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Cecil Midwinter Count

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Marcia Watson

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Marcia Watson

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Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:04:06 -0500

For the Cecil Mid-winter Count yesterday (Saturday, February 9, 2008), I counted at Perryville Town Park and Perry Point, Charlestown Stone Wharf, and North East Town Park.  I also noted a few birds at my home in Elkton at the beginning and end of the day.

Results below.

Perryville Town Park & Perry Point

Canada Goose                1490

Mute Swan                     6

Tundra Swan                   8

Gadwall                          18

American Wigeon            6

Canvasback                    4

Ring-necked Duck           87

Lesser Scaup                  205

 (Scaup Species)             400

Bufflehead                       120

Common Goldeneye        2

Hooded Merganser          23

Common Merganser        443

 (Duck Species)              300

Pied-billed Grebe             30

Great Blue Heron             2

Bald Eagle - Adult           2

Bald Eagle - Imm.            2

Northern Harrier               2

American Coot                1700

Ring-billed Gull                186

Herring Gull                     47

Lesser Black-backed Gull (first-winter)   1

Great Black-backed Gull  22

 (Gull Species)                100

Mourning Dove                2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker         2

Hairy Woodpecker           2

Blue Jay                         1

American Crow                9

Fish Crow                       1

Carolina Chickadee          2

Tufted Titmouse               2

Brown Creeper                1

Carolina Wren                 6

Eastern Bluebird              2

Northern Mockingbird       1

Song Sparrow                 1

American Goldfinch         5

Number of Species        36

 

 

 Charlestown Stone Wharf

Bonaparte's Gull              32

Ring-billed Gull                16

Herring Gull                     16

Great Black-backed Gull  14

European Starling            6

Number of Species        5

 

 

 North East Town Park

Canada Goose                650

Lesser Scaup                  3

Bonaparte's Gull              30

Ring-billed Gull                175

Herring Gull                     2

Great Black-backed Gull  33

Common Grackle            1

Number of Species        7

 

 My Home in Elkton

Canada Goose                3

Turkey Vulture                 2

American Kestrel             1

Killdeer                           1

Ring-billed Gull                2

Song Sparrow                 1

White-throated Sparrow    15

Dark-eyed Junco             3

Northern Cardinal             1

House Sparrow                6

Number of Species        10

 


Marcia
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Marcia Watson
Elkton, Maryland


Cecil Bird Club
Maryland Ornithological Society
www.udel.edu/cecilbirds