Hi all,
Sorry, I'm very late. I only have a limited of 5
minutes on computer each day since Sunday as my dad
and sister had upgrade the computer with new modem and
other gadget thingies daily. It's done now, and am
trying to catch up on my reports since Sat. Afterward,
I went down to stay over at my cousin's farm to
prepare for all day pelagic trip on Sunday.
My cousin had warned me about a ice storm on its
way. So I decided not to go on the boat (thought it
would cancel too), but went straight to old Shantytown
Village and inlet area at dawn for real quick before
head home ahead of storm. Found the murre and couple
of RN Grebes. Went home after that and the storm turns
out to be a light snow. False alarm. I heard they had
a good time on the boat.
02/24/07 - 715am-930am
Point Lookout State Park, Point Lookout Rd., Scotland,
St. Mary's Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 26-31 degrees, NW 9 mph- NW 11 mph
Mute Swan - 7
Tundra Swan - 3
American Black Duck - 16
Mallard - 2
Greater Scaup - 4
HARLEQUIN DUCK - 1 (2nd causeway, past the first on L)
Surf Scoter - 47
Black Scoter - 6
Long-tailed Duck - 12
Bufflehead - 85
Common Goldeneye - 3 (all hens)
Red-breasted Merganser - 24
Common Loon - 9
Horned Grebe - 2
RED-NECKED GREBE - 1 (off point)
Northern Gannet - 4
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 (boat launch facility)
Great Blue Heron - 2
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 45
Herring Gull - 16
Great Black-backed Gull - 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Fish Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 1
Winter Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 17 (roadside puddle N of park)
Cedar Waxwing - 32 (headed N after tried S over river)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 19
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 8
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 4
"Slate-colored" Junco - 6
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 37 (headed N after S at pt)
SPECIES: 47
TOTAL BIRDS: 450
MAMMALS
White-tailed Deer - 2
02/24/07 - 930am-945am
Along Long Neck Rd., Scotland, St. Mary's Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 32 degrees, WNW 11 mph
Mallard - 2
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 3
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 1 (female)
American Kestrel - 1
Wilson's Snipe - 1
American Crow - 4
Horned Lark - 1 (near favorite spot, now has new
house)
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 18
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 10
White-throated Sparrow - 3
"Slate-colored" Junco - 11
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
Northern Meadowlark - 6 (w/ starlings)
American Goldfinch - 3
SPECIES: 19
TOTAL BIRDS: 76
02/24/07 - 1030am-1145am
Indian Creek National Resources Management Area,
Prince Frederick Rd (Rt. 231), Benedict, Charles Co.,
MD
WEATHER: Fair, 32-35 degrees, NW 9 mph- W 11 mph
Canada Goose - 4
American Black Duck - 4
Mallard - 4
Green-winged Teal - 3
Bufflehead - 2 (Rt 231 bridge)
Double-crested Cormorant -1 (CH/CT line Rt 231 bridge)
Black Vulture - 3
Turkey Vulture - 12
Bald Eagle - 2 (2nd W flyby)
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (dive bombed at Redtail)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1 (Rt 231 wires)
Killdeer - 1 (flyby)
American Crow - 3
Eastern Bluebird - 4
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 19 (along Rt 231 fields)
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 4 (single flock on unpaved path)
Song Sparrow - 45
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 4
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 7
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
House Finch - 1
SPECIES: 29
TOTAL BIRDS: 136
MAMMALS
Eastern Cottontail - 1
02/24/07 - 1210pm-210pm
Patuxent National Resources Management Area, end of
Smokey Rd., Lower Marlboro, Calvert Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair/PC, 35-40 degrees, NW 13 mph- NW 12 mph
American Black Duck - 6
Common Merganser - 6
Black Vulture - 2 (along Rt. 2-4)
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (along Rt. 2-4)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Herring Gull - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 3
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 7
Tufted Titmouse - 2
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Winter Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 6
Northern Mockingbird - 4
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 7
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 18
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 26
"Slate-colored" Junco - 2
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 25 (single flock)
SPECIES: 37
TOTAL BIRDS: 150
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 2
02/24/07 - 255pm-335pm
Buddy Attick Park "Greenbelt Lake" Crescent Rd.,
Greenbelt, Prince George's Co., MD (w/ quick stop at
Lake Artemesia for a couple minutes)
WEATHER: PC, 43-44 degrees, NW 9 mph- WNW 9 mph
Canada Goose - 87 (no white-fronted seen here)
Wood Duck - 2 (pair)
American Wigeon - 2 (pair)
Mallard - 46
Northern Shoveler - 2 (hens, Lake Artemesia)
Canvasback - 1 (hen)
Ring-necked Duck - 17
Hooded Merganser - 5 (3 drakes, 2 hens)
Ruddy Duck - 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
American Coot - 7
Ring-billed Gull - 84 (many feeding on breadthrowers)
Mourning Dove - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 34
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 4
House Finch - 1
House Sparrow - 4
SPECIES: 25
TOTAL BIRDS: 308
02/24/07 - 410pm-515pm
C & O Canal National Historical Park & Trail "Lock 6
to Little Falls Dam" Clara Barton Pkwy, Glen Echo,
Montgomery Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 43-41 degrees, WNW 7 mph- NNW 11 mph
American Black Duck - 8
Mallard - 3
White-winged Scoter - 2
Bufflehead - 7
Common Goldeneye - 2
Common Merganser - 16
Double-crested Cormorant - 19
Bonaparte's Gull - 7
Ring-billed Gull - 16
Herring Gull - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 4
Tufted Titmouse - 3
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7
White-throated Sparrow - 7
"Slate-colored" Junco - 6
SPECIES: 28
TOTAL BIRDS: 129
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 1
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD (Apr 2007)
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