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Jen's Birding report

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Jennifer Elmer

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Mon, 2 Apr 2007 20:09:31 EDT

Yesterday I went fishing and crabbing at coullburn creek.  I also  kept my 
eyes on the birds.
birds I saw are listed below.
20+ Buffleheads 
12 Greater Scaups
1 Red Breasted Merganser
5 Greater yellowlegs
2 Osprey
3 Bald Eagles 
5 Forster's Terns
16 Boat Tailed Grackles
2 King Rail 
1 Common Loon
12 Rough Winged Swallow
20 Tree Swallows
4 Brown Headed Cow Birds
15 Red winged Black Birds 
4 Red Tailed Hawks
2 Red shouldered Hawks 
20 Black Vultures 
I caught a  6 inch Blue Crab and a striped bass witch I had  to release. crab 
season is here.
 
Today I was at porters crossing fishing and birding. the birds I  saw are 
listed below.
5 Water Thrush 
3 Yellow Throated Warblers
2 Pileated Woodpeckers
1 Winter Wren  
2 Red Shouldered Hawks
1 Canada Goose ( being harassed by a pickerel. )
4 Hermit Thrush
1 Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 
Fish, ( Shad, Yellow Perch, Large Mouth Bass, Pickerel.)  
On the way back to Pocomoke City I saw the birds listed below.
10 Horned lark 
5+ Eastern Meadowlarks
2 Hermit Thrush
2 Great Egrets
1 Great Blue Heron
2 Killdeer 
1 Pileated Woodpecker 
2 Red Tailed Hawks
1 Kestrel 
                                                                              
                                              Birding  forever
                                                                              
                                              Jennifer Elmer  
 
                      



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