Hi all,
02/15/09 - 705am-810am 44 species in Delaware: Assawoman Wildlife Area
02/15/09 - 835am-935am
Ocean City Inlet "Inlet Park" South 2nd St., Ocean City, Worcester Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 38-41 degrees, NW 10 mph- NNW 13 mph (Gust near 20 mph)
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Josie G., Elliot & Nancy K., John L., Mark L., Paul
N., Debbie T. +1
"Atlantic" Brant - 18
American Black Duck - 14
Greater Scaup - 5
King Eider - 2
Common Eider - 2
Surf Scoter - 92
Black Scoter - 2
Long-tailed Duck - 17
Bufflehead - 30
Red-breasted Merganser - 7
Red-throated Loon - 21
Common Loon - 10
Horned Grebe - 1
Red-necked Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 12
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Ruddy Turnstone - 29
Sanderling - 2
Purple Sandpiper - 19
Bonaparte's Gull - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 78
Herring Gull - 32
Great Black-backed Gull - 20
Razorbill - 1
Rock Pigeon - 39
European Starling - 11
Common Grackle - 1
House Sparrow - 3
SPECIES: 29
TOTAL BIRDS: 476
02/15/09 - 940am-950am
West Ocean City Pond, Golf Course Rd., West Ocean City, Worcester Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 41 degrees, NNW 13 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Josie G., John L., Mark L., Paul N., Debbie T. +1
Canada Goose - 18
Tundra Swan - 14
Gadwall - 6
American Black Duck - 8
Mallard - 56
Northern Shoveler - 42
Northern Pintail - 17
Green-winged Teal - 5
Canvasback - 62
Redhead - 1
Lesser Scaup - 4
Bufflehead - 1
Hooded Merganser - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 6
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Herring Gull - 4
Mourning Dove - 1
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Common Grackle - 4
SPECIES: 21
TOTAL BIRDS: 258
02/15/09 - 10am-1055am
Castaways RV Resort/Campground & Flats, Eagles Nest Rd., Berlin, Worcester CO., MD (formally Eagles Nest Campground)
WEATHER: Sunny, 42-44 degrees, NNW 13 mph- NNW 11 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Josie G., John L., Mark L., Paul N., Debbie T. +1
"Atlantic" Brant - 180
Gadwall - 6
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 8
Northern Shoveler - 6
Bufflehead - 40
Common Goldeneye - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 13
Common Loon - 1
Horned Grebe - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Black-bellied Plover - 4
Killdeer - 2
American Oystercatcher - 36
Willet - 1
Sanderling - 2
Dunlin - 233
Ring-billed Gull - 160
Herring Gull - 80
Great Black-backed Gull - 42
Mourning Dove - 1
Northern Flicker - 6
Horned Lark - 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 2
American Robin - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 14
Common Grackle - 4
SPECIES: 31
TOTAL BIRDS: 864
MARINE MAMMALS
HARP SEAL - 1 (first spotted by Mark L. resting on beach, photos taken)
02/15/09 - 1055am-1105am
Bayside at O.C. - Bayfront Community, Landing Blvd., Berlin, Worcester Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 45 degrees, NNW 11 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Josie G., John L., Mark L., Paul N., Debbie T. +1
Canada Goose - 16
Gadwall - 20
American Wigeon - 56
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 2
Redhead - 5
Ring-necked Duck - 6
Bufflehead - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Turkey Vulture - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Horned Lark - 1 (Mark L.)
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 124
02/15/09 - 1115am-1245pm
Assateague Island State Park, Bayberry Dr., Berlin, Worcester Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 45-47 degrees, NNE 8 mph- N 9 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Josie G., John L., Paul N., Debbie T. +1
Canada Goose - 2
"Atlantic" Brant - 80
American Black Duck - 10
Bufflehead - 11
Red-breasted Merganser - 2
Common Loon - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 61
Herring Gull - 6
Great Black-backed Gull - 3
Rock Pigeon - 1 (bridge)
Mourning Dove - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1 (Paul +)
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
Tree Swallow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Carolina Wren - 2
American Robin - 2
European Starling - 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 62
Song Sparrow - 3
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
SPECIES: 30
TOTAL BIRDS: 270
02/15/09 - 1pm-130pm
Hays Landing Rd., Berlin, Worcester Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 47-49 degrees, N 9 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Josie G., John L., Paul N., Debbie T. +1
Canada Goose - 5
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 4
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 15
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 1
American Robin - 6
European Starling - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Chipping Sparrow - 12
Field Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 10
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 16
House Finch - 4
SPECIES: 23
TOTAL BIRDS: 98
02/15/09 - 145pm-345pm
Truitt Landing Rd., Girdletree, Worcester Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 50 degrees, N 9 mph- NNW 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Josie G., John L., Paul N., Debbie T. +1
Tundra Swan - 26
American Black Duck - 55
Green-winged Teal - 216
Bufflehead - 2
Turkey Vulture - 6
Bald Eagle - 3
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Clapper Rail - 2
Greater Yellowlegs - 6
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 3
Tree Swallow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 3
American Robin - 10
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 30
Field Sparrow - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 3
SM Sharp-tailed Sparrow - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 3
SPECIES: 28
TOTAL BIRDS: 387
02/15/09 - 350pm-430pm
E.A. Vaughn WMA "North Tract" Taylor Island Rd., Girdletree, Worcester Co., MD
WEATHER: PC, 50-47 degrees, NNW 5 mph- NW 8 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G., Josie G., John L., Paul N., Debbie T. +1
Canada Goose - 3
Tundra Swan - 5
American Black Duck - 2
Hooded Merganser - 26
Great Blue Heron - 2
Turkey Vulture - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
American Kestrel - 2
Merlin - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 20
Field Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 3
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 1
Brown-headed Cowbird - 4
SPECIES: 24 (91 species)
TOTAL BIRDS: 87 (2474 individual)
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
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