Hi all     on   3 - 30 - 08    the Talbot  County Bird  Club's   leaders Choice field trip led by Danny Post  was joined   8 other eager  birders .We visted  Kent Narrows and the Cheasapeake  Bay Environmenal Center  in Grasonville Md  were we had  63 species  . A great time was had  by all . Highlights were a number of common  Loons  [ one called ]  not heard that often here , Horned Grebes .  Also  had a number of  Northen Gannets   at Kent Narrows  that were  also seen from the  tower at CBEC  . They put on quite a show some diving for food 
 
Bird list below 
 
 
 
Common Loon 
Horned Grebe 
Northern Gannet      at least 14       most likely more  Some close , some far off 
D. C. Cormorant 
Great Blue  Heron
TV
Canada Geese 
Mute  Swan       2
Wood Duck       3
Black Duck
Mallard
Green Winged Teal          many 
Canvasback               flock in Marshy Creek mixed with Ruddys      one Vistor Center pond   at  
                               CBEC    Great looks 
Greater  Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Longtailed   Duck          3         Kent Narrows
Bufflehead
Common Golden Eye       1 female
Ruddy    Duck     hundreds      Marshy Creek  some in breeding plumage 
Osprey        some nest building 
Bald Eagle       3
Northern Harrier     1  seen by two people 
Red Tailed Hawk 
American Coot        25       Kent Narrows 
Greater yellowlegs     1      lake    at CBEC 
American Woodcock    1      kicked up near edge of woods  at CBEC .A life bird for some of the   
                                      birders there 
                                 
Laughing gull
Ring Billed Gull
Herring Gull
Greater Black backed Gull 
Bonaparte's Gull      5 from CBEC  tower 
Tern Sp      1  seen by two people 
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove 
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
A.Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow      4
Carolina Chickadee 
Red Breasted Nuthatch    1 heard only 
Brown Headed Nuthatch    2      Marshy Creek trail  at   CBEC
Carolina Wren
Golden crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby Crowned Kinglet     2
Eastern Bluebird            2
American Robin       many
Mockingbird 
Brown Thrasher       1
Starling 
Yellow Rumped Warbler     several
Eastern Towhee       2       CBEC
Song sparrow
Swamp Sparrow       1
White Throated Sparrow 
Dark Eyed Junco 
Cardinal
Red Winged Blackbird 
Grackle
Brown Headed Cowbird
House Finch
American  Goldfinch 
House Sparrow 
 
Unwritten Club  rules say two or more  people must see or hear  the bird to be added  to the club list .   Below are 3 species  seen  or heard at CBEC on the  trip on Sunday but did make the offical list 
 
American Wigeon
Horned Lark   1   flyover 
Pine Warbler    1  heard only 
 
 
Happy Birding 
Danny Poet 
Queenstown, Maryland 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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