great Blue Heron
8 Turkey Vulture
4 Bald Eagle - 3 ad & 1 2nd W
1 Northern Harrier
2 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Greater Yellowlegs
60 Ring-billed Gull
3 Herring Gull
1 Rock Pigeon
2 Mourning Dove
7 American Crow
10 Fish Crow
4 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow
1 Red-winged Blackbird
122 17 species
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
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