Hello Everyone,
In search of interesting places to bird, I crossed the river today for some
birding in MD and decided to take a stab at Point Lookout SP.
I had never been to Point Lookout and didn't know fully what to expect, but
my sense is that my species list is typical for that area. There was a
fair amount of wind even away from the water, which may have kept songbird
numbers lower. I did find two BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES in the pines,
several CHIPPING SPARROWS, a PINE WARBLER, and a COMMON LOON already near
full breeding plumage (which are always nice to see). Two species of
Scoter were found, and a raft of perhaps a dozen unidentified distant Scaup
were noted, though the one Scaup that was close enough to ID was a GREATER
SCAUP hanging out with some BLACK SCOTERS. Otherwise, duck numbers were
low. The list is below.
Jay Keller,
Arlington, VA
Canada Goose 15
Tundra Swan 9
Canvasback 1
Greater Scaup 1
Surf Scoter 8
Black Scoter 28
Long-tailed Duck 18
Bufflehead 40
Common Goldeneye 3
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Common Loon 6
Horned Grebe 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Ring-billed Gull 25
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 5
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 5
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 25
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Pine Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 10
Savannah Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 18
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 5
American Goldfinch 2 |