The Talbot Bird Club visited Pickering Creek Audubon Center on April 20th.
Ten birders, led by Les Roslund, took advantage of what turned out to be a
beautiful day for birding and managed to see or hear 64 species, several of
them being First of Year birds for most of the viewers.  
    Best FOY birds:  Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Chimney Swift,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Purple
Martin, House Wren, Wood Thrush, White-eyed Vireo, American Redstart,
Ovenbird,  White-crowned Sparrow and Orchard Oriole.
    Other species included:
Great Blue Heron, 
Wood Duck, 
Green-winged Teal, 
Black Duck, 
Blue-winged Teal, 
Bald Eagle, 
Cooper's Hawk, 
Northern Harrier,
Killdeer with young, 
Greater Yellowlegs, 
Lesser Yellowlegs, 
Wilson's Snipe, 
Laughing Gull, 
Tree Swallow, 
Barn Swallow, 
White-breasted Nuthatch, 
Brown Thrasher, 
Blue-headed Vireo, 
Warblers - Myrtle, Pine, Palm, American Redstart, Ovenbird and Common
Yellowthroat, 
Sparrows - Chipping, Field, Savannah, Song, Swamp, White-throated, and
Junco.
 
Brunch at the Roslund home also allowed viewing of the remaining Pine
Siskins - at least six of them were still around.  One Red-breasted Nuthatch
was also still there. 
 
 
Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601
 

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