Yesterday, Sunday January 28, I decided to give Dorchester County a
rest and spent the morning roaming around Talbot.  As the morning
progressed, the intermittent rain grew heavy at times and the
overcast was very heavy.  Nonetheless, I managed to locate 59
species, including a nice flock of American Pipits in a field along
Sharp Road, one Cackling Goose at Pickering Creek, a lone male
Redhead at the Easton Sewage Treatment Plant (upper pond), along
with a good selection of raptors around the county.

Best,
Norm
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Norm Saunders
Cambridge & West Ocean City, MD
 


28-Jan-07, Talbot County

Rt. 50 through Talbot County--
Canada Goose, 410
Surf Scoter, 8
Ring-billed Gull, 10
Herring Gull, 5
Great Black-backed Gull, 3
Rock Pigeon, 1
European Starling, 60
House Sparrow, 5

Dover Road--
Red-tailed Hawk, 1
Mourning Dove, 5
Northern Cardinal, 2

Dover Neck Road--
Red-tailed Hawk, 1
Herring Gull, 5
Mourning Dove, 4

Barkers Landing Road--
Canada Goose, 2
American Black Duck, 4
Northern Shoveler, 6
Redhead, 1
Ring-necked Duck, 8
Lesser Scaup, 12
Ruddy Duck, 5
Turkey Vulture, 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1
Ring-billed Gull, 250
Herring Gull, 100
Great Black-backed Gull, 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2
Downy Woodpecker, 5
Hairy Woodpecker, 2
Northern Flicker, 1
Blue Jay, 7
Fish Crow, 1
Carolina Chickadee, 5
Tufted Titmouse, 2
Carolina Wren, 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1
Hermit Thrush, 1
American Robin, 2
Eastern Towhee, 1
White-throated Sparrow, 14
Red-winged Blackbird, 1
Brown-headed Cowbird, 2

Choptank River at Dover Bridge--
Mallard, 12
Ring-billed Gull, 150
Herring Gull, 45
Great Black-backed Gull, 10

Rt. 662--
Canada Goose, 300
American Kestrel, 1
Mourning Dove, 45
American Crow, 16
Eastern Bluebird, 4
Northern Mockingbird, 3
European Starling, 50
Song Sparrow, 3
Dark-eyed Junco, 6
Northern Cardinal, 2
Common Grackle, 25
Brown-headed Cowbird, 10

Sharp Road--
Great Blue Heron, 1
American Crow, 8
Eastern Bluebird, 6
American Pipit, 45
Chipping Sparrow, 1
Song Sparrow, 2
House Finch, 2

Pickering Creek Audubon Center--
Cackling Goose, 1
Canada Goose, 350
American Black Duck, 8
Mallard, 50
Northern Shoveler, 6
Bufflehead, 1
Turkey Vulture, 2
Northern Harrier, 1
Cooper's Hawk, 1
Red-tailed Hawk, 1
Killdeer, 3
Mourning Dove, 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1
Downy Woodpecker, 1
Blue Jay, 5
American Crow, 8
Carolina Wren, 1
Northern Mockingbird, 1
Song Sparrow, 3
Dark-eyed Junco, 12

Rt. 33--
Canada Goose, 1700
Black Vulture, 8
Turkey Vulture, 4
Red-shouldered Hawk, 1
Red-tailed Hawk, 1
Ring-billed Gull, 75
Herring Gull, 25
Mourning Dove, 1
Mourning Dove, 2
American Crow, 5
Eastern Bluebird, 9
European Starling, 23

Tilghman Island--
Surf Scoter, 1
Long-tailed Duck, 7
Bufflehead, 12
Common Goldeneye, 1
Eastern Bluebird, 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler, 3
Pine Warbler, 1

Easton By-Pass--
Turkey Vulture, 5
Red-tailed Hawk, 2