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Greenbury Point, Annapolis MONDAY Afternoon

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Dan haas

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Dan haas

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Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:39:13 -0400

Hello folks,

I've got great news: They (someone) have done some fine work out on
the very tip of Greenbury Point recently.  I've not been out to the
radio towers in some time, but it would appear that the meadows have
been restored!  There are a few patches of trees and the rest has been
mowed, hacked and plowed down to what might well become a great grassy
habitat.  If they were going to build something, they would've torn
everything out, but this looks like it was done with nature in mind,
not buildings.  I can't wait to see some positive results,
migrationally-speaking. I realize that this point just North of
Annapolis doesn't sit too far out into the bay, but perhaps this might
be a nice spot to hit at first light in order to see what might fall
out of the sky?  I'll post some iPhone photos on my blog of the
freshly-renovated point.  With the few patches of trees, picking
things out is a lot easier than before with the overgrowth of weeds,
snags, vines and tangles.

Finally, as I was about to call it a day I noticed a small hawk flying
in the mulching facility.  I walked over and got some photos.  Then I
walked closer and got some more.  After a few minutes, I found myself
within a few feet of a perched Cooper's Hawk.  The bird could care
less that I was right below it, taking photo after photo with my
camera (not the iPhone).  I actually had to back up to keep the bird
in focus.  The bird finally got bored (I was almost bored too), and
flew over to the edge of the field.  It looked as if it was still
looking for an evening snack.

On the way home, I checked the marina and happily found an adult and a
juv. Black-crowned Night Heron.

Without further rambling, between 4:30 and 6:30 today, I observed...

Canada Goose     17
Mallard     2
Double-crested Cormorant     37
Great Blue Heron     2
Black-crowned Night-Heron     2
Turkey Vulture     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Laughing Gull     3
Ring-billed Gull     7
Herring Gull     2
Great Black-backed Gull     1
Caspian Tern     1
ROYAL TERN     2  (out on the Bay, a third flew over the Rt 450 Severn
River Bridge when I drove over)
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     2
Eastern Phoebe     1
RED-EYED VIREO     1
Blue Jay     5
American Crow     2
Fish Crow     4
Carolina Chickadee     3
Tufted Titmouse     2
Carolina Wren     9
Golden-crowned Kinglet     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     18
HERMIT THRUSH     1
Gray Catbird     10
Northern Mockingbird     12
Brown Thrasher     5
European Starling     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     13
Palm Warbler     2 (1 Yellow)
Common Yellowthroat     4
Eastern Towhee     8
Song Sparrow     2
Swamp Sparrow     4
White-throated Sparrow     4
Northern Cardinal     12
House Finch     1

Good Birding,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD

http://wahzoh.blogspot.com/