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Eastern Shore, 11/3 and 11/4 (+ Photos)

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Bill Hubick

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Bill Hubick

Date:

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:36:42 -0800

Hi Everyone,

Here's a long list of highlights for the weekend, as well as the full
lists for Assateague this morning. I've posted a lot of photos from the
weekend, including Common Eider (OC Inlet), Brant and White-winged Scoter
(Schumaker Pond), American Avocet (Blackwater), and Saltmarsh Sparrow (OC
park-and-ride of all places). 

** Photos at http://www.billhubick.com/new_set.html.

Egypt Road, Dorchester Co. (11/3)

Merlin--1 (attack run on a starling flock)
Red-winged Blackbird--4000
Brown-headed Cowbird--300

Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co. (11/3)

Canada Goose--4000
Tundra Swan--3
American Wigeon--42
American Black Duck--16
Mallard--173
Northern Pintail--30
Green-winged Teal--42
Ruddy Duck--6
Pied-billed Grebe--1
Northern Harrier--2
Killdeer--2
AMERICAN AVOCET--5
Dunlin--3

Schumaker Pond, Wicomico Co. (11/3) 
(Thanks to Jim Brighton for finding the great birds)

ATLANTIC BRANT--1
Canada Goose--800
Wood Duck--4
American Black Duck--3
Mallard--100
Ring-necked Duck--8
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER--2
Bufflehead--2
Ruddy Duck--67
Pied-billed Grebe--4
Osprey--1
AMERICAN COOT--12 (rarity in the county)

Assateague Bayside, Worcester Co. (11/3; dusk; with Jim Stasz, Matt
Hafner)

200+ Myrtle Warblers in fascinating dusk flight

Assateague State Park, Worcester Co. (11/3; dusk; with Jim Stasz, Matt
Hafner)

Snow Goose--90
Ross's Goose--1 (Jim and Matt only)
Brown Pelican--1
Merlin--2

Ocean City at night (11/3) - One Black-crowned Night-Heron heard

Assateague Bayside (11/4; with Jim Stasz, Mark Hoffman, Matt Hafner)

Brant--5
Canada Goose--2
Tundra Swan--2
Mallard--2
Greater Scaup--3
Surf Scoter--96
Bufflehead--8
Red-breasted Merganser--5
Common Loon--10
Double-crested Cormorant--30
Cooper's Hawk--1
Killdeer--3
Least Sandpiper--1
Laughing Gull--4
Ring-billed Gull--12
Herring Gull--12
Royal Tern--3
Mourning Dove--1
Belted Kingfisher--1
Red-bellied Woodpecker--1
Northern Flicker--2
Red-breasted Nuthatch--6
Brown Creeper--1
Golden-crowned Kinglet--4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet--1
Carolina Wren--2
Hermit Thrush--1
American Robin--1850
Gray Catbird--2
Brown Thrasher--1
European Starling--6
Cedar Waxwing--2
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER--1
Myrtle Warbler--462 counted
Western Palm Warbler--1
Eastern Towhee--2
Chipping Sparrow--5
Field Sparrow--4
Savannah Sparrow--1
Song Sparrow--13
White-throated Sparrow--8
Slate-colored Junco--16
Northern Cardinal--1
Red-winged Blackbird--89
Baltimore Oriole--1
Eastern Meadowlark--1
American Goldfinch--4

Assateague Bayside Campground (11/4; with Matt Hafner)

Snow Goose--4200
Canada Goose--2
Mallard--2
American Black Duck--6
Greater Scaup--3
Surf Scoter--96
Bufflehead--8
Red-breasted Merganser--5
Common Loon--10
Double-crested Cormorant--25
Northern Harrier--1
Great Blue Heron--2
Great Egret--Life of the Marsh trail
Little Blue Heron--1 imm.
Cooper's Hawk--1
Killdeer--3
Laughing Gull--2
Ring-billed Gull--1
Mourning Dove--2
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER--1
Red-bellied Woodpecker--1
Downy Woodpecker--5
Northern Flicker--4
Tree Swallow--85
Carolina Chickadee--3
Red-breasted Nuthatch--9
Brown Creeper--1
Golden-crowned Kinglet--5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet--2
Carolina Wren--6
Hermit Thrush--1
American Robin--220
Gray Catbird--10
Northern Mockingbird--1
Brown Thrasher--5
European Starling--2
Cedar Waxwing--2
Myrtle Warbler--115 counted
Yellow Palm Warbler--1
Eastern Towhee--1
Chipping Sparrow--6
Field Sparrow--5
Savannah Sparrow--1
Song Sparrow--21
White-throated Sparrow--6
Slate-colored Junco--44
Northern Cardinal--10
Red-winged Blackbird--20
House Finch--5
PINE SISKIN--2-3
American Goldfinch--2

Assateague State Park (11/4; with Matt Hafner)

Red-breasted Nuthatch--9
American Pipit--1
European Starling--8
Tree Swallow--6
Myrtle Warbler--20
Chipping Sparrow--3
Song Sparrow--5
Slate-colored Junco--2
Northern Cardinal--2
House Finch--1
American Goldfinch--1

Ocean City Park-and-Ride (11/4; with Jim Stasz and Matt Hafner)

Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow--1
Herring Gull eating a starfish

Ocean City Inlet (11/4)

COMMON EIDER--1 hen
Ruddy Turnstone--15
Royal Tern--2

Return to Schumaker Pond, Wicomico Co. (11/4)

All birds continue, but just three coots

Barren Creek, Wicomico Co. (11/4)

AB Duck--2
Bufflehead--1 hen
PB Grebe--6

Tanyard Marsh, Caroline Co. (11/4)

Canada Goose--900
Green-winged Teal--9
Wilson's Snipe--3

Kingston Road, Talbot Co. (11/4)

MERLIN--1
Yellow Palm Warbler--field before landing
Good sparrow numbers in the field before landing
(White-throated, Song, Swamp, Field, Junco)

Northernmost pond of Rte. 309 Ponds, QA Co. (11/4)

Ruddy Duck--33
Killdeer--128!
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER--3
Wilson's Snipe--1

I think I'm done... whew...

Have a great week!

Bill

Bill Hubick
Pasadena, MD

http://www.billhubick.com