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Calvert Cliffs SP N. Gannet

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Dave Kidwell

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Dave Kidwell

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Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:51:06 -0700

A couple of hours birding Calvert Cliffs SP was highlighted by a lone northern gannet circling around the LNG platform (including 1 dive) around 6 PM.  Also present were good numbers of black and white warblers and more gnatcatcheres than I could count.  Full list below.

Common Loon (2)
Bufflehead (12 or so)
Wood Duck (several pairs)
Mallard
Bald Eagle (1)
Osprey (2)
Turkey Vulture (3)
Red-shouldered hawk (1)
Northern Gannet (1)
Great Egret (1)
Great Blue Heron (1)
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Red-headed Woodpecker (1)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1)
Belted kingfisher (2)
Hermit Thrush (2)
American Crow (2)
Brown Thrasher (1)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (~ 2 dozen)
Carolina Chickadee (several)
Tufted Titmouse (several)
N. Cardinal (2)
Mourning Dove (2; including 1 in the forest)
N. rough-winged swallow (20)
Yellow-throated Warbler (1)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (several)
Black and white warbler (~8)
Pine Warbler (~6)
Swamp Sparrow (3)
White-throated Sparrow (several)
Song Sparrow (1)
Red-winged Blackbird (a number)

Dave Kidwell
Silver Spring, MD


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