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Kevin Graff

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Sun, 7 Dec 2008 07:36:58 -0800

Hi all,



12/06/08 - 810am-850am
Schoolhouse Pond Conservation Area, Gov. Oden Bowie Dr., Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 25-27 degrees, N 4 mph- ENE 6 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Nico S., Pete W.

Canada Goose - 38
Wood Duck - 1
Mallard - 74
Northern Shoveler - 12
Northern Pintail - 1 
Ruddy Duck - 2
Great Blue Heron - 3
Black Vulture - 33 
Turkey Vulture - 6
Laughing Gull - 162
Ring-billed Gull - 560 (many flyover)
Herring Gull - 49 (many flyover)
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1 (Nico)
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 3
Eastern Phoebe - 1
American Crow - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 6
House Sparrow - 1
SPECIES: 23
TOTAL BIRDS: 960

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 2

12/06/08 - 1020am-1pm
Point Lookout State Park, Point Lookout Rd., Scotland, St. Mary's Co., MD

WEATHER: PC/MC, 36-39 degrees, E 6 mph- SE 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Marty C., Kevin G., Nico S., Joe T., Pete W.

Canada Goose - 19
Mute Swan - 7
Tundra Swan - 8
Greater Scaup - 13
Surf Scoter - 61
Long-tailed Duck - 16
Bufflehead - 96
Common Goldeneye - 54
Red-breasted Merganser - 4
Red-throated Loon - 1 
Common Loon - 11
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 2
Brown Pelican - 6 
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 1 (Nico)
Bald Eagle - 1
Sanderling - 6
Laughing Gull - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 34
Herring Gull - 7
Great Black-backed Gull - 33
Mourning Dove - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1 (Joe)
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 3
Marsh Wren - 1 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 5
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 4
European Starling - 15
Cedar Waxwing - 14
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 11
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 (Nico)
White-throated Sparrow - 13
"Slate-colored" Junco - 25
Red-winged Blackbird - 7
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 45
TOTAL BIRDS: 502

12/06/08 - 1pm-145pm
Point Lookout State Park "Cornfield Harbor" Cornfield Harbor Dr., Scotland, St. Mary's Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 39 degrees, SE 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Nico S., Joe T., Pete W.

Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 1 (Longneck Rd)
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 28
American Robin - 7
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 18
Song Sparrow - 2 (Longneck Rd)
Northern Cardinal - 2
Eastern Meadowlark - 4 (Longneck Rd)
House Finch - 4
Pine Siskin - 1 
American Goldfinch - 37
SPECIES: 24
TOTAL BIRDS: 134

12/06/08 - 225pm-335pm
MD Rock Industries, Inc. Breton Bay Plant "Beauvue Ponds" Abell's Wharf Rd. & Breton Beach Rd., Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co., MD

WEATHER: MC/Overcast, 39 degrees, variable 5 mph- E 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Nico S., Joe T., Pete W.

Canada Goose - 52
Mute Swan - 11
Tundra Swan - 49
Gadwall - 28
American Wigeon - 8
Mallard - 14
Green-winged Teal - 1
Ring-necked Duck - 137
Ruddy Duck - 29
Common Loon - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Coot - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 6
Herring Gull - 4
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 1
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 25
Savannah Sparrow - 10
Northern Cardinal - 4
SPECIES: 23 (71 species total, 23 in PG Co. & 63 in St. Mary's) 
TOTAL BIRDS: 389 (1985 indiv. total, 960 in PG Co. & 1025 in St. Mary's) 

MAMMALS
Eastern Cottontail - 1


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD