I spent the weekend casually birding our property outside of Snow Hill,
Maryland. Weather on Saturday was rotten, with intermittent showers and
the occasional downpour. A fantastic Sunday, though.
This morning I observed a pair of yellow billed cuckoos engaging in
breeding/feeding behavior. YB Cuckoo was a new yard bird for me. Also
happy to see paired-off prothonatary warblers, louisiana waterthurshes,
and our resident pair of Barred Owls.
Other birds included:
Barred Owls (pair)
Prothonotary Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Pine Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Indigo Bunting
Blue Grossbeak
Brown Headed Nuthatch
Summer Tanager
American Crow
Fish Crow
Blue Jay
Chipping Sparrow
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Great Crested Flycatcher
Phoebe
Wood Duck
Turkey Vulture
Red Shouldered Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Red Breasted Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Willet
Great Egret
Robin
Bobwhite Quail (heard only, and distant)
Red Winged Blackbird
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Cardinal
Chimney Swift
Barn Swallow
Blue Jay
Wood Thrush
Common Grackle
Chipping Sparrow
Turkey (on nest)
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Glossy Ibis
Epid. flycatcher
Common Egret
Other Birds seen on commute between Baltimore and Snow Hill:
Osprey
N. Mockingbird
Rock Dove
Eur. Starling
Red Tailed Hawk
Double Crested Cormorant
Forester's Tern
Mallard
Night Heron spp? (flyover on Rt. 97)
Mammals:
Red Fox
Eastern Cottontail
White tailed deer
Gray Squirrel
Reptiles:
Fowlers Toad
Bullfrog
Wood Frog
So. Leopard Frog
Green Tree Frog
Painted Turtle
Spotted Turtle
Black Rat Snake
Black Racer |