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St. Mary's Co., Pt Lookout; CLRA w/photos

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Matt Tillett

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Matt Tillett

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Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:27:13 -0400

Hi all-

Yesterday I headed out to Pt Lookout with my canoe- hoping to take advantage
of temperatures in the sixties. I hiked all the regular places, Periwinkle
Trail (after getting the gate combo from the rangers), woods behind the old
fort, etc. Highlights off the water were EASTERN SCREECH-OWL (heard), many
PINE WARBLERS and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES. 

By canoe, I was ever happier to hear five CLAPPER RAILS in the marsh. Two of
them were by the shore, and I was able to photo them- my first Maryland rail
photographed (besides the ubiquitous Coots). 

Fantastic & very birdy day- photos in the link below.

Good birding,
Matt Tillett
Linthicum, MD
www.flickr.com/photos/mattyfioner



Location:    Point Lookout State Park
Observation date:    3/26/08
Number of species:    55

Canada Goose    46
American Black Duck    2
Mallard    4
Black Scoter    17
Long-tailed Duck    1
Bufflehead    28
Red-breasted Merganser    11
Ruddy Duck    8
Common Loon    2
Pied-billed Grebe    2
Horned Grebe    12
Northern Gannet    1
Great Blue Heron    4
Black Vulture    3
Turkey Vulture    2
Osprey    7
Bald Eagle    5
Clapper Rail    5
Killdeer    1
Ring-billed Gull    X
Herring Gull    1
Great Black-backed Gull    1
Mourning Dove    3
Eastern Screech-Owl    1
Belted Kingfisher    1
Downy Woodpecker    4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)    7
Blue Jay    2
American Crow    10
Fish Crow    13
Tree Swallow    1
Carolina Chickadee    13
Tufted Titmouse    2
Brown-headed Nuthatch    9
Carolina Wren    2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet    6
Eastern Bluebird    5
Hermit Thrush    1
American Robin    91
Gray Catbird    1
Northern Mockingbird    5
European Starling    52
Cedar Waxwing    8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)    4
Pine Warbler    7
Eastern Towhee    4
Fox Sparrow (Red)    1
Song Sparrow    5
Swamp Sparrow    2
White-throated Sparrow    2
Northern Cardinal    8
Red-winged Blackbird    22
Common Grackle    128
House Finch    9
American Goldfinch    2