It turned out to be an excellent morning for the Anne Arundel Bird Club-
sponsored field trip to the Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake Nature Preserve on
Saturday, April 12, 2008. There were a few brief moments of light showers,
one period of heavier showers, and a lot of sunshine. Most of the participants
were Oxbow-virgins (had never visited before). Three local participants had
never before walked past the observation area. Jay Sheppard and I were the
guides for the morning and our goal was to introduce everyone to some of our
favorite places to bird around the lake.
The biggest disappointment was the absence of Trumperter Swan #960. He
was not seen on April 11-12, 2008, which might signal his official departure
and ultimate return to Ontario, Canada.
By the end of the morning, everyone was tired and hungry. The afternoon
option was deferred for a future field trip.
Most of the birds were seen/heard by everyone. A few were seen/heard by
Jay before the walk kicked off; a couple were seen as the walk was ending.
Here's the list:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon (fly-over)
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
gull sp.
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Nothern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Nothern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Nothern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Finch
Amercian Goldfinch
Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD
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