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Re: Birding Jug Bay, Merkle, Patapsco River

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saundra byrd

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saundra byrd

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Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:40:56 -0700

Hello All , 
Yes it was a very enjoyable day with Eileen , Jeanne , and Paul N. Just wanted to mention that we did stop at the ballfield on Wrighton road to look for WW Crossbill . While not seeing anything in the row of pines  when i got to the end of the row i did see a group of around 10 small birds heading towards Wrighton road towards rt. 4 Thank you all for a great day.  Spring is in the air!!!! woohoooo 

Saundra byrd 
 
baltimore 

--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Eileen Wise <> wrote:

> From: Eileen Wise <>
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Birding Jug Bay, Merkle, Patapsco River
> To: 
> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 6:42 PM
> Yeserday, I was joined by Jeanne B,
> Paul N and Saundra on a nice day of birding. We first went
> to Jug Bay Sanctuary, where the highlight for me and the
> others were the Redheaded Woodpeckers. Also, in the same
> area an Osprey flew in and landed in a nearby tree. At
> Merkle we watched a few White Crowned Sparrows outside the
> visitors center. The White Crowned Sparrow is a bird I do
> not get to see in my neighborhood so I really enjoyed seeing
> them. The last stop was at Patuxent River Park. On the road
> leading into the park, Saundra spotted a Great Horned Owl.
> At this spot we saw an Osprey on the nest, an Eagle on a
> nest, quite a few GB Herons. One bird I missed that I was
> really hoping to see was the Wilson Snipe. I think they are
> hiding from me.
> 
> Here is a copy of Paul's list..... 52 species were seen
> 
> 
> include the Graylag Goose, I typed it in opp. of Canada
> Goose. Also,
> since I don't have Saundra's e-mail, can one of you forward
> the list?
> Cheers,     PEN
>  
> Canada Goose;  also, Graylag Goose
> American Wigeon
> American Black Duck
> Northern Pintail
> Green-winged Teal
> Ring-necked Duck
> Common Merganser
> Great Blue Heron
> Black Vulture
> Turkey Vulture
> Osprey
> Bald Eagle
> Northern Harrier
> Red-tailed Hawk
> Ring-billed Gull
> Herring Gull
> Rock Pigeon
> Mourning Dove
> Great Horned Owl
> Red-headed Woodpecker
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
> Downy Woodpecker
> Northern Flicker
> Pileated Woodpecker
> Blue Jay
> American Crow
> Fish Crow
> Carolina Chickadee
> Tufted Titmouse
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> Carolina Wren
> Marsh Wren
> Golden-crowned Kinglet
> Eastern Bluebird
> American Robin
> Northern Mockingbird
> European Starling
> Eastern Towhee
> Field Sparrow
> Song Sparrow
> Swamp Sparrow
> White-throated Sparrow
> White-crowned Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
> Northern Cardinal
> Red-winged Blackbird
> Common Grackle
> House Finch
> American Goldfinch
> House Sparrow
> 
> 
> 
> Eileen,
> Prettyboy
>