Last weekend, 3/21 - 3/22, the YMOS team (including Wayne Bell-coach, Amanda Spears-captain, Christina Brinster and Zach Gent) held a bird-a-thon to raise money for our trip to this year's WSB.? We?birded Maryland's Eastern Shore,?covering 8 counties, the lower shore (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester, Dorchester) for 15?hours Saturday and?the upper shore (Talbot, Kent, Caroline, Queen Anne's) for 11 hours Sunday.? There was no scouting done by the team.?For the fundraising, we made up a total of 100 species that were "must sees".
The bird-a-thon was a success, turning out 132 species and missing only 6 species on the "must see" list (leaving out the logistics, we made $ on 120 species).? Luck was on our side,?giving us species we didn't?plan to get, including King and Common?Eiders, Red-necked Grebe, American Bittern, Golden Eagle, Merlin, Long-eared Owl, Lesser Black-backed Gull (found at Skimmer Island, Salisbury Landfill, and Tanyard Marsh), Iceland Gull, Vesper Sparrow, and Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow.? Big misses included Northern Bobwhite, Bonaparte's Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Cedar Waxwing.
List below includes the locations, in order,?where bird species were added.
DAY 1
Intersection, Millville Rd, Red House Rd, Creek Rd, S of Furnacetown
Barred Owl
Truitt's (Boxiron) Landing, Worcester County
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Red-throated Loon
Horned Grebe
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Clapper Rail
King Rail
Virginia Rail
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Horned Owl
American Crow
Marsh Wren
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Intersection, Boxiron Rd and Cherrix Rd
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Pine Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
PawPaw Creek Rd, 0.3 mi N of McCabes Corner Rd intersection
Eastern Bluebird
American Goldfinch
PawPaw Creek Rd, 0.2 mi N of MD 365 crossroads at Spence
Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Taylor Rd, 400 ft S of intersection with Cedartown Rd
Rock Pigeon
Basket Switch Rd, 1.3 mi N of Cedartown Rd intersection
Ring-necked Duck
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Basket Switch at RR tracks just E of US 113
House Sparrow
Ocean City Inlet
Brant
King Eider
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
American Oystercatcher
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Purple Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
32nd St (bayside)
Lesser Scaup
Eared Grebe
Laughing Gull
3rd St (bayside), Skimmer's Island, Ocean City
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Fish Crow
Elliot's (West Ocean City) Pond, Golf Course Rd
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Canvasback
Greater Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Black Vulture
American Coot
Shantytown waterfront, West Ocean City
Red-necked Grebe
Tidal wetland across from golf course, Eagle's Nest Rd
Horned Lark
Tufted Titmouse
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Picnic area near entrance to Eagle's Landing Campground, Eagle's Nest Rd
Eastern Phoebe
Field Sparrow
Pier at Eagle's Nest Landing Campground
Osprey
Black-bellied Plover
Willet
Dunlin
South Point Rd, 0.3 mi N of end at public access boat ramp
Merlin
MD 376, just W of bridge over Ayer Creek
Great Blue Heron
S Main St at Worcester County Vocational School, Berlin
Red-shouldered Hawk
Purnell Crossing Rd W of Pocomoke River, Powelville
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adkins Park, Powelville
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Viewpoint W from Savannah Lake access, Elliot's I Rd, Dorchester County
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Forester's Tern
0.4 mi S of above, Elliot's I Rd
Common Merganser
American Bittern
Tree Swallow
0.5 mi E of Bestpitch Ferry Bridge, Griffith Neck/Bestpitch Ferry Rd
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greenbriar Rd, 1.6 mi E of intersection with Maple Dam Rd
Wild Turkey
Key Wallace Dr at Little Blackwater River
Mute Swan
Wildlife Drive, W portion, Blackwater NWR
American White Pelican
Race St at MD 343 intersection, Cambridge
House Finch
Pickering Creek Audubon Center parking area, Talbot County
Eastern Screech-owl
DAY 2
Bell residence, Schwaninger Rd, Easton
Hairy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Purple Finch
King's Creek Rd, 1.1 mi from MD 331 intersection
American Pipit
Kingston Landing, Talbot County
Gray Catbird
Harris property & vicinity, High Banks, Easton
Iceland Gull
Belted Kingfisher
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Hermit Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Eastern Towhee
Pine Siskin
MD 662 (Longwoods Rd) 0.9 mi N of Hiner Rd intersection
Cooper's Hawk
Bruffs I Rd at Copperville Rd intersection, Tunis Mills
Golden Eagle
Undisclosed location on private land
Long-eared Owl
Pine hammock on road to Chesapeake Bay Environmental Ctr, Grasonville
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Round Top Wharf at Kibler Rd, Bluestem (Chino) Farms, Church Hill, QA County
White-crowned Sparrow
Sincere thanks for the support and indulgence of Karen and Bill Harris, Danny Poet, and Kevin Graff.
Amanda Spears,
Centreville, MD |