The report that follows is forwarded on behalf of Talbot Bird Club member
Dave Palmer, who led the trip.
Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601


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From: Palmers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 6:33 PM
To: Les Roslund
Subject: Bird walk summary, February 3, 2008



A hardy group of 14 birders braved a warm,  50 degree, calm and partly sunny
February day to bird Dorchester County.  The group saw 60 species prior to a
mid-day lunch at Kay's (Dorchester County Airport) Cafe.  Highlights of the
morning were 2 greater white-fronted geese (life birds for many in the
group) along Egypt Road, a Peregrine falcon flyover at Great Marsh Park in
Cambridge and 10 white pelicans at Blackwater Refuge.

After lunch, 10 birders continued on to the south to add 14 more species
including rough-legged hawk (distant view) and 2 short-eared owls that
provided lengthy and close-up views.  The day was culminated by a group of
wild turkeys and 2 woodcock seen on the later afternoon drive back.  A
complete list of birds is below::

Greater White-fronted Goose - 2 along Egypt Road in with 1000's of Canada
geese; Snow Goose; Canada Goose; Mute Swan (pm)- 2; Tundra Swan; Gadwall
(pm) - 2; American Wigeon; American Black Duck (pm) - 6; Mallard; Northern
Shoveler; Northern Pintail; Green-winged Teal; Canvasback; Redhead 1 in with
Canvasback at Oakley Street; Lesser Scaup; Surf Scoter; Long-tailed Duck;
Bufflehead; Common Goldeneye; Common Merganser (pm); Wild Turkey (pm);
American White Pelican  - 10 in two groups (2 + 8); Great Blue Heron; Black
Vulture; Turkey Vulture; Bald Eagle; Northern Harrier; Red-shouldered Hawk
(profile and flight pattern only) (pm); Red-tailed Hawk; Rough-legged Hawk -
1 along Cedar Creek Road (pm); American Kestrel; Peregrine Falcon - flyoever
seen from Great Marsh Park in Cambridge; Killdeer; Greater Yellowlegs (pm)
-12; Long-billed Dowitcher (pm) -8 (found by Wayne Bell on Shorter's Wharf
Road); Dunlin (seen by Wayne Bell); American Woodcock -  (pm) 2; Ring-billed
Gull; Herring Gull; Great Black-backed Gull; Rock Pigeon; Mourning Dove;
Short-eared Owl -  (pm) 2 along Cedar Creek Road; Red-bellied Woodpecker
(pm); Downy Woodpecker (pm); Pileated Woodpecker; Blue Jay; American Crow;
Fish Crow; Horned Lark; Tree Swallow; Carolina Chickadee; Tufted Titmouse;
Brown-headed Nuthatch; Carolina Wren; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Eastern
Bluebird; Hermit Thrush; American Robin; Northern Mockingbird; European
Starling; American Pipit; Yellow-rumped Warbler (pm); Eastern Towhee (pm);
Savannah Sparrow; Fox Sparrow (1 observer only); Song Sparrow; Swamp
Sparrow; White-throated Sparrow; Dark-eyed Junco; Northern Cardinal;
Red-winged Blackbird; Eastern Meadowlark; Common Grackle; American
Goldfinch; House Sparrow.

Dave Palmer

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