The Talbot Bird Club visited Blackwater NWR for the Dec 02 morning birdwalk,
despite warnings of wintry conditions, and managed to find a fine range of
interesting species.  The trip was led by Gordon Jennings.  See below for
the details of the sightings.
    Les Roslund
 
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From: Gordon Jennings [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 6:27 PM
Subject:  Talbot Bird Club visits Blackwater NWR 


 

Ten birders braved the threat of sleet to travel from Easton to Blackwater
National Wildlife Refuge, where the weather remained moderate with no
precipitation.  

63 species were heard or observed.  

 

Highlights included two Great Horned Owls, one in Talbot County and one at
BNWR.  Eleven Hooded Mergansers flew in and glided along the Little
Blackwater River.  A Hermit Thrush sat very close by and could be seen and
heard making calls.  A Red-shouldered Hawk in a bare tree provided excellent
views.  And a Fish Crow called several times.  

 

A stop at the Visitor Center afforded close up views of a Red Fox.  Part of
the group enjoyed brunch at a Cambridge restaurant.  One car load of birders
then proceeded to look for a reported Rough-legged Hawk in Dorchester
County.  

 

Species seen: 

 

Canada Goose

Tundra Swan

American Black Duck

Mallard

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Surf Scoter

Hooded Merganser

Northern Bobwhite

American White Pelican 

Great Blue Heron

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

American Kestrel

Killdeer

Dunlin

Ring-billed Gull 

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Forster's Tern

Mourning Dove

Great Horned Owl

Belted Kingfisher

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker 

Northern Flicker

Eastern Phoebe

Blue Jay

American Crow

Fish Crow

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Brown Creeper 

Carolina Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Bluebird

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

Yellow-rumped Warbler 

Pine Warbler

Chipping Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow


Gordon Jennings


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