On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 19:19 -0800, Lynette Fullerton wrote:
> I just wanted to announce that the Patuxent chapter of the MOS
> and the Prince George's Audubon Society will be co-sponsoring
> a walk at Piscataway and nearby spots this Saturday, December 1.
This trip to the southwest corner of Prince George's County visited only
Piscataway Park. We found a good collection of waterfowl but nothing
unexpected for this season. The best of the morning's sightings were a
somewhat Great Egret and a Bonaparte's Gull. We did not relocate the
four Horned Grebes and 8 Forster's Terns present there on Nov 29. One
of the Black Vultures sported the beige head feathers of a yearling. My
list of what we found is below. The numbers are wild guesses I made
after the trip -- I did no counting while actually looking at these
birds.
Dave
David Mozurkewich
mozurk at bell at lantic dot net
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Grebe, Pied-billed 15
Heron, Great Blue 20
Egret, Great 1
Swan, Tundra 50
Goose, Canada 450
Teal, Green-winged 2
Duck, American Black 20
Mallard 75
Pintail, Northern 5
Shoveler, Northern 30
Gadwall 800
Wigeon, American 150
Canvasback 10
Redhead 1
Duck, Ring-necked 200
Scaup, Lesser 15
Bufflehead 10
Merganser, Hooded 5
Duck, Ruddy 300
Vulture, Black 6
Vulture, Turkey 4
Eagle, Bald 6
Hawk, Sharp-shinned 3
Hawk, Red-shouldered 3
Hawk, Red-tailed 2
Coot, American 200
Gull, Bonaparte's 1
Gull, Ring-billed 200
Gull, Herring 1
Gull, Great Blk-backed 1
Dove, Rock 3
Dove, Mourning 1
Kingfisher, Belted 2
Woodpecker, Red-headed 1
Woodpecker, Red-bellied 3
Woodpecker, Downy 3
Flicker, Northern 1
Woodpecker, Pileated 1
Jay, Blue 1
Crow, (2 species) 600
Chickadee, Carolina 10
Titmouse, Tufted 5
Creeper, Brown 1
Wren, Carolina 5
Wren, Winter 3
Kinglet, Golden-crwnd 5
Kinglet, Ruby-crwnd 3
Bluebird, Eastern 3
Mockingbird, Northern 2
Waxwing, Cedar 30
Starling, European 50
Cardinal, Northern 10
Sparrow, Savannah 1
Sparrow, Song 5
Sparrow, White-thr'd 15
Junco, Dark-eyed 10
Blackbird, Red-winged 5
Grackle, Common 1000
Goldfinch, American 5 |