Hi all,
The puddles along Rt 309 was loaed with birds all
over the place. Not a single Common Merganser to be
found at any waterfront stops.
02/27/07 - 730am-815am
Rt 309/Rt 213 ponds, Starr Rd. (Rt 309), Centreville,
Queen Anne's C., MD
WEATHER: Overcast/Fair, 32-36 degrees, calm- SW 4 mph
Snow Goose - 684 (Pond 1)
Canada Goose - 164 (23 P 1,53 P 2,44 P 3,28 P 4,16 f)
Mute Swan - 2 (Pond 4)
Tundra Swan - 183 (49 P 1, 24 P 2, 7 P 3, 103 fields)
American Wigeon - 4 (Pond 4)
Mallard - 2 (Pond 2)
Northern Pintail - 1 (Pond 1)
Green-winged Teal - 2 (Pond 2)
Redhead - 8 (Rt 213 Pond between Rt 301 and Rt 309)
Ring-necked Duck - 77 (57 Rt 213 Pond, 20 Pond 1)
Lesser Scaup - 1 (Pond 4)
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 28
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 1 (Pond 3)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Killdeer - 4
Wilson's Snipe - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 258
Rock Pigeon - 15
Mourning Dove - 2
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Horned Lark - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 10
American Robin - 171
European Starling - 69
Red-winged Blackbird - 154
Common Grackle - 326 (several small flocks)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
American Goldfinch - 4
SPECIES: 31
TOTAL BIRDS: 2182
02/27/07 - 820am-9am
Along Dean Rd./Sparks Rd., Ridgley, Caroline Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair, 36-40 degrees, SW 4 mph- calm
Canada Goose - 24
Tundra Swan - 489 (161 Sparks Rd, 328 Clarks Ln)
WILD TURKEY - 1 (hen, Stevenson/Ninetown)
Turkey Vulture - 21
American Kestrel - 2
Killdeer - 2
Wilson's Snipe - 2 (Stevenson Rd puddle)
Rock Pigeon - 7 (cattle muddy field Ninetown/Dean Rd)
Mourning Dove - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
American Crow - 7
HORNED LARK - 134 (single flock, Clarks Ln)
Eastern Bluebird - 9
American Robin - 78
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 11
American Pipit - 1 (cattle muddy field Ninetown/Dean)
White-throated Sparrow - 3
"Slate-colored" Junco - 48
LAPLAND LONGSPUR - 2 (w/ larks, Clarks Ln)
Northern Cardinal - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 29
Common Grackle - 51
SPECIES: 23
TOTAL BIRDS: 928
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 2
02/27/07 - 905am-935am
Ridgely Waste Water Treatment Plant, Belle Rd.,
Ridgely, Caroline Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair, 40-41 degrees, calm
Snow Goose - 534
Canada Goose - 16
Tundra Swan - 18
Mallard - 3
Redhead - 2 (pair)
Ring-necked Duck - 9
Lesser Scaup - 9
Ruddy Duck - 7
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 8
American Kestrel - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 52
Herring Gull - 7
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
American Robin - 29
Northern Mockingbird - 3
Song Sparrow - 7
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 8
SNOW BUNTING - 1 (didn't expect this bird there)
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 26
Common Grackle - 74 (all over pine trees)
SPECIES: 24
TOTAL BIRDS: 824
Quick stop at Denton WWTP only has 1 hen goldeneye and
27 Ring-necked Ducks, nothing else.
02/27/07 - 955am-1030am
Ganey's Wharf Park, Ganey's Wharf Rd./Gilpin Point
Rd., Harmony, Caroline Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair, 43-45 degrees, WSW 5 mph- W 6 mph
Canada Goose - 51
Mallard - 8
Canvasback - 2
Lesser Scaup - 5
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 9
Killdeer - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 464 (158 fields, Gilpin Pt Rd))
Herring Gull - 61 (4 fields, Gilpin Pt Rd))
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - 1 (1st W, fields Gilpin Pt)
Great Black-backed Gull - 10
Mourning Dove - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Fish Crow - 2 (calling at wharf)
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1 (swampy creek, Gilpin Pt)
"Slate-colored" Junco - 6
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 49 (flyby)
Rusty Blackbird - 1 (swampy creek, Gilpin Pt)
Common Grackle - 55 (flyby)
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 733
02/27/07 - 11am-1145am
Easton Waste Water Treatment Plant, Barkers Landing
Rd., Easton, Talbot Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 46 degrees, SSW 7 mph- SSW 8 mph
Canada Goose - 22
Mallard - 2
Northern Shoveler - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 68
Greater Scaup - 4
Lesser Scaup - 91
Ruddy Duck - 49
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 10
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
American Coot - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 164 (not including landfill birds)
Herring Gull - 55 (same as above, 3600+ at landfill)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 (adult, landfill)
Great Black-backed Gull - 25 (not including landfill)
Mourning Dove - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 4
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 16
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11
Savannah Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 11
Swamp Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 5
"Slate-colored" Junco - 9
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 6
Eastern Meadowlark - 1
SPECIES: 30
TOTAL BIRDS: 574
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD (Apr 2007)
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