Yesterday, The Centreville Middle School Birding Group went on a "bird hunt" to
find as many birds as we could in Queen Anne's County. We ended up with 90
species, a very good day. Highlights include COMMON LOON, NORTHERN BOBWHITE,
WILSON'S SNIPE, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, MERLIN, AMERICAN COOT, PURPLE MARTIN,
BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, HOUSE WREN, and MARSH WREN
Species # Location
Loon, Common 3 Kent Narrows
Grebe, Horned 8 Kent Narrows
Cormorant, Double-crested 4 Eastern Bay
Swan, Mute 5
Swan, Tundra 12
Goose, Snow 200
Goose, Canada 150
Mallard 52
Duck, American Black 15 Rt 309, CBEC, Bennett Pt Rd
Pintail, Northern 34 Rt 309, CBEC, Bennett Pt Rd
Gadwall 25 CBEC, Bennett Pt. Rd
Shoveler, Northern 22 CBEC, Bennett Pt. Rd
Teal, Green-winged 340 Rt 309, CBEC, Bennett Pt Rd
Duck, Wood 9 CBEC, Rt 309
Duck, Long-tailed 4 Eastern Bay
Canvasback 50 Eastern Bay
Duck, Ring-necked 34 Rt 309
Scaup, Lesser 760
Goldeneye, Common 4 Eastern Bay
Bufflehead 42
Wigeon, American 19 Rt 309, CBEC
Duck, Ruddy 430 Eastern Bay
Scoter, Surf 280 Eastern Bay
Bobwhite, Northern 1 CBEC
Yellowlegs, Greater 52 Rt 309
Yellowlegs, Lesser 5 Rt 309
Dunlin 20
Killdeer 18
Snipe, Wilson's 25 Rt 309
Heron, Great Blue 9
Vulture, Black 1
Vulture, Turkey 39
Osprey 9
Harrier, Northern 2 Rt 309, CBEC
Eagle, Bald 4
Hawk, Cooper's 1
Hawk, Red-shouldered 1 Corner 213 and 309
Hawk, Red-tailed 4
Kestrel, American 1 Rt 304
Merlin 1 CBEC
Coot, American 38
Gull, Laughing 7 Rt 309
Gull, Ring-billed 2,500
Gull, Herring 50
Gull, Great Black-backed 3 Eastern Bay
Tern, Forster's 3
Pigeon, Rock 42
Dove, Mourning 72
Kingfisher, Belted 11 CBEC, Rt 309
Woodpecker, Red-bellied 7
Woodpecker, Downy 6
Woodpecker, Hairy 2
Woodpecker, Pileated 2 Tuckahoe
Flicker, Northern 15
Phoebe, Eastern 29 Tuckahoe, CBEC
Lark, Horned 12 Rt 309
Martin, Purple 27 CBEC, Bennett Pt. Rd
Swallow, Tree 324
Jay, Blue 22
Crow, American 23
Crow, Fish 25
Chickadee, Carolina 28
Titmouse, Tufted 6
Nuthatch, Brown-headed 6 CBEC
Creeper, Brown 1 CBEC
Wren, Carolina 15
Wren, House 1 Mill Stream Park
Wren, Marsh 1 Bennett Pt Rd
Bluebird, Eastern 7 Bennett Pt Rd
Robin, American 425
Catbird, Gray 1
Mockingbird, Northern 18
Starling, European 140
Waxwing, Cedar 13
Warbler, Yellow-rumped 31 CBEC
Warbler, Pine 23 CBEC, Perry Corner Rd
Towhee, Eastern 7
Sparrow, Song 24
Sparrow, Chipping 3
Sparrow, White-throated 35
Sparrow, Field 1
Junco, Dark-eyed 48
Cardinal, Northern 28
Blackbird, Red-winged 550
Meadowlark, Eastern 12 Rt 309
Grackle, Common 1,280
Cowbird, Brown-headed 60
Finch, House 22
Goldfinch, American 9
Sparrow, House 42
Species Count 90
Total Bird Count 8,752
Amanda Spears
Queen Anne's County
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