Hi all,
John Dennehy and I went down to Charles and Prince
George Co. to beef up his county list. We had 75
species in Charles and additional 5 more in Prince
George Co. Best bird we had was a winter plumage
Red-throated Loon as close as 15 feet at Wharf Rd in
Prince George Co and a Bonaparte Gull at Cobb Island.
11/08/07 - 705am-815am
Mattawoman Natural Environment Area "Nelson Point"
Indian Head, Charles, Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 31-35 degrees, WNW 8 mph- WNW 5 mph
Canada Goose - 174
Wood Duck - 1 (hen)
Gadwall - 19
American Wigeon - 50
American Black Duck - 7
Mallard - 94
Northern Shoveler - 69
Northern Pintail - 280
Green-winged Teal - 5
Ring-necked Duck - 82
Lesser Scaup - 87
scaup sp. - 40 (flyby in distance)
Ruddy Duck - 3 (1 drake, 2 hens)
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Great Blue Heron - 14
Bald Eagle - 1 (ad)
American Coot - 1252
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
American Robin - 64 (flyover at arrival)
Cedar Waxwing - 11 (w/ robins)
SPECIES: 27
TOTAL BIRDS: 2267
MAMMALS
White-tailed Deer - 1 (5 pointer buck)
11/08/07 - 820am-930am
Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area, Myrtle Grove
Rd., La Plata, Charles Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 35-36 degrees, WNW 5 mph- NNE 6 mph
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Mourning Dove - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 3
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 16
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 5
Tufted Titmouse - 7
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 10
Eastern Bluebird - 3
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 216
Northern Mockingbird - 3
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 13
Cedar Waxwing - 105
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 10
"Slate-colored" Junco - 5
Northern Cardinal - 1
Common Grackle - 3
Purple Finch - 3
American Goldfinch - 9
SPECIES: 36
TOTAL BIRDS: 440
11/08/07 - 940am-1015am
Port Tobacco Courthouse Historic Site & Museum,
Commerce St., Port Tobacco, Charles Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 41 degrees, NE 4 mph
Canada Goose - 54
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Blue Jay - 19
American Crow - 20 (mobbed hawks)
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 12
American Robin - 81
Northern Mockingbird - 3
Brown Thrasher - 2
Cedar Waxwing - 13
Chipping Sparrow - 14
Field Sparrow - 3
Song Sparrow - 11
White-throated Sparrow - 10
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 15
Common Grackle - 55
Brown-headed Cowbird - 5
Purple Finch - 5
SPECIES: 29
TOTAL BIRDS: 341
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 1
11/08/07 - 1030am-1110am
Allen's Fresh Run/Along Allen's Fresh Rd., Allen's
Fresh Rd./Budds Creek Rd., Newburg, Charles Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 44-45 degrees, NE 5 mph- ENE 4 mph
Canada Goose - 20
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 3
Northern Harrier - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
American Robin - 7
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6
Eastern Towhee - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird- 15
Eastern Meadowlark - 5
American Goldfinch - 17
SPECIES: 25
TOTAL BIRDS: 100
11/08/07 - 1130am-12pm
Town of Cobb Island, Neale Sound Dr./Potomac River
Dr./ Wicomico River Dr., Cobb Island, Charles Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 45-46 degrees, ENE 4 mph
Mallard - 5
Common Loon - 5
Great Blue Heron - 2
Bald Eagle - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
American Coot - 4
Laughing Gull - 2
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1 (flying south toward bay)
Ring-billed Gull - 10
Herring Gull - 8
Great Black-backed Gull - 8
Rock Pigeon - 4
Mourning Dove - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
American Crow - 4
Carolina Wren - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 2
Northern Cardinal - 2
House Finch - 4
American Goldfinch - 2
House Sparrow - 2
SPECIES: 24
TOTAL BIRDS: 74
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 11
11/08/07 - 1215pm-1240pm
Along Morgantown Rd., Newburg, Charles Co., MD
WEATHER: MC/Sunny, 47-48 degrees, ENE 4 mph- SE 4 mph
Mallard - 1
Bufflehead - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
Turkey Vulture - 2
Laughing Gull - 5
Ring-billed Gull - 6
Herring Gull - 33
Great Black-backed Gull - 40
Forster's Tern - 25
Northern Flicker - 1
Fish Crow - 2
American Robin - 27
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 7
SPECIES: 15
TOTAL BIRDS: 160
11/08/07 - 120pm-235pm
Piscataway Park "Farmington Landing" Wharf Rd.,
Accokeek, Prince George Co., MD
WEATHER: MC/Fair, 45-47 degrees, WSW 5 mph- WSW 4 mph
Canada Goose - 132
Gadwall - 503
American Wigeon - 8 (5 drakes, 3 hens)
American Black Duck - 2 (pair)
Mallard - 96
Northern Shoveler - 61
Northern Pintail - 1 (drake)
Canvasback - 2 (pair)
Redhead - 1 (drake)
Ring-necked Duck - 311
Lesser Scaup - 1 (hen)
Bufflehead - 10 (5 prs)
Ruddy Duck - 1337
RED-THROATED LOON - 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Great Blue Heron - 11
Great Egret - 4
Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
American Coot - 1122 (314 at cove, 808 near marina)
Laughing Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 152
Barred Owl - 2 (heard calling on other side of cove)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 9
Fish Crow - 2
crow sp. - 5
Carolina Chickadee - 1
American Robin - 1
European Starling - 2
Song Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Common Grackle - 75
SPECIES: 32
TOTAL BIRDS: 3868
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West Ocean City, MD
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