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Re: 100+ Rusty Blackbirds in Bowie (full list)

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Doug English

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Doug English

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Sun, 6 Apr 2008 07:07:09 -0400

Location:     Fran Uhler Natural Area
Observation date:     4/5/08
Notes:     Nice morning with 14 birders.  Much excitement about seeing the 
large flock of Rusties.  Other highlights included, two tumbling entagled 
cowbirds (courting ritual?), fly-over loon, nice looks at red-breasted nuthatch 
and loudly-singing, tree-top thrasher.
Number of species:     50

Canada Goose     14
Wood Duck     3
Mallard     5
Common Loon     1
Great Blue Heron     2
Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture     3
Osprey     1     heard only
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     2
Killdeer     1
Rock Pigeon     X
Mourning Dove     10
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     3
Downy Woodpecker     2
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Eastern Phoebe     1
Blue Jay     9
American Crow     1
Fish Crow     2
Tree Swallow     12
Carolina Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     3
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
White-breasted Nuthatch     4
Carolina Wren     2
Golden-crowned Kinglet     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
Eastern Bluebird     2
American Robin     5
Northern Mockingbird     4
Brown Thrasher     1
European Starling     21
Pine Warbler     1
Eastern Towhee     2
Fox Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     10
Dark-eyed Junco     12
Northern Cardinal     6
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Rusty Blackbird     90     Large, noisy flock with a few red-winged blackbirds 
mixed in.  Located in wet woods adjacent to flooded area at Horsepen.
Common Grackle     5
Brown-headed Cowbird     6
House Finch     2
American Goldfinch     2

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