Hi Folks,

I visited Swan Creek Wetland (and Cox Creek Dredged Material Facility) in N. 
AA County yesterday afternoon where I ran into Elaine Hendricks who was 
visiting there for the first time.  No big finds, but a quiety perched male 
BLUE GROSBEAK was new for the year, and there was the usual good assortment 
of waders, including a flyover CATTLE EGRET, three LITTLE BLUE HERONs (1 ad 
and 2 white imm) and seven GLOSSY IBIS, one of which was an unglossy 
immature.  At least three MARSH WRENs were singing and a single LEAST TERN 
worked the impoundments, though usually there is a pair of them present.

This location is near the Key Bridge at the end of Kembo Rd., which is off 
of Ft Smallwood Rd., and easily accessed from the Hawkins Point exit off of 
I-695 (the last exit before the Key Bridge heading east).  The facility is 
open to birders once they sign a waiver, and is open from 7:30 a.m. (I'm not 
sure of this) till 5:30 p.m. (when both gates close), though the office for 
the Md Env Service closes at 3:30 p.m., and this is where one signs the 
waiver form.

Stan Arnold
Ferndale (AA Co)



>
> Location:     Swan Creek Dredged Material Facility
> Observation date:     6/1/09
> Number of species:     40
>
> Canada Goose     48
> Mute Swan     1
> Mallard     16
> Double-crested Cormorant     2
> Great Blue Heron     2
> Great Egret     3
> Snowy Egret     2
> Little Blue Heron     3
> Cattle Egret     1
> Glossy Ibis     7
> Black Vulture     3
> Turkey Vulture     12
> Osprey     6
> Bald Eagle     1
> Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)     1
> Killdeer     1
> Spotted Sandpiper     3
> Herring Gull (American)     18
> Great Black-backed Gull     2
> Least Tern     1
> Great Crested Flycatcher     1
> Eastern Kingbird     3
> Red-eyed Vireo     1
> Blue Jay     1
> American Crow     2
> Tree Swallow     6
> Barn Swallow     5
> Tufted Titmouse     1
> Carolina Wren     2
> Marsh Wren     3
> Northern Mockingbird     2
> European Starling     4
> Cedar Waxwing     4
> Song Sparrow     1
> Northern Cardinal     1
> Blue Grosbeak     1
> Red-winged Blackbird     16
> Brown-headed Cowbird     2
> Orchard Oriole     1
> American Goldfinch     2
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>