Hi all,





06/27/09 - 730am-910am (while watching spoonbill in DE)
unknown name island off an west of Nantucket Point area, island on MD side w/ N tip on DE side, with sandy beach facing NE and good clump of grasses, we were facing south view from north side of Rt 54 in between houses across from pond where the spoonbill was.

WEATHER: PC, 78-82 degrees, N 6 mph- calm
OBSERVERS: John D, Kevin G

Canada Goose - 12
Mallard - 2
Brown Pelican - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Egret - 1 (flyby south of island)
Snowy Egret - 2
Osprey - 1
American Oystercatcher - 3 (possible on nest)
Willet - 2
Laughing Gull - 15 (carry food to nest(s)
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Least Tern - 2 (carry food to nest)
Royal Tern - 4 (carry food to nest(s)
Common Tern - 4 (carry food to nest(s)
Black Skimmer - 16 (3 nests)
Barn Swallow - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 3
Boat-tailed Grackle - 1
SPECIES: 18
TOTAL BIRDS: 73

After spoonbill spot, (cannot post DE list but will give short notes) we head north to Fowler Beach area of Prime Hook NWR with nearly 70 species including many late shorebirds (1 Red Knot) and to see Dickcissel south of Milford and then head inot MD for Dickcissel in Talbot Co, see below.


06/27/09 - 215pm-330pm                          
Old White Marsh Cemetery, off of Rt 50, Trappe, Talbot Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair, 82-83 degrees, NNW 10 mph- NNW 11 mph
OBSERVERS: same 

Northern Bobwhite - 1
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 9
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 (in distance)
Mourning Dove - 2
Chimney Swift - 1
American Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 1
Barn Swallow - 13
American Robin - 6
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 10
Chipping Sparrow - 2
Indigo Bunting - 1
Dickcissel - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 41
Eastern Meadowlark - 3
Common Grackle - 15
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
Orchard Oriole - 2
American Goldfinch - 6
House Sparrow - 4
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 126


    Kevin Graff
    West Ocean City, MD