I led a field trip around Blackwater NWR this morning with 10
participants and 72 species.  The weather was outstanding and the
birding was pretty good too!  My thanks to Levin Willey for
answering so many questions about Blackwater and about bird
abundance and timing in Dorchester County.


Canada Goose, 12
Wood Duck, 3
Mallard, 50
Blue-winged Teal, 5
Northern Shoveler, 10
Green-winged Teal, 4
Wild Turkey, 1  (on Maple Dam Road)
Northern Bobwhite, 2
Common Loon, 6
Pied-billed Grebe, 1
Double-crested Cormorant, 1
Great Blue Heron, 15
Great Egret, 6
Turkey Vulture, 12
Osprey, 15
Bald Eagle, 12
Broad-winged Hawk, 1  (on Egypt Road)
Red-tailed Hawk, 3
American Kestrel, 3
Merlin, 1
American Coot, 7
Killdeer, 6
Greater Yellowlegs, 12
Lesser Yellowlegs, 2
Dunlin, 3
Laughing Gull, 2
Ring-billed Gull, 3
Herring Gull, 15
Caspian Tern, 2
Common Tern, 1
Forster's Tern, 15
Rock Pigeon, 6  (on Maple Dam Road)
Mourning Dove, 4
Chimney Swift, 6  (on Race Street)
Red-bellied Woodpecker, 5
Downy Woodpecker, 4
Northern Flicker, 1
Pileated Woodpecker, 1
Blue Jay, 4
American Crow, 2  (on Egypt Road)
Fish Crow, 6
Purple Martin, 1  (there were thousands of martins last Tuesday!)
Tree Swallow, 50
Barn Swallow, 3
Carolina Chickadee, 6
Tufted Titmouse, 5
Carolina Wren, 12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 3
Eastern Bluebird, 12
American Robin, 12
Northern Mockingbird, 1  (on Race Street)
European Starling, 6
Northern Parula, 1
Yellow Warbler, 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, 25
Yellow-throated Warbler, 1
Pine Warbler, 1
Palm Warbler, 1  (yellow Eastern race)
Eastern Towhee, 1
Chipping Sparrow, 20
Field Sparrow, 1
Song Sparrow, 3
White-throated Sparrow, 6
Northern Cardinal, 5
Red-winged Blackbird, 100
Eastern Meadowlark, 2
Common Grackle, 100
Brown-headed Cowbird, 1
Baltimore Oriole, 1
House Finch, 3
American Goldfinch, 1
House Sparrow, 1

Best,
Norm Saunders

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Norm Saunders
Cambridge & West Ocean City, MD