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Piscataway walk 12/1

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David Mozurkewich

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David Mozurkewich

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Sat, 1 Dec 2007 16:35:33 -0300

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