Hi all,
No birding on 10/30 due to high wind and focus on weedwacking about 1 mile of Rail Trail. We did some birding while working and/or short break while walking around trails.
10/31/08 - 720am-1010am
Kayaking Pocomoke Sound, Somerset Co., MD & Accomack Co., VA
WEATHER: Sunny, 34-53 degrees, NW 5 mph- WNW 5 mph
Canada Goose - 10 (VA)
American Black Duck - 6 (4 MD, 2 VA)
Mallard - 6 (MD)
Blue-winged Teal - 2 (VA)
Green-winged Teal - 6 (4 MD, 2 VA)
Surf Scoter - 4 (flew over state line headed SW)
Bufflehead - 5 (4 MD, 1 VA)
Common Loon - 1 (flew over state line headed SW)
Double-crested Cormorant - 12 (3 MD, 9 VA)
Great Blue Heron - 4 (3 MD, 1 VA)
Great Egret - 1 (MD)
Turkey Vulture - 2 (1 MD, 1 VA)
Bald Eagle - 2 (1 MD, 1 VA)
Northern Harrier - 2 (1 MD, 1 VA)
Greater Yellowlegs - 6 (4 MD, 2 VA)
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 (MD)
Dunlin - 45 (29 MD, 16 VA)
Ring-billed Gull - 2 (flew over state line)
Herring Gull - 5 (4 MD, 1 VA)
Great Black-backed Gull - 1 (MD)
Caspian Tern - 1 (flew over state line)
Forster's Tern - 3 (2 MD, 1 VA)
Fish Crow - 3 (2 MD, 1 VA)
Tree Swallow - 69 (44 MD on pier, 25 VA headed S)
American Robin - 1 (MD)
European Starling - 3 (MD)
Savannah Sparrow - 3 (2 MD, 1 VA)
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow - 1 (VA)
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow - 1 (MD)
Song Sparrow - 3 (2 MD, 1 VA)
Red-winged Blackbird - 11 (8 MD, 3 VA)
Eastern Meadowlark - 4 (MD)
Boat-tailed Grackle - 1 (MD)
SPECIES: 33 (30 MD, 24 VA)
TOTAL BIRDS: 227
10/31/08 - 11am-515pm
Irish Grove Sanctuary, Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny/Fair, 55-58 degrees, W 7 mph
OBSERVERS: Jennifer E, Kevin G, Joe H, Mike K, Dotty M
Canada Goose - 2 (flyby S)
American Black Duck - 4
Mallard - 2
Great Blue Heron - 3
Great Egret - 1
Turkey Vulture - 5
Bald Eagle - 6 (at one spot)
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 4
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (Mike K while canoeing)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Dunlin - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
Eastern Screech-Owl - 1 (heard early am)
Great Horned Owl - 1 (seen later am)
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 6
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 8
Fish Crow - 2
Tree Swallow - 31
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 2
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Sedge Wren - 1
Marsh Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 10
Hermit Thrush - 3
American Robin - 5
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 210
Pine Warbler - 2
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 4
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 19
Swamp Sparrow - 8
White-throated Sparrow - 6
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 21
House Finch - 4
Pine Siskin - 1
American Goldfinch - 17
SPECIES: 51
TOTAL BIRDS: 424
REPTILES
Northern Water Snake - 1
MOTHS
Isabella Tiger Moth - 8 (Woolly Bear)
10/31/08 - 515pm-635pm (lack of birds due to plane flew too low)
Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair, 57-52 degrees, WSW 5 mph- WSW 6 mph
OBSERVER: Kevin Graff, Joe Hanfman, Dotty Mumford
American Black Duck - 28
Mallard - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 26
Great Blue Heron - 4
Great Egret - 1
Northern Harrier - 4
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Dunlin - 40
Long-billed Dowitcher - 5
Laughing Gull - 6
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 1
Forster's Tern - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Tree Swallow - 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7
Savannah Sparrow - 3
Song Sparrow - 12
Swamp Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 15
Eastern Meadowlark - 4
SPECIES: 23
TOTAL BIRDS: 180
MAMMALS
Red Fox - 1
11/01/08 - 630am-445pm
Irish Grove Sanctuary, Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny/Fair, 50-65 degrees, WNW 8 mph- W 7 mph
OBSERVERS: Brent B, Mary B, Paul B, Kevin G, Joe H, Dotty M, Marylee R
American Black Duck - 2
Great Blue Heron - 2
Great Egret - 1
Turkey Vulture - 10
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Clapper Rail - 2
Virginia Rail - 6
Greater Yellowlegs - 2
Herring Gull - 2
Mourning Dove - 5
Eastern Screech-Owl - 2 (seen by Joe, heard by others)
Great Horned Owl - 1 (seen again in Round Pond Trail)
Belted Kingfisher - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 9
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 13
American Crow - 10
Fish Crow - 3
Tree Swallow - 30
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 8
Carolina Wren - 2
Winter Wren - 1
Sedge Wren - 4
Marsh Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 8
Hermit Thrush - 4
American Robin - 45
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 10
Cedar Waxwing - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 195
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 12
Swamp Sparrow - 14
White-throated Sparrow - 6
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 24
Eastern Meadowlark - 5
House Finch - 4
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 54
TOTAL BIRDS: 477
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 1
BUTTERFLIES
Cabbage White - 1
Orange Sulphur - 1
Cloudless Sulphur - 1
Comma - 1
MOTHS
Isabella Tiger Moth - 10 (Woolly Bear)
11/01/08 - 445pm-620pm
Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair/PC, 65-58 degrees, W 7 mph- NW 7 mph
OBSERVERS: 9
Canada Goose - 18 (Joe H)
American Black Duck - 10
Mallard - 2
Bufflehead - 12
Hooded Merganser - 1 (seen by few)
Double-crested Cormorant - 20
Great Blue Heron - 4
Great Egret - 1
Northern Harrier - 5
Virginia Rail - 4
Black-bellied Plover - 2
Greater Yellowlegs - 5
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
Western Sandpiper - 1
Least Sandpiper - 7
Dunlin - 75
Wilson's Snipe - 1
Laughing Gull - 12
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Herring Gull - 4
Great Black-backed Gull - 3
Royal Tern - 3
Forster's Tern - 2
Short-eared Owl - 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 26
Savannah Sparrow - 3
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 8
Swamp Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 12
Eastern Meadowlark - 6
SPECIES: 33
TOTAL BIRDS: 266
MAMMALS
Raccoon - 1 (seen by few)
11/02/08 - 7am-12pm (Chincoteague NWR afterward)
Irish Grove Sanctuary, Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 54-57 degrees, NE 9 mph- ENE 14 mph
OBSERVERS: Brent B, Mary B, Paul B, Kevin G, Mike K, Dotty M
American Black Duck - 2
Great Blue Heron - 2
Great Egret - 1
Turkey Vulture - 4
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 2
Herring Gull - 5
Mourning Dove - 1
Eastern Screech-Owl - 1
Great Horned Owl - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 3
Pileated Woodpecker - 2 (Dotty, Byers', Mike K)
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 (Paul B & Dotty M)
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 6
Fish Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 3
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Sedge Wren - 1
Marsh Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 18
Hermit Thrush - 5
American Robin - 4
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 185
Eastern Towhee - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 6
Swamp Sparrow - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 7
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 77
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 8
SPECIES: 47
TOTAL BIRDS: 383
MAMMALS
White-tailed Deer - 1
MOTHS
Isabella Tiger Moth - 10 (Woolly Bear)
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
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