Hi all,
Not a good day for gannets, but better for other
birds. The weather was much better than Sat.
6am-3pm
Full day Seawatch at Ocean City Inlet "Inlet Park",
South 2nd St., Ocean City, Worcester Co., MD
Counter: Kevin Graff
Observers: 1
Weather:6am-7am: Fog, 38-39 degrees, NW 6 - NW 7
7am-8am: Fog/Fair, 39-40 degrees, NW 7 - NW 8
8am-9am: Fair, 40-43 degrees, NW 8- NW 10
9am-10am: PC, 43-44 degrees, NNW 10 - NW 10
10am-11am: PC, 44-46 degrees, NW 10 - NW 13
11am-12pm: PC, 46-48 degrees, NW 13 - NNW 9
12pm-1pm: PC/MC, 48 degrees, NNW 9 - NNW 10
1pm-2pm: MC, 48-47 degrees, NNW 10 - N 10
2pm-3pm: MC/PC, 47-46 degrees, N 10 - NW 12
22 Atlantic Brant - 9 N
2 American Black Duck
2 Common Eider - headed N
1720 Surf Scoter - 1624 N
1 White-winged Scoter - headed N
238 Black Scoter - 219 N
41 Scoter sp. - headed N
5 Long-tailed Duck - 4 N
44 Red-breasted Merganser - 20 N
594 Red-throated Loon - 522 N
29 Common Loon - 1 N
1 Shearwater sp. -flew too low over water to id's
825 Northern Gannet - all headed N
27 Double-crested Cormorant - 18 N
2 Great Cormorant - headed N
1 Turkey Vulture - over harbor
9 American Oystercatcher - 2 N
1 Willet - headed N
51 Ruddy Turnstone
10 Sanderling
4 Purple Sandpiper
1 Bonaparte's Gull - headed N
18 Laughing Gull - 17 N
55 Ring-billed Gull
203 Herring Gull - 157 N
1 GLAUCOUS GULL - same bird, on south jetty
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - ad, headed N
44 Great Black-backed Gull - 24 N
62 Rock Pigeon
20 European Starling
1 Savannah Sparrow - north jetty
7 House Sparrow
4042 31 species
Gannets by hours
2006
6am -7am: 33
7am -8am: 114
8am -9am: 123
9am-10am: 65
10am-11am: 186
11am-12pm: 101
12pm -1pm: 88
1pm -2pm: 69
2pm -3pm: 46
825
Other birds headed N by hours
6am -7am: 52 Surf Scoter
27 Red-throated Loon
1 Shearwater sp.
7am -8am: 457 Surf Scoter
48 Black Scoter
15 Scoter sp.
16 Red-breasted Merganser
150 Red-throated Loon
1 Common Loon
1 Great Cormorant
5 Laughing Gull
37 Herring Gull
6 Great Black-backed Gull
8am -9am: 5 Atlantic Brant
280 Surf Scoter
43 Red-throated Loon
2 Double-crested Cormorant
7 Laughing Gull
15 Herring Gull
9am-10am: 3 Atlantic Brant
93 Surf Scoter
17 Black Scoter
26 Scoter sp.
66 Red-throated Loon
1 Double-crested Cormorant
2 American Oystercatcher
1 Willet
2 Laughing Gull
34 Herring Gull
10am-11am: 1 Atlantic Brant- w/ 7 DC Cormorant
386 Surf Scoter
47 Black Scoter
4 Red-breasted Merganser
26 Red-throated Loon
15 Double-crested Cormorant
4 Herring Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
11am-12pm: 90 Surf Scoter
67 Red-throated Loon
1 Great Cormorant
4 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
12pm -1pm: 2 Common Eider
104 Surf Scoter
1 White-winged Scoter - w/ Black Scoter
107 Black Scoter
4 Long-tailed Duck
61 Red-throated Loon
1 Bonaparte's Gull
3 Laughing Gull
14 Herring Gull
1pm -2pm: 103 Surf Scoter
52 Red-throated Loon
32 Herring Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - w/ GBBG
15 Great Black-backed Gull
2pm -3pm: 59 Surf Scoter
30 Red-throated Loon
17 Herring Gull
3492 birds in 20 species headed N
340pm-4pm
Barren Creek Pond, Barren Creek Rd., Mardela Springs,
Wicomico Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 48 degrees, NW 13 mph
11 Canada Goose
2 Wood Duck
2 Mallard
1 Great Blue Heron
4 Turkey Vulture
2 Bald Eagle - adult and 4th W
1 American Kestrel - along road
15 Laughing Gull - headed NW
2 Herring Gull - w/ Laughing Gulls
1 Mourning Dove
2 American Crow
1 Eastern Bluebird
1 American Robin
1 "Slate-colored" Junco
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Red-winged Blackbird - along road
48 16 species
440pm-5pm
Town of Oxford, along Rhonda Ave, Bachelors Point Rd &
Bachelors Harbor Rd surrounding US Fish & Wildlife
Service property, Oxford, Talbot Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair, 50 degrees, NNW 12 mph- NNW 14 mph
2 Canada Goose
1 Mallard
1 Bufflehead - marina
1 Black Vulture
5 Turkey Vulture
15 Laughing Gull - small treatment plant
2 Ring-billed Gull
3 Herring Gull
3 Rock Pigeon
4 Mourning Dove
1 Northern Flicker
1 Blue Jay
7 American Crow
2 Tree Swallow - headed NE
2 Carolina Chickadee
1 Carolina Wren
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
2 Eastern Bluebird
35 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
2 Pine Warbler
1 Song Sparrow
3 Northern Cardinal
8 Red-winged Blackbird
31 Common Grackle
2 House Sparrow
137 26 species
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
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