Saturday's gull fieldtrip for the Cecil Bird Club added a new dimension to 
my annual expedition.  Besides the cold temperatures and the wind, ice was 
added this year.  Except for the main road, there was a coating of ice over 
the entire landfill.  Walking conditions ranged between slippery and 
treacherous.  Finding good vantage points was a challenge.  My main concern 
was the welfare of the other participants.  Although the birding conditions 
were suboptimal, the gulls did not disappoint.
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Observations at Cecil County Landfill
January 31, 2009
0830 - 1200
Weather: AM: sunny, 17 degrees, windy
Observers: Mary Bedsworth, Bob Balestri, Marcia Balestri, Joe Hanfman, Sean 
McCandless, Gene Scarpulla, Doug Senn, Marcia Watson

*SPECIES OF NOTE

Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle - 1 (immature)
Red-Tailed Hawk - 1 (immature)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
*ICELAND GULL - 1 (first-winter)
*LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - 2 (1 first-winter, 1 adult-winter)
*GLAUCOUS GULL - 1 (first-winter)
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow
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North East Town Park
1215 - 1230
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Mallard
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
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Port Deposit Town Marina
1400 -1415
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
*RED-NECKED GREBE - 1
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Conowingo Fisherman's Park
1430 - 1630 (no power generation)
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Mallard
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
*ICELAND GULL - 1 (first-winter)
*LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - 1 (third-winter)
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
American Goldfinch


Gene Scarpulla
Millers Island, Maryland