Dan

Cats are likely another pressure on Bobwhite.  Keep your cats indoors 
please.

George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan haas" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 11:12 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Greenbury Point, MD


>I took a leisurely hour and a half hike around the famous Annapolis
> point.  A few notables: one NORTHERN GANNET, my FOY BARN SWALLOW and 5
> new BROWN THRASHERS that have joined the two that wintered here.
>
> Noticeably absent in 2008: hearing any NORTHERN BOBWHITE.  Their
> regular springtime serenade hasn't been heard here on the point yet
> this year.  Perhaps the foxes and unleashed dogs have had an impact?
> Perhaps they heard about the new rugby fields that are about to be
> built on the point?  Whatever the case, I've not heard a one yet this
> year.  The closest I've heard are a few weak impersonations from the
> slew of NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS singing all over the point.
>
> I was also hoping for a RUSTY in the marshy areas, but saw nor heard a 
> one.
>
> It was nice to see the sun again.
>
> Location:     Greenbury Point Nature Center (Navy)
>
> Mallard     4
> Green-winged Teal      2
> Ring-necked Duck     6
> Bufflehead     28
> Ruddy Duck     9
> Horned Grebe     3
> Northern Gannet     1
> Double-crested Cormorant     11
> Great Blue Heron     1
> Osprey     10
> Ring-billed Gull     2
> Herring Gull     4
> Great Black-backed Gull     3
> Rock Pigeon     1
> Mourning Dove     4
> Belted Kingfisher     1
> Eastern Phoebe     1
> American Crow     2
> Fish Crow     4
> Tree Swallow     2
> Barn Swallow     4
> Carolina Chickadee     8
> Carolina Wren     12
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
> Eastern Bluebird     6
> American Robin     8
> Northern Mockingbird     21
> Brown Thrasher     7
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     1
> Eastern Towhee     2
> Chipping Sparrow     4
> Song Sparrow     2
> Swamp Sparrow     1
> White-throated Sparrow     6
> Northern Cardinal     8
> Red-winged Blackbird     28
> Common Grackle     26
> Brown-headed Cowbird     9
> House Finch     8
> American Goldfinch     3
> House Sparrow     1
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>
> Good Evening,
>
> Dan Haas
> West Annapolis, MD
> 
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