Hi All I did some birding in Queen Annes County  today A quick  Morning stop at Kent Narrows   on the  right  headed twords  kent Island   on the roof of one  the boat shelters  produced   Caspian Terns  a quick count below  Some  coming and going  so  missed some birds.
  
Caspian Tern     130 
Greater Black Backed   Gull       10

A midday return  trip thru  Kent Narrows   yielded  9  Black Crowned Heron  in the pond between Rt 50 and Rt 18 


Terrapin Park Kent Island  8:45 Am   to  12:00  noon  Mostly Sunny   Found a few migrants to my  delight  list below 

Great Blue Heron      1
Great Egret         1
Mute Swan      2
Canada Goose     12
Osprey    3
Forster's Tern      2
Chimney Swift     5         One Skimming the  pond surface  that has the two blinds  for a drink of water.  Neat to see 
Flicker       1
Downy Woodpecker    1
Kingfisher       1 heard only  
Eastern  Kingbird      2       one immature begging from and adult 
BlueJay   5
Carolina Chickadee   3
Tutfed Titmouse   1
Carolina Wren      3
Gray Cheeked Thrush      1  dining on wild grapes
Swainsons Thrush            1    also eating Wild grapes 
Robin       1
Catbird    3
Mocker    2
Red Eyed Vireo     2
Northern  Parula      1
Yellow Warbler        1
Magnolia Warbler     1
Black and White Warbler     1   female 
American Redstart       3 yellow types 
Northern Waterthrush      1
Common Yellowthroat       3
Cardinal    5
Common Grackle         2

Chesapeake Bay Enivronmental Center   [ Horsehead   Grasonville Maryland ]12:45 Pm  to  1:30 Pm 
Most of the shorebirds I could not get a  good count  of  as something would flush them   while  I  tried to  count  .

 Snowy Egret       9
Wood Duck       2
Green Winged Teal     25  
Black Duck      5
Mallard
Osprey     2
Semipalmated  Plover    5
Killdeer      2
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs 
Semipalmated  Sandpiper  
Least Sandpiper  
Pectoral  Sandpiper     1
Short - billed Dowitcher     5
Eastern Bluebird     2
Carolina Wren      1
American Redstart        1  yellow  type     great looks  fed on and near the ground  . I  seen it catch a small moth 
Cardinal      2
Blue Grosbeak       1      
 

After   hauling  trash to the landfill  near Centreville  about 3:00 PM  at the farm  across from the  road from the entrance road  there  were  25 Cattle  Egrets  among the  cattle and  other  farm crtters .

 Back at home near Queenstown   around 5:00 ish  there was a small flury of  birds in the yard .   Some  moved around too quick for Id purposes . 
Those seen though 

Red Bellied  Woodpecker      2
BlueJay     several
Eastern Bluebirds  2
Wood Thrush        1      even made its call note latter on  
American Robin    12  flying to roost before dark 
Tufted Titmouse    2
Carolina Chickadee  5
House  Wren       1
Red eyed Vireo       1
American  Redstart        2  one adult Male     one yellow type 
Black  and White warbler       1     08 yard bird 
American Redstart        2      one adult male     one yellow type 
Warbler Species     1  
Chipping Sparrow    2 


Happy Birding 
Danny Poet 
Queenstown , Maryland 
 







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