Hi all,
Sorry I'm late. Busy with X-mas decorations w/ 1000+
lights outdoors and then doing a pre-decoration my
sister's SUV & dog grooming trailer to prepare for
X-mas parade in Bel Air on Dec 2nd. And duty time at
firehouse too. Steve was right that I was doing a
whirlwind tour across MD.
Thanks to Bob R for alert me about a Black Scoter
but couldn't find it due to numberous boats out there.
Ran into my BBC groups at Lilypons and was told they
had a Virginia Rail and I didn't have time to see it.
They also had Pileated Woodpecker, Am. Tree Sparrow
and Fox Sparrow before my arrival. Good day to be out
and love those cold air.
11/24/07 - 7am-720am
Blackwater NWR "Visitor Center area" Key Wallace Dr.,
Church Creek, Dorchester Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 24-25 degrees, calm
Canada Goose - 264 (field)
Mallard - 4 (field)
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 8
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 1
Killdeer - 3 (field)
Mourning Dove - 8 (on wires)
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 4
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 7
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 14
American Robin - 61
Northern Mockingbird - 3
European Starling - 31
Cedar Waxwing - 16
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 15
LARK SPARROW - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 8
Northern Cardinal - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 10
Purple Finch - 1
American Goldfinch - 19
House Sparrow - 2
SPECIES: 29
TOTAL BIRDS: 496
11/24/07 - 10am-11am w/ Bob Ringler
Washington Monument State Park, Monument Rd.,
Boonsboro, Washington Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 30-34 degrees, S 6 mph- SW 8 mph
Turkey Vulture - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Pileated Woodpecker - 1 (Frederick Co)
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 6 (2 Frederick Co)
Tufted Titmouse - 11 (2 Frederick Co)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3 (1 Frederick Co)
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 1
American Robin - 53
Cedar Waxwing - 30 (w/ robins)
Eastern Towhee - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 8
House Finch - 1
SPECIES: 20
TOTAL BIRDS: 130
11/24/07 - 1115am-1135am
Greenbrier State Park, National Pike, Boonsboro,
Washington Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 34-35 degrees, SW 8 mph- calm
Tundra Swan - 1
Ring-necked Duck - 1 (hen)
Bufflehead - 5 (3 drakes, 2 hens)
Hooded Merganser - 3 (1 drake, 2 hens)
Ruddy Duck - 16
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Turkey Vulture - 9
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 3
Eastern Bluebird- 1 (flyby)
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1 (visitor center)
American Tree Sparrow - 1 (weedy field)
Fox Sparrow - 1 (weedy field by construction equip)
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 7
Purple Finch - 1
House Finch - 2 (flyby)
Pine Siskin - 1
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 62
11/24/07 - 12pm-1215pm
Kershner's Pond, Burkittsville Rd., Burkittsville,
Frederick Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 39-40 degrees, WSW 4 mph- calm
Canada Goose - 40
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 21
Northern Shoveler - 3 (hens)
REDHEAD - 1 (drake)
Ring-necked Duck - 31
Lesser Scaup - 4
LONG-TAILED DUCK - 1
Bufflehead - 3
Hooded Merganser - 3 (hens)
Common Merganser - 9
Ruddy Duck - 54
Turkey Vulture - 1
Rock Pigeon - 37 (feeding in middle of field)
Mourning Dove - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
American Crow - 1
European Starling - 20 (w/ pigeons)
Cedar Waxwing - 5 (flyby)
Song Sparrow - 1
SPECIES: 20
TOTAL BIRDS: 240
11/24/07 - 1235pm-145pm w/ BBC groups
Lilypons Water Gardens, Lily Pons Rd., Adamstown,
Frederick Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny/PC, 41-42 degrees, calm- S 5 mph
Canada Goose - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 1 (roadside)
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1 (Oland Rd on way to Lilypons)
Wilson's Snipe - 1
Rock Pigeon - 2 (flyby)
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 (flyby)
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 4
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 6
American Crow - 450 (tight flock into woods)
Fish Crow - 1 (could've been more)
Horned Lark - 11 (Oland Rd on way in)
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Winter Wren - 1 (roadside near bridge on way in)
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 2 (flyby)
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 4
Song Sparrow - 11
Swamp Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 2
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 2 (impoundments)
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 35
TOTAL BIRDS: 527
11/24/07 - 3pm-4pm
Piney Run Park, Martz Rd., Sykesville, Carroll Co., MD
WEATHER: PC, 41-39 degrees, SW 6 mph- S 8 mph
CACKLING "RICHARDSON'S" GOOSE - 1
Canada Goose - 1229
Gadwall - 8
American Wigeon - 47
American Black Duck - 24 (many at White Rocks)
Mallard - 103
Green-winged Teal - 1
Canvasback - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 284
Lesser Scaup - 3
Bufflehead - 51
Hooded Merganser - 46
Ruddy Duck - 120
Pied-billed Grebe - 6
Great Blue Heron - 2
American Coot - 212
Turkey Vulture - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Mourning Dove - 2
Belted Kingfisher - 1
American Crow - 22
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Cedar Waxwing - 3
Song Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 18
Northern Cardinal - 1
Common Grackle - 1 (flyby)
House Finch - 2
SPECIES: 30
TOTAL BIRDS: 2199
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West Ocean City, MD
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