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New arrivals at Pocomoke and fighting Eurasian Collared - Doves

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Jennifer Elmer

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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:24:47 EDT

Yesterday  before going to Shad Landing I checked on the Eurasian  Collared 
- Doves on Pocomoke River Rd in Somerset Co. When I got there the doves  wh
ere in full cooing mode. I cooed back and both doves flew on to a telephone  
wire.  I pointed the doves out to a person who was walking by and  she  
told me that she had them feeding in her back yard.  After she  left  I noticed 
that the more dominant dove started to walk toward the  other dove and 
attacked .  Both where in the air hitting wings and  scratching  and making 
growling coos.  I took some pictures of the  fight and as soon as it started 
both doves backed off and sat quietly far  away from each other. 
Later that day at Shad Landing State Park I was trout fishing  when I heard 
2 ( FOY) Ovenbirds  and saw 4 running in the brush near  the pond. I also 
cough a 15 inch Rainbow Trout,  what a day. 
 
Today I went Shad fishing/ birding at Porters Crossing and saw the  
following birds.
2 ( FOY ) Prothonotary Warblers ( enjoying watching me and the others  
fishing )
5 Yellow - throated Warblers
4 Louisiana Waterthrush 
3 Ovenbirds
20 + Blue - gray Gnatcatchers 
1 Black - and - white Warbler
12 Pine Warblers 
2 ( FOY ) Red - eyed Vireos
2 White - breasted Nuthatch
21+ Carolina chickadees
1 Indigo Bunting
4 Barred Owls 
3 Canada Geese 
1 GB Heron 
4 Wood Ducks
24 Purple Martins 
35+ Tree swallows 
15 Turkey Vultures
5 Black Vultures
2 Osprey
4 Red - shouldered Hawks
2 Bald Eagles
fish caught by 6 of us:
7 Hickory Shad 
20 White Perch
2 Yellow Perch
15 Herring
4 Channel Catfish 
                                                                            
                                                  Birding forever
                                                                            
                                                 Jennifer Elmer
                                                                            
                                          Pocomoke City MD
 
  
  
 
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