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Kent County Mid-Winter Bird Count, 02/10/08

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:22:41 -0800

Hi all,



02/10/08 - 705am-1205pm
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Eastern Neck
Rd., Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD 

WEATHER: Overcast/MC, 42-46 degrees, SW 11 mph- W 9
mph
         Gust 17 mph-16 mph, peak at 40 mph at 755am 
         briefly

Canada Goose - 1239
Mute Swan - 2
Tundra Swan - 277
American Black Duck - 44
Mallard - 27
Northern Pintail - 3
Green-winged Teal - 4
Canvasback - 188
Greater Scaup - 1080
Lesser Scaup - 88
Scaup sp. - 84
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Bufflehead - 265
Common Goldeneye - 219
Red-breasted Merganser - 4
Ruddy Duck - 178
Common Loon - 1
Great Blue Heron - 2
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 7
Northern Harrier - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Woodcock - 1 (flushed from wood edge)
Ring-billed Gull - 20
Herring Gull - 11
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Mourning Dove - 5
Great Horned Owl - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 8
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 12
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 2
Horned Lark - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Tufted Titmouse - 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 196
European Starling - 9
Cedar Waxwing - 22
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 1 
Fox Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 51
Swamp Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 28
"Slate-colored" Junco - 7
Northern Cardinal - 10
Red-winged Blackbird - 73
Common Grackle - 4
SPECIES: 56
TOTAL BIRDS: 4216

02/10/08 - 1230pm-1pm
Along Lovers Lane, Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair/MC, 48-46 degrees, WNW 8 mph- W 15 mph
         Gust 16 mph

Canada Goose - 6
Turkey Vulture - 6
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 6
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 8
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 16
TOTAL BIRDS: 40

02/10/08 - 110pm-210pm
Along Swan Creek Rd., Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast/Fair, 48-46 degrees, W 10 mph- WNW
         15 mpg, Gust 19 mph

Canada Goose - 2880
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 12
Black Vulture - 30 (Swan Creek/Reese's Corner)
Turkey Vulture - 18
Bald Eagle - 2
GOLDEN EAGLE - 1 (adult)
American Kestrel - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 10
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 1 
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Song Sparrow - 8
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 1 
"Slate-colored" Junco - 9 
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 8
Common Grackle - 6
SPECIES: 24
TOTAL BIRDS: 3002

02/10/08 - 225pm-330pm
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage "Skinners Neck" Crosby
Rd./Langford Dr., Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 46-42 degrees, WNW 15 mph- WNW 20 mph
         Gust 26-33 mph

Canada Goose - 22
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 6
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 16
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1  
Downy Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 2 
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 8 
Field Sparrow - 3
Savannah Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 58
Swamp Sparrow - 30
White-throated Sparrow - 12
"Slate-colored" Junco - 3
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 4
SPECIES: 25 
TOTAL BIRDS: 193

TOTAL OVERALL - 02/10/08

TIME: 705am-330pm
WEATHER: Overcast/Sunny, 42 degrees, SW 11 mph- WNW 20

         mph Gust 17-33 mph, peak at 40 mph at 755am
Miles by car: 41    Hours by car: 5 
Miles by foot: 4    Hours by foot: 4

Canada Goose - 4147
Mute Swan - 2
Tundra Swan - 277
American Black Duck - 48
Mallard - 45
Northern Pintail - 3
Green-winged Teal - 4
Canvasback - 188
Greater Scaup - 1080
Lesser Scaup - 88 
scaup sp - 84
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Bufflehead - 265
Common Goldeneye - 219
Red-breasted Merganser - 4
Ruddy Duck - 178
Common Loon - 1
Great Blue Heron - 3
Black Vulture - 30
Turkey Vulture - 32
Bald Eagle - 9
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 1
American Woodcock - 1 
Ring-billed Gull - 47
Herring Gull - 11
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Rock Pigeon - 2
Mourning Dove - 7
Great Horned Owl - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 11
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 15 
Blue Jay - 11
American Crow - 7
Horned Lark - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 7
Tufted Titmouse - 4
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 4
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 198
Brown Thrasher - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 4
European Starling - 25
Cedar Waxwing - 22
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 4
Savannah Sparrow - 3
Fox Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 117
Swamp Sparrow - 32
White-throated Sparrow - 41
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 19
Northern Cardinal - 16
Red-winged Blackbird - 85
Common Grackle - 10
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 68 (61 in 2007, 74 in 2006)
TOTAL BIRDS: 7451 (45,246+ in 2007, 26,004 in 2006)


     Kevin Graff
     Jarrettsville, MD & West Ocean City, MD
     



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