Hi all,
I joined Sean McCandless doing Elkton CBC and we had a pretty good day with 72 species but we're without Fox, Tree and Chipping Sparrows which is one of our main target birds we had in the past three years. Very interesting to see a good size feeding frenzy of 30 Purple Finches along Fingerboard Schoolhouse Rd. plus 5 more at other locations.
12/14/08 - 630am-815am
Stemmers Run WMA "Pearce Creek" Stemmers Run Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: Overcast/MC, 30 degrees, S 4 mph- S 8 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Canada Goose - 179
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 33
Common Merganser - 4
Great Blue Heron - 3
Black Vulture - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 10
Herring Gull - 6
Mourning Dove - 5
Great Horned Owl - 2 (630am, Sean only)
Barred Owl - 1 (635am)
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 3
Blue Jay - 8
American Crow - 3
Fish Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 12
Tufted Titmouse - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - 4
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 5
Winter Wren - 3
Hermit Thrush - 4
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 3
European Starling - 275
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10
Eastern Towhee - 2 (heard only)
Song Sparrow - 7
Swamp Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 77
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 11
Northern Cardinal - 10
Red-winged Blackbird - 150
Common Grackle - 4100
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
Purple Finch - 5
Pine Siskin - 1 (heard calling flyover)
American Goldfinch - 12
SPECIES: 47
TOTAL BIRDS: 4981
12/14/08 - 815am-1015am
Crystal Beach Manor Community, Crystal Beach Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 31-37 degrees, S 9 mph- S 12 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Snow Goose - 46
Canada Goose - 170
Tundra Swan - 4
American Wigeon - 10 (single flock flyby)
Common Merganser - 4
Black Vulture - 6
Turkey Vulture - 9
Bald Eagle - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 8
Herring Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 3
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Brown Creeper - 3
Carolina Wren - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 4
Northern Mockingbird - 5
European Starling - 74
American Pipit - 1 (heard calling overhead)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 7
White-throated Sparrow - 6
"Slate-colored" Junco - 3
Northern Cardinal - 10
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
Common Grackle - 2
Purple Finch - 1
House Finch - 1
House Sparrow - 30
SPECIES: 38
TOTAL BIRDS: 431
12/14/08 - 850am-910am
Buttonwood Beach Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 34 degrees, S 9 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Snow Goose - 4
Canada Goose - 8
Mallard - 6
Turkey Vulture - 9
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Hairy Woodpecker - 2
Blue Jay - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 4
Tufted Titmouse - 10
Carolina Wren - 4
Winter Wren - 2
Hermit Thrush - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5
Song Sparrow - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 9
"Slate-colored" Junco - 17
Northern Cardinal - 19
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 124
12/14/08 - 1015am-1115am
Pinewood Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 37-42 degrees, S 12 mph- SSW 12 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Snow Goose - 97
Cackling "Richardson's" Goose - 1 (w/ Snow Geese)
Mallard - 4
Turkey Vulture - 5
Bald Eagle - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Eastern Screech-Owl - 5 (4 541am, 1 551am, we heard 2, Sean heard other 3)
Great Horned Owl - 4 (2 620am, 2 340pm, we heard 2, Sean heard other 2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 2
Blue Jay - 4
Horned Lark - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 16
Tufted Titmouse - 3
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Winter Wren - 2 (heard only)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 4
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 19
Eastern Towhee - 2
Field Sparrow - 14
Savannah Sparrow - 15
Song Sparrow - 5
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 55
"Slate-colored" Junco - 60
Northern Cardinal - 10
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
Common Grackle - 35
Brown-headed Cowbird - 10
American Goldfinch - 6
SPECIES: 35
TOTAL BIRDS: 393
12/14/08 - 1115am-1145am
Earlesville WMA, Fingerboard Schoolhouse Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 42 degrees, S 12 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 4
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 7
Song Sparrow - 11
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 20
"Slate-colored" Junco - 42
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 6
Purple Finch - 1
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 25
TOTAL BIRDS: 124
12/14/08 - 1145am-1215pm
Fingerboard Schoolhouse Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 42-43 degrees, SSW 12 mph- SSW 11 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Turkey Vulture - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Eastern Screech-Owl - 5 (1 515am, 1 525am, 3 531am, we heard 2, Sean 3)
Great Horned Owl - 3 (2 515am, 1 525am, we heard 1 Sean heard other 2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 4
Blue Jay - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 4
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Winter Wren - 1 (heard only)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Hermit Thrush - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 12
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 20
"Slate-colored" Junco - 14
Northern Cardinal - 6
Purple Finch - 30
Pine Siskin - 1
American Goldfinch - 11
SPECIES: 23
TOTAL BIRDS: 127
12/14/08 - 1215pm-1245pm
Cherry Grove Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: MC, 43-44 degrees, SSW 11 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Turkey Vulture - 3
Common Merganser - 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 8
Great Horned Owl - 2 (504am, 508am, Sean only)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 7
Tufted Titmouse - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Brown Creeper- 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Eastern Towhee - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 6
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 4
Purple Finch - 3
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 30
TOTAL BIRDS: 72
12/14/08 - 1250pm-115pm
Battery Point Farms Community, Stoney Battery Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: MC/PC, 43 degrees, SSW 11 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Canada Goose - 32
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Eastern Screech-Owl - 1 (104pm, response to tape, very close)
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Tufted Titmouse - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
House Finch - 4
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 57
12/14/08 - 120pm-150pm
Hacks Point Boatyard & Marina, Glebe Rd., Hacks Point, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: PC, 43 degrees, SSW 11 mph- S 11 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Canada Goose - 75
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 40
Hooded Merganser - 3
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 6
Bald Eagle - 1
Merlin - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 25
Herring Gull - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 2
Blue Jay - 1
Fish Crow - 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 25
House Sparrow - 20
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 211
12/14/08 - 225pm-320pm
Mill Lane, Earleville, Cecil Co., MD
WEATHER: PC, 44-43 degrees, SSW 12 mph- SW 10 mph
OBSERVERS: 2
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 4
Northern Harrier - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Horned Lark - 64
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Carolina Wren - 1
European Starling - 1
Eastern Towhee - 2
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 5
"Slate-colored" Junco - 10
Lapland Longspur - 1 (w/ Horned Larks)
SPECIES: 15 (72 species total)
TOTAL BIRDS: 100 (6620 individual total)
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
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