Hi Everyone,
Yesterday (Sunday, 12/16) was quite an exciting day. Zach Baer and I
joined Jim Stasz in covering his Chesapeake Beach and North Beach
territory for the Jug Bay CBC. We found a nice assortment of waterfowl,
including all three scoters, as well as some great passerines such as
MARSH WREN, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, PURPLE FINCH, and PINE SISKIN. I'll post
the full list of sightings that I noted, but Stasz certainly has others
from before and after our time there.
At noon, Zach and I decided that we'd spend an hour walking around Sligo
Creek in hopes of lucking into the WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL reported twice
by Noah Kahn. To our shock and delight, we found the bird just minutes
after starting our search, perched with about 50 HOUSE FINCHES in a large
Tuliptree. We first found them in the tree line north of Sligo Creek
Parkway and just east of Brunett Ave. John Hubbell arrived a few minutes
after the first sighting and we headed south after the flock. We re-found
the bird at about 1:15 near the wooden bridge south of the intersection of
Sligo Creek Parkway and Brunett Ave. Our looks were short but very
satisfying, the bird a beautiful bright red male with strong white
wingbars. During both sightings the bird was in the company of the large
House Finch flock and both times it was feeding in the crowns of
Tuliptrees (Yellow Poplar). We were later joined by Dave Powell, Rob
Hilton, Barry Cooper, and Dave Sperry (sp?), enjoying some nice
conversation, but unfortunately failing to re-find the bird. We also had
the pleasure of meeting Noah Kahn. Thanks for hosting such a great bird,
Noah! I was not expecting to get a life bird in Maryland yesterday!
Zach and I decided to end the day looking for waterfowl at Black Hills,
then met Tom Feild for celebratory beers. Nothing goes with a life bird
like a Dos Equis, except maybe two Dos Equis (Cuatro Equis).
Full lists for all sights below.
Chesapeake Beach Marsh, Calvert Co. (9/16) with Zach Baer
American Black Duck--2
Mallard--8
Great Blue Heron--6
Bald Eagle--1
Northern Harrier--1
Killdeer--5
Wilson's Snipe--2
Ring-billed Gull--210
Herring Gull--45
Great Black-backed Gull--16
Mourning Dove--1
Belted Kingfisher--1
Downy Woodpecker--1
Northern Flicker--1
Blue Jay--1
American Crow--6
Fish Crow--1
Tufted Titmouse--1
Carolina Wren--7
MARSH WREN--1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet--1
Eastern Bluebird--7
American Robin--950
Northern Mockingbird--4
European Starling--35
American Pipit--1; flyby, calling
Cedar Waxwing--48
Myrtle Warbler--1
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT--1; first-winter male
Song Sparrow--13
Swamp Sparrow--7
White-throated Sparrow--2
Northern Cardinal--5
House Finch--4
PINE SISKIN--1; flyby, calling
American Goldfinch--2
House Sparrow--7
Chesapeake Beach Marina, Calvert Co. (9/16) with Jim Stasz and Zach Baer
Tundra Swan--7
Black Scoter--1
Long-tailed Duck--12
Bufflehead--16
Common Goldeneye--21
Ring-billed Gull--25
Herring Gull--115
Great Black-backed Gull--3
Carolina Wren--1
American Robin--3
Northern Mockingbird--1
European Starling--15
Song Sparrow--1
House Sparrow--1
North Beach, Calvert Co. (9/16) with Jim Stasz and Zach Baer
(many waterfowl also in Anne Arundel Co.)
Tundra Swan--4
Mallard--80
NORTHERN SHOVELER--1
Lesser Scaup--2
Surf Scoter--1; Calvert and AA Counties
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER--1; CV/AA
Black Scoter--1; CV/AA
Long-tailed Duck--1
Bufflehead--196
Common Goldeneye--15
Ruddy Duck--1
Common Loon--2
Horned Grebe--2
Great Blue Heron--1
Bald Eagle--2
Ring-billed Gull--15
Herring Gull--40
Great Black-backed Gull--5
Belted Kingfisher--1
Red-bellied Woodpecker--1
Blue Jay--2
American Crow--1
Tufted Titmouse--1
Carolina Wren--1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet--1
European Starling--15
Myrtle Warbler--1
Eastern Towhee--1
Song Sparrow--15
White-throated Sparrow--1
Northern Cardinal--1
Purple Finch--1
House Finch--1
Herrington Harbor, Anne Arundel Co. (9/16) with Jim Stasz and Zach Baer
Canada Goose--6
Tundra Swan--22
Greater/Lesser Scaup--1500; distant, probably mostly Greaters
Black Scoter--17
scoter sp.--700
Long-tailed Duck--200
Bufflehead--365
Common Goldeneye--73
Common Loon--1
Ring-billed Gull--295
Herring Gull--8
Great Black-backed Gull--32
Fish Crow--4
Sligo Creek Parkway x Brunett Ave, Montgomery Co. (9/16) with Zach Baer
and John Hubbell
Red-tailed Hawk--1
Ring-billed Gull--2
Rock Pigeon--12
Mourning Dove--5
Red-bellied Woodpecker--2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker--1
Downy Woodpecker--1
Northern Flicker--1
Pileated Woodpecker--1
Blue Jay--3
Carolina Chickadee--2
Tufted Titmouse--1
White-breasted Nuthatch--2
Carolina Wren--2
Northern Mockingbird--1
European Starling--10
Song Sparrow--2
White-throated Sparrow--2
Dark-eyed Junco--5
Northern Cardinal--5
House Finch--55
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL--1; adult male
American Goldfinch--12
House Sparrow--5
Little Seneca Lake, Montgomery Co. (9/16, late afternoon) with Zach Baer
Canada Goose--150
Canvasback--1
Redhead--1
Ring-necked Duck--81
Bufflehead--130
Common Goldeneye--7
Hooded Merganser--1
Common Merganser--23
Ruddy Duck--18
Pied-billed Grebe--2
American Coot--15
Ring-billed Gull--600
Herring Gull--1
Belted Kingfisher--1
Downy Woodpecker--1
Carolina Chickadee--2
Tufted Titmouse--2
Red-breasted Nuthatch--1
White-breasted Nuthatch--1
Carolina Wren--1
Eastern Bluebird--3
Northern Mockingbird--1
Song Sparrow--3
White-throated Sparrow--2
Dark-eyed Junco--5
Northern Cardinal--3
House Finch--1
American Goldfinch--2
Good birding,
Bill
Bill Hubick
Pasadena, MD
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