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N. AA County: Waterfowl, Woodpeckers and Eagles

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Matthew Grey

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Matthew Grey

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Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:09:47 -0500

Hello all.

Today, I wandered in some of my usual haunts (along with a new one) in 
Northern Anne Arundel County. Weinberg Park still has storm damage but is 
able to be surveyed and everything bird-wise was basically the same, with 
the RH Woodpecker wintering and amazing Towhee numbers. 

I decided to check out another area, found on AA County ADC Map number 3, 
coordinates H-11. It is properly called "Solley's Cove Park" and is on 
Carbide Road along Curtis Creek. There is no development on the park land 
and even though the woods aren't impressive, the area is as isolated as any 
in this part of the county, so I'll keep an eye on it.

Highlights:

Weinberg Park (North side of park, right side of Fairview Beach Rd):

DC Cormorant: 14  Seen on White Rocks
G. Blue Heron: 1
Mallard: 7 On Rock Creek
Bufflehead: 7 On Rock Creek
C. Goldeneye: 4 On Rock Creek
LT DUCK: 4 On Rock Creek
Scaup sp.: 16 On Rock Creek
Canvasback: c. 300 On Rock Creek
BV: 2
RT Hawk: 1 Adult
RB Gull: 32
H. Gull: 3
GBB Gull: 2 On White Rocks
RH WOODPECKER: 1 Subadult still around 
YB Sapsucker: 1 
Pileated WP: 1  Calling and seen close to Ft. Smallwood Rd.
(Adding the 5 RBWP, 3 DOWP and 3 NOFL made it a 6 Woodpecker day at this 
site)
H. Thrush: 1
E. Towhee: 18 total
WT Sparrow: 30+ total
Song Sparrow: 7
Fox Sparrow: 2 In 2 different locations along Fairview Beach Rd)
Junco: 6 Along the road

Kembo Road Area (Off of Ft. Smallwood Rd):

DC Cormorant: 1 On the terminus of Swan Creek vivible from Kembo Rd
A. Black Duck: 2 Same place
RN Duck: 1 Male, same place
H. Merganser: 1 Male, same place
BALD EAGLE: 3  Two adults flying together toward the closed wetland area 
and one 2nd year bird twenty minutes later flying toward Ft. Smallwood Rd..
TV: 2
YB Sapsucker: 1
H. Thrush: 1
WT Sparrow: 6
Junco: 14
RW Blackbird: 300+

Carbide Road Area/Solley's Cove:

C. Goose: 2
Mallard: 19
Bufflehead: 6
C. Goldeneye: 3
L. Scaup: c. 500
Scaup sp.: 500+ flyover
RB Gull: 3

Best to all,

Matt Grey
Pasadena