Dave Powell and I birded the Eastern Shore today and met up with Jim Stasz at several locations.? I'm quite tired, so only brief highlights are below:
Barren Creek - Wicomico:
American Wigeon - 8
Nanticoke Rd - Wicomico:
Rusty Blackbird - 2 on the side of the road feeding a wet ditch
Nanticoke River - Wicomico:
Brown Pelican - 1 adult
Red-throated Loon - 1
Black Scoter - 1
Surf Scoter - 6
still lots of Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Ruddy Duck, Canvasback, and Greater Scaup
Old Bradley Rd - Wicomico:
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 adult male, not singing
Marshyhope Creek, Federalsburg - Caroline:
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 adult male
Barn Swallow - 1
Choptank - Caroline:
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Also Lesser Scaup and Common Goldeneye on the Talbot side
Tanyard - Caroline:
Lesser Yellowlegs -? 27
Pectoral Sandpiper - 4
Dunlin - 1
Wilson's Snipe - 80
Covey's Landing - Caroline:
Horned Grebe - 2 Found by Jim Stasz
Denton Sewage Ponds:
Barn Swallow - 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2
Bufflehead - 6
Rt. 309 Pond:
Ross's Goose - 1 w/ 300 Snows
Matt Hafner
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