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Cambridge Birding 2/25

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Lisa Spears

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Lisa Spears

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Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:27:31 -0500

            Saturday, 2/25, from 8 am to 4 pm, the Centreville Middle School went out
to bird around Cambridge today. It was the best day of birding we've had
this year. Most of us, or I, add 2 species to our life list. 
The birds of the day were 4 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS at Blackwater across
from pool 3 on the wildlife drive. At the same spot we had 1 early TREE
SWALLOW. We also got 1 BARNACLE GOOSE in pool 1 of the wildlife drive, as
well as RING-NECKED DUCKS. Across from pool 1 were 2 COMMON MERGANSERS. On
the Choptank River were 3 REDHEADS mixed in with Canvasbacks, Wigeons, and
others. They were close enough to touch and got great photos. The list
below:
 
Cambridge-Choptank River
 
3   REDHEAD (2 drake, 1 hen)            West End Avenue
7   American Wigeon
60   Lesser Scaup
200   Canvasback
12   Ring-billed Gull
1   Great Black-backed Gull
4   Herring Gull
3   Long-tailed Ducks
200   SURF SCOTER             Yacht Club
20   BLACK SCOTER            Yacht Club
6   Ruddy Duck
1   HORNED GREBE              Yacht Club
4   Mallard 
10   Common Goldeneye
3   Black Vulture
14   American Robin
1   Song Sparrow
7   House Sparrow
 
 
Blackwater
 
8   Great Blue Heron
45   Tundra Swan         
2   Mute Swan
7   Snow Goose
400   Canada Goose
1   BARNACLE GOOSE        Pool 1 of Wildlife Drive
15   Green-winged Teal
4   BLUE-WINGED TEAL      Elliot's Island Road
6   Northern Shoveler
12   American Wigeon
2   RING-NECKED DUCK    Pool 1 of Wildlife Drive
2 COMMON MERGANSER  Across from pool 1
5   Turkey Vulture
6   Bald Eagle
4   Northern Harrier
3   Red-tailed Hawk
1   American Kestrel
7   Killdeer
2   GREATER YELLOWLEGS           Elliot's Island Road
15   Ring-billed Gull
3   Herring Gull
4   Mourning Dove
1   Belted Kingfisher
1   TREE SWALLOW             Across from pool 3 on wildlife drive
3   American Robin
1   Northern Mockingbird
200   European Starling
1   Yellow-rumped Warbler
1   Northern Cardinal
2   Savannah Sparrow
2   Song Sparrow
13   Common Grackle
3   House Sparrow
4   AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN                Across from pool 3 on wildlife
drive
 
 
Amanda Spears
Queen Anne's County