Howdy, all,
   
         Out for a day in the field with The "BirdCouple",  Warren and Lisa Strobel, and Dan "Nervousbirds" Haas.  Focused on the lower Susquehanna and Conawingo Dam in hopes of catching early hooded gulls in migration (Little, Black-headed, and Bonies).  Surprisingly, not a single hooded gull was present along the river.  
   
         However, the bird of the day was definitely a RED-NECKED GREBE, seen first from the Susquehanna State Park boat landing at Webster Lapidum Road.  The bird was much closer to the Port Deposit side.  Later, we saw the same bird again from the Cecil County side, only 150 meters offshore from the small picnic area/boat launch in Port Deposit, where 222 turns sharply east and ascends the riverbank.
   
        The others will be posting the complete list, but just wanted to get this one out.
  
Monday's predicted southerly flow and mild temps may change the whole gull situation, so it's a good time to get out and start looking for those rare hooded gulls.  Conditions should be quite favorable for other early migrants as well.
   
  Good Birding,
   
  Ross Geredien
  Annapolis


Ross Geredien
Good Migrations Photography
www.goodmigrationsphoto.com
1-610-850-5035
   

       
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