Hi Everyone,

Here is a quick list of some of the more noteworthy birds from this
weekend. Have a good week!

Sandy Point SP, Anne Arundel Co. (12/8 with John Hubbell, Dan Haas)

Long-tailed Duck--11
Common Goldeneye--8
Red-breasted Merganser--3
Gray Catbird--1
American Pipit--23
Cedar Waxwing--205; feeding on abundant berries in beach hedgerows
SNOW BUNTING--1; flyby, calling

Schoolhouse Pond, P.G. Co. (12/8 with John Hubbell, Dan Haas)

No unexpected gulls at 11:00 or 3:00 p.m.

Patuxent River Park, P.G. Co. (12/8 with John Hubbell, Dan Haas)

American Black Duck--18
Mallard--185
Ruddy Duck--5
Wild Turkey--5
Northern Harrier--1
Killdeer--7
Laughing Gull--9
Red-breasted Nuthatch--1
Gray Catbird--1
Purple Finch--1

Piscataway Park, P.G. Co. (12/8 with John Hubbell, Dan Haas)

Nice assortment of dabblers
Red-headed Woodpecker--young male

** Morning on Assateague covered in Jim Stasz's report

South Point, Worcester Co. (with Jim Stasz, Matt Hafner, Jim Brighton,
Colleen Meny)

Eurasian Collared-Dove--2

Eagle's Nest Campground, Worcester Co. (with Jim Stasz, Matt Hafner, Jim
Brighton, Colleen Meny)

Brant--150
American Wigeon--20
Northern Shoveler--3
Northern Pintail--3
Bufflehead--100
Red-breasted Merganser--25
Common Loon--3
American Coot--14
Black-bellied Plover--8
American Oystercatcher--2
WESTERN WILLET--1
MARBLED GODWIT--1
Ruddy Turnstone--1
Sanderling--50
Dunlin--350
Bonaparte's Gull--5
Forster's Tern--7
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker--1
Tree Swallow--12
Brown-headed Nuthatch--2
American Robin--200

Vessey Orchard, Somerset Co. (with Matt Hafner, Jim Brighton, Colleen
Meny)

Wood Duck--4
Gadwall--30
American Wigeon--10
Wilson's Snipe--1
Mourning Dove--50
Eastern Phoebe--1
Horned Lark--11
Winter Wren--1
Western Palm Warbler--2
Yellow Palm Warbler--1
Field Sparrow--20
Savannah Sparrow--2
Red-winged Blackbird--4500
Eastern Meadowlark--7
Common Grackle--500
House Finch--5
PINE SISKIN--1
American Goldfinch--1

Deal Island--Green Dumpster Rd, Somerset Co. (with Matt Hafner, Jim
Brighton, Colleen Meny)

Gadwall--18
Hooded Merganser--1
Northern Harrier--7
American Coot--6; my county closeout
Short-eared Owl--1
Boat-tailed Grackle--1

Messick Road Pond, Somerset Co.

Tree Swallow--50
CAVE SWALLOW--as reported by Jim Brighton (Matt and I arrived a few
minutes too late)

Deal Island--Riley Roberts Rd, Somerset Co. (with Matt Hafner, Jim
Brighton, Colleen Meny)

Gadwall--10
American Bittern--1
Black-crowned Night-Heron--2
Northern Harrier--2
Clapper Rail--1
Greater Yellowlegs--1
Short-eared Owl--3
Marsh Wren--1
Gray Catbird--1
Brown Thrasher--1
Boat-tailed Grackle--2

Good birding!

Bill

Bill Hubick
Pasadena, MD

http://www.billhubick.com