My good friend Andy Sprenger, his fine son James and I decided to do
some afternoon birding in Blackwater.  I estimated the numbers,
although most of the counts below were low estimates.  I think
Blackwater on a Sunday afternoon is quite nice. I would highly
recommend it... quiet and bird-filled.

2 PM at the Blackwater Refuge Parking Lot
Observation date:     1/27/08
Notes:     Unable to completely ID a Sparrow in Parking Lot.  If you'd
like to give it a shot, please check out some photos on the old blog:
http://wahzoh.blogspot.com/

Canada Goose     350+
Mallard     8
Turkey Vulture     2
Bald Eagle     1
Northern Harrier     3
Red-tailed Hawk     1
American Kestrel     1
Killdeer     4
Mourning Dove     2
American Crow     4
European Starling     35+
TREE SWALLOW 17
Yellow-rumped Warbler     3
Song Sparrow     3
Swamp Sparrow     2
Red-winged Blackbird     550+
Eastern Meadowlark     2
Common Grackle     300+
American Goldfinch     2

2:45 PM on the Blackwater Refuge Loop

Snow Goose     6000+
Canada Goose     900+
Tundra Swan     4
American Black Duck     4
Mallard     40
Northern Shoveler     4
Northern Pintail     28
Common Goldeneye     8
Common Merganser     40
Great Blue Heron     3
Turkey Vulture     3
Bald Eagle     4
Northern Harrier     4
Killdeer     5
Herring Gull     4
Fish Crow     2
Eastern Bluebird     4
European Starling     90
Yellow-rumped Warbler     6
Song Sparrow     3
White-throated Sparrow     4
Dark-eyed Junco     2
Red-winged Blackbird     750+
Eastern Meadowlark     1
Common Grackle     450+

In Crapo, MD approximately 4 PM.

Mallard     2
Hooded Merganser     6
Bald Eagle     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Killdeer     5
Mourning Dove     2
Belted Kingfisher     2
BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH     1 (heard)
American Robin     70
European Starling     35
TREE SWALLOW 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler     22
White-throated Sparrow     4
Red-winged Blackbird     45
Common Grackle     30

4:30 PM to a few minutes past sunset on Cedar Creek Road

Bald Eagle     1
Northern Harrier     5 (possibly 7)
Sharp-shinned Hawk     1 (just before turning onto the dirt road)
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK     1
Great Horned Owl     1 (heard)
SHORT-EARED OWL     5
Yellow-rumped Warbler     2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Enjoy your week,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD

http://wahzoh.blogspot.com/