Hi Everyone,
John Hubbell, Matt Tillett, and I covered the bay side of the naval air
station for the Patuxent River CBC yesterday (12/30). Although this is a
restricted area, our counts might be of general interest. I'll include the
full list below. Best birds of the day were probably our three
SANDERLINGs, which were poached from the neighboring territory at Fishing
Point in the afternoon.
I've also posted a few photos of the Northern Shrike from Cromwell Valley
Park, which can be seen at http://www.billhubick.com/new_set.html.
Canada Goose--81
Mallard--12
Ring-necked Duck--152
Lesser Scaup--12
Greater/Lesser Scaup--16
Long-tailed Duck--62
Bufflehead--77
Common Goldeneye--46
Hooded Merganser--9
Red-breasted Merganser--3
Ruddy Duck--300
Common Loon--5
Horned Grebe--4
Northern Gannet--38; 3 across the county line in Calvert
Double-crested Cormorant--148
Great Blue Heron--5
Black Vulture--1
Turkey Vulture--3
Bald Eagle--2
Sharp-shinned Hawk--1
Red-shouldered Hawk--4
American Kestrel--1
Killdeer--1
SANDERLING--3
Bonaparte's Gull--3
Ring-billed Gull--108
Herring Gull--184
Great Black-backed Gull--152
Rock Pigeon--25
Mourning Dove--30
Eastern Screech-Owl--1
Great Horned Owl--2
Belted Kingfisher--5
Red-bellied Woodpecker--6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker--1
Downy Woodpecker--1
Hairy Woodpecker--1
Northern Flicker--2
Pileated Woodpecker--1
Blue Jay--8
American Crow--41
Horned Lark--11
Carolina Chickadee--23
Tufted Titmouse--11
Red-breasted Nuthatch--5
Brown-headed Nuthatch--4; campground
Brown Creeper--5
Carolina Wren--17
Golden-crowned Kinglet--8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet--7
Eastern Bluebird--9
Hermit Thrush--2
American Robin--410
Northern Mockingbird--8
Brown Thrasher--3
European Starling--230
American Pipit--1
Cedar Waxwing--43
Myrtle Warbler--18
Eastern Towhee--21
Field Sparrow--7
Savannah Sparrow--14
Song Sparrow--23
White-throated Sparrow--75
Dark-eyed Junco--27
Northern Cardinal--31
Red-winged Blackbird--104
Brown-headed Cowbird--40
House Finch--9
American Goldfinch--9
Happy New Year!
Bill
Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland
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