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brief Eastern Shore trip, 2/01/06

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Thu, 2 Feb 2006 08:34:23 -0800

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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