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Entire Eastern Shore, well almost, 2/18/06

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:19:40 -0800

Hi all,


9th annual "The Great Backyard Bird Count"

730am-815am
Along Rt 213 (Elkton to county line), Chesapeake City,
Cecil Co., MD

WEATHER: Cloudy/MC, 32 degrees, WSW 7 mph

6953  Snow Goose - 863 S of Elkton, 6090 Cecilton
 438  Canada Goose
   2  Mallard
   3  Bufflehead - Bohemia River
   3  Common Merganser - same as above
   1  Great Blue Heron
   6  Turkey Vulture
   2  Bald Eagle - same perch as Elkton CBC in Dec.
   2  Red-shouldered Hawk
 107  Ring-billed Gull
   7  Herring Gull
   6  Rock Pigeon
  27  Mourning Dove
   1  Blue Jay
  17  American Crow
   1  Tufted Titmouse
   1  White-breasted Nuthatch
   5  American Robin
  41  European Starling
   1  American Pipit
   7  Savannah Sparrow
   2  Song Sparrow
  16  Red-winged Blackbird
  66  Common Grackle 
  83  Brown-headed Cowbird - single flock
   2  House Finch
7800  26 species
 
830am-905am
Along Black Bottom Rd/Big Stone Rd., Massey, Kent Co.,
MD

WEATHER: Cloudy, 34 degrees, SW 6 mph

   1  Snow Goose
  77  Canada Goose
   8  Mallard
   7  Ring-necked Duck - pond Rt 299/Bradford Johnson
   1  Bufflehead - same as above
   2  Great Blue Heron
   5  Turkey Vulture
   1  GOLDEN EAGLE - Black Bottom Rd, headed W
   1  Wilson's Snipe
   2  Rock Pigeon
   1  Mourning Dove
   1  Downy Woodpecker
   1  Northern Flicker
   1  Pileated Woodpecker
   3  Blue Jay
  15  American Crow
   1  Fish Crow
   1  Carolina Chickadee
   1  Carolina Wren
   2  Eastern Bluebird
   2  Northern Mockingbird
   7  European Starling - w/ grackles
   1  Savannah Sparrow
   1  Chipping Sparrow
   3  White-throated Sparrow
  97  "Slate-colored" Junco
   3  Northern Cardinal
   2  Rusty Blackbird - w/ grackles
 394  Common Grackle - 383 Big Stone/Rt 330 field
 642  29 species

905am-925am
Along Sudlersville Cemetery Rd., Sudlersville, Queen
Anne's Co., MD

WEATHER: Cloudy, 34-35 degrees, SW 6 mph

 115  Snow Goose
 150  Canada Goose
   7  Turkey Vulture
   2  Red-shouldered Hawk
   1  Red-tailed Hawk
   3  Ring-billed Gull
   3  Rock Pigeon
   2  American Crow
   3  Horned Lark
   1  American Robin
  18  European Starling
   2  Savannah Sparrow
   5  Song Sparrow
   8  Red-winged Blackbird
   5  Common Grackle
 325  15 species

1020am-1130am
Idylwild Wildlife Management Area (main entrance)
Houston Branch Rd., Federalsburg, Caroline Co., MD

WEATHER: Cloudy/Light Snow, 34-32 degrees, WSW 12 
         mph- W 8 mph 

   6  Canada Goose
   2  Mallard
   3  Black Vulture
   4  Turkey Vulture
   1  Red-tailed Hawk
   3  Mourning Dove
   1  Great Horned Owl
   1  Red-bellied Woodpecker
   1  Downy Woodpecker
   1  Hairy Woodpecker
   2  Northern Flicker
   1  Blue Jay
   4  American Crow
   1  Horned Lark
   2  Carolina Chickadee
   1  Tufted Titmouse
   1  Golden-crowned Kinglet
   5  Eastern Bluebird
   1  Hermit Thrush
  85  Ameruican Robin
   1  Northern Mockignbird
  27  European Starling  
   5  Yellow-rumped Warbler
   1  Song Sparrow
  19  White-throated Sparrow
   8  "Slate-colored" Junco
   9  Northern Cardinal
   6  Red-winged Blackbird
   8  Common Grackle
   1  American Goldfinch
 211  30 species 

1145am-1215pm
Hurlock Waste Water Treatment Plant, Jones Village
Rd., Hurlock, Dorchester Co., MD 
 
WEATHER: Light Snow, 32 degrees, W 8 mph- W 7 mph

  14  Snow Goose
  36  Canada Goose
  39  Tundra Swan
  33  Mallard
  40  Northern Shoveler
   3  Northern Pintail
   1  Green-winged Teal
  26  Ring-necked Duck
 156  Ruddy Duck
   1  American Kestrel
  88  Ring-billed Gull
  61  Herring Gull
  32  Great Black-backed Gull
   1  Rock Pigeon
   5  Mourning Dove
   3  American Crow
   4  Horned Lark
  60  European Starling
   1  Savannah Sparrow
  17  Song Sparrow
  36  "Slate-colored" Junco
 657  21 species

1235pm-1pm
Choptank River Fishing Pier State Park, Fishing Pier
Rd., Trappe, Talbot Co., MD

WEATHER: Light Snow, 32-34 degrees, W 7 mph- WSW 
         8 mph

   1  Mallard
   4  Greater Scaup
   1  Surf Scoter
   2  Bufflehead
   1  Great Blue Heron
   1  Red-shouldered Hawk
   1  Ring-billed Gull
   3  Herring Gull
   1  American Crow
   1  Carolina Chickadee
   1  Red-breasted Nuthatch
   1  Northern Mockingbird
   1  European Starling
   6  Song Sparrow
  12  "Slate-colored" Junco
   1  Northern Cardinal
  38  16 species

2pm-315pm
Deal Island Wildlife Management Area, Deal Is Rd.,
Riley Robert Rd., unnamed gravel road & the village,
Deal Island, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Light Snow/Cloudy, 34-35 degrees, WNW 9 
         mph- NNW 7 mph 

 104  Canada Goose
  15  Mute Swan - 2 Riley Robert Rd
 157  Tundra Swan
   3  Gadwall
   1  EURASIAN WIGEON - drake
 383  American Wigeon - 51 Riley Robert Rd
  36  American Black Duck - 10 Riley Robert Rd.
   8  Mallard
   6  Blue-winged Teal
  56  Green-winged Teal - 3  Riley Robert Rd.
   8  Bufflehead - Riley Robert Rd
   1  Common Loon - end of Deal Is Rd
   5  Great Blue Heron
   1  Tricolored Heron
   2  Black-crowned Night Heron
   5  Turkey Vulture
   6  Northern Harrier
   1  Rough-legged Hawk
   1  American Kestrel
   3  Greater Yellowlegs
   4  Dunlin
   4  Ring-billed Gull
   4  Herring Gull
   1  Great Black-backed Gull - Riley Roberts Rd
   4  Rock Pigeon
   3  Mourning Dove
   1  Belted Kingfisher
   1  Northern Flicker
   2  Eastern Bluebird
   1  Northern Mockingbird
  16  European Starling
   9  Yellow-rumped Warbler
   1  Common Yellowthroat
  27  Savannah Sparrow
   1  Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 
  43  Song Sparrow
  11  Red-winged Blackbird
   1  Eastern Meadowlark   
   4  House Finch
 940  39 species   


     Kevin Graff
     Jarrettsville, West O.C., MD
     


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