Sorry - I've been practicing computer abstinance this week, sort of.
Last Sunday (9/2) at Clary's Forest the theme was red. Started off with a
pair of beautiful Red Foxes. Next was a Red-breasted Nuthatch and a
Redstart. Ended up with one of the Red-shouldered Hawks that have been
cavorting about the neighborhood for the past week. Oh, and Gray Catbirds -
but they had red butts.
9/6/07
Calvert Cliffs
Lots of Bald Eagles - some down low but a few kettles high above the
Vultures, which were much fewer in number. I was able to count at least 9 in
sight at one time but the milling about and disappearing behind trees makes
me think that was a conservative count. More were seen intermittantly from
0930 til my last sighting of 4 of four overhead at 1300. I'd guess more than
80% were juveniles.
Others:
Louisiana Water Thrush
Hooded Warbler
Great Blue Heron,
Red Headed WP (adult and juvenile, two families of
Wood Peewee - two families feeding fledglings
Black & White Warbler
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp
Wasn't expecting much since it was just past mid-day but the place was
jumping. No doubt others could have found more species but the level of
activity was quite impressive to me. Watching these little guys work makes
one realize we'd be up to our ears in bugs without them. One could look just
about anywhere on the trail and see at least a couple of these busily
stuffing themselves. They were all down low - nice to see a Parula from the
top, in particular.
Redstart
Black Throated Blue
Parula
BLack & White
Hooded
and Wood Peewee
Solomons Island - evening
3 Osprey
1 Bufflehead
Cooper's Hawk in restaurant parking lot
usual G Black Bakc, Laughing, Herring, Ring-billed Gulls
9/7/7
Solomons Island - morning - Eagle, Osprey
Chestnut Land Trust - B&W Warbler, Wood Thrush, Parula, Scarlet Tanager
heard Pileated
9/8/7
St. Mary's S.P.
late morning start, very quite. only one clump of activity in circling the
lake.
Osprey
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-Eyed Vireo
Hooded singing
Various uncooperative warblers zipping about in one area.
Also heard Louisiana Water Thrush, Black-throated Blue, White-eyed Vireo
St. George's Island - 3 Osprey
9/9
North Beach, around 0900 I think
Avocet
Semi-pal Plovers
Killdeer
> doz Snowy Egrets
those other little shorebirds
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