Hi Folks!
Yesterday Matt Hafner and I spent the morning visiting spots along the
Tuckahoe and Choptank rivers in Caroline and Talbot counties. I won't list them
all, but provide the highlights. Common Loons were heading north in small
groups at high elevation with today's observations producing what is probably
the record high count for Caroline County. Land birds were thin, with few
migrants in....and, like the Hound of the Baskervilles, kinglets and Myrtle
Warblers were notable for their absence.
Other notables of the day: 25+ North Gannets while crossing the Bay Bridge;
25 American Coot and 6 Lesser Scaup at Tuckahoe SP, Caroline; 2 Ring-necked
Duck at Denton WWTP, Caroline; 28 Greater Yellowlegs in a field at the east end
of Skeleton Creek Road, in Caroline SE of Preston; a Black Vulture nest with
2 eggs at Wye Island WMA, Queen Anne. Horned Larks at every field and
Savannah Sparrows scattered. One FOY Vesper Sparrow in a field near Ganey's
Wharf.
Although we stopped at several boat landings, the Tuckahoe is best explored
by canoe or kayak. I highly recommend putting in at the Hillsboro, Caroline
County launch and taking out at the Covey's Landing, Talbot County launch.
Below Covey's Landing the Tuckahoe becomes very wide and is more like a lake
than a stream. Note that this entire stretch is tidal, so check the tide
charts...it is easier moving down river on a falling tide.
Here are the lists:
Location: Hillsboro Landing, Caroline
Observation date: 4/12/08
Notes: w/ Matt Hafner; Loons & harrier migrating N
Number of species: 18
Wood Duck 1
Common Loon 5
Northern Harrier 1
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
American Robin 2
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 10
Prothonotary Warbler 1 FOY
Northern Cardinal 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(_http://ebird.org_
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Location: Stony Point Park, Caroline County
Observation date: 4/12/08
Notes: W/ Matt Hafner; Loons overhead migrating
Number of species: 34
Canada Goose 2
Tundra Swan 1
Wood Duck 18
Blue-winged Teal 2
Green-winged Teal (American) 8
Common Loon 6
SNOWY EGRET 2 very uncommon spring migrant in Carolina County
Turkey Vulture 2
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 31
Lesser Yellowlegs 7
Wilson's Snipe 4
Laughing Gull 15
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Ovenbird 1 FOY
Common Yellowthroat 1 FOY
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Purple Finch 5
American Goldfinch 8
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Location: Coveys Landing, Talbot County
Observation date: 4/12/08
Notes: w/ Matt Hafner; loons migrating high almost due N
Number of species: 19
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 2
Common Loon 14
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Least Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 100
Bonaparte's Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 100
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
Red-winged Blackbird 30
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Location: Tanyard Marsh, Caroline County
Observation date: 4/12/08
Notes: w/ Matt Hafner; extreme high tide. No Gulls!!!
Number of species: 13
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 1
Green-winged Teal (American) 25
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 2
Greater Yellowlegs 17
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Dunlin 6
Wilson's Snipe 30
Forster's Tern 4
Barn Swallow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
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Location: Ganey's Wharf, Caroline County
Observation date: 4/12/08
Notes: w/ Matt Hafner
Number of species: 10
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Laughing Gull 80
Bonaparte's Gull 4
Ring-billed Gull 125
Caspian Tern 1
Forster's Tern 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 2
Purple Martin 20
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(_http://ebird.org_
(http://ebird.org) )
Good Birding!
Jim
Jim Stasz
North Beach MD
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