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Pemberton Park--Wicomico Co--2/11/2009

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Ronald Gutberlet

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Ronald Gutberlet

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Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:55:56 -0500

Hi Everyone,

Lance Biechele, Dana Bronecke, and I birded Pemberton Park this morning from 8-10 am.  Highlights included Hairy Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, and Rusty Blackbird.  The complete list is below (including the notes for eBird's Rusty Blackbird Blitz).

Have fun,

Ron Gutberlet
Salisbury, MD



Distance: 0.5 mi by car on entrance road, 0.75 mi by foot
Conditions: all water open; tide relatively low
Weather (from accuweather.com for Salisbury, MD): 57-61 F, mostly cloudy, wind SW to WSW at 11-13 mph, relative humidity 80-66%, barometric pressure 30.07-30.04 in, no precipitation

Number of species:     38

Canada Goose     98
American Black Duck     19
Mallard     24
Double-crested Cormorant     1     flying up the Wicomico River
Great Blue Heron     3     2 were standing in nests in the small rookery across the Wicomico River from Pemberton Park
Turkey Vulture     8
Bald Eagle     3
Accipiter sp.     1
Red-tailed Hawk     2
Killdeer     5     very vocal, occasionally flying around the large marsh on the Wicomico River
Herring Gull     17
Great Black-backed Gull     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     3
Downy Woodpecker     4
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     5
Fish Crow     2
Carolina Chickadee     1
Tufted Titmouse     4
Brown Creeper     1
Carolina Wren     10
American Robin     351
Brown Thrasher     1
European Starling     5
Pine Warbler     1
Eastern Towhee     3
Song Sparrow     7
Swamp Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     3
Northern Cardinal     8
Red-winged Blackbird     73
Common Grackle     7
Brown-headed Cowbird     15

RUSTY BLACKBIRD     2     in corn stubble field along entrance road to the park; a small strip of hardwood forest is opposite the stubble field; other parts of Pemberton Park have wet bottomland hardwood forest; Pemberton Park is a known location for Rusty Blackbirds in winter and in migration; ground moist; birds were feeding on ground; no vocalizations heard; in company with ca. 300 AMRO, 50 RWBL, 5 EUST, and 15 BHCO


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