On Wednesday (24 Jan), I made a quick survey of the Cambridge
Choptank waterfront. No new species since previous reports but the
large quantities of Canvasback, Surf Scoters, Lesser Scaup, and
Long-tailed Duck are still in evidence. Someone must be feeding the
ducks at Oakley Street-they're tame and come up so close I couldn't
focus my long lens on them. Got some great photos of the lone
Redhead there.
On Thursday (25 Jan), I spent the morning at Blackwater. Best bird
of the day was a House Wren along the Marsh Edge Trail.
Best,
Norm Saunders
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Norm Saunders
Cambridge & West Ocean City, MD
24 January 2007
Cambridge Visitor Center
American Wigeon, 8
Mallard, 5
Lesser Scaup, 75
Surf Scoter, 35
Long-tailed Duck, 3
Double-crested Cormorant, 6
Ring-billed Gull, 15
Herring Gull, 17
Great Black-backed Gull, 5
Rock Pigeon, 25
American Crow, 5
Fish Crow, 2
Dorchester General Hospital
Canada Goose, 45
Surf Scoter, 5
Long-tailed Duck, 1
Ring-billed Gull, 55
Herring Gull, 2
Great Black-backed Gull, 3
American Crow, 2
Cambridge Yacht Basin
Canvasback, 75
Horned Grebe, 1
Oakley Street
American Wigeon, 8
Mallard, 15
Canvasback, 500
Redhead, 1
Lesser Scaup, 15
Great Marsh Park
Bufflehead, 3
Common Goldeneye, 3
25 January 2007
Race Street in Cambridge
Snow Goose, 350
Ring-billed Gull, 5
Northern Mockingbird, 1
Maple Dam Road
Canada Goose, 1000
Turkey Vulture, 2
Bald Eagle, 2
Killdeer, 3
Rock Pigeon, 1
American Crow, 8
Eastern Bluebird, 6
European Starling, 50
Key Wallace Drive
Canada Goose, 3000
Turkey Vulture, 3
Ring-billed Gull, 6
Herring Gull, 15
Song Sparrow, 1
Blackwater NWR Wildlife Drive
Canada Goose, 8000
Tundra Swan, 50
American Black Duck, 2
Mallard, 1000
Northern Shoveler, 75
Northern Pintail, 25
Ring-necked Duck, 150
Lesser Scaup, 3
Ruddy Duck, 20
American White Pelican, 15
Great Blue Heron, 3
Turkey Vulture, 6
Bald Eagle, 10
Northern Harrier, 1
Red-tailed Hawk, 1
Killdeer, 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1
Downy Woodpecker, 3
Blue Jay, 3
American Crow, 5
crow sp. 45
Carolina Chickadee, 12
Tufted Titmouse, 5
Carolina Wren, 5
House Wren, 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1
Eastern Bluebird, 6
Northern Mockingbird, 2
Eastern Towhee, 1
Song Sparrow, 1
Swamp Sparrow, 1
White-throated Sparrow, 15
Northern Cardinal, 3
Red-winged Blackbird, 50
Common Grackle, 18
American Goldfinch, 3
Egypt Road
Tundra Swan, 75
American Robin, 18
Red-winged Blackbird, 500
Common Grackle, 3000
Brown-headed Cowbird, 25 |