Though much of Talbot County was getting rain this morning, the little tip
of Tilghman Island at Black Walnut Point only had wind and occasional
drizzle.  Therefore, perhaps to the surprise of many of us, the hawk
watching turned out to be remarkably good for the day.  From 8:00 to 10:30
three birders braved the elements before the drizzle drove us out.  In
mid-afternoon (around 3:00) Jan Reese noticed some cloud break up and went
to Tilghman to look for the late afternoon migrants.  The list below shows
findings of the morning group.  Jan's raptor numbers from the afternoon are
shown in ( ).

 

Common Loon

DC Cormorant

Canada Goose

Mallard

Black Vulture      (x)

Turkey Vulture  30  (85)

Bald Eagle    4  (5)

Northern Harrier  1  (2)

Sharp-shinned Hawk  24+  (30)

Cooper's Hawk  12  (4)

Red-tailed Hawk 1  (9)

Kestrel  1  (6)

Merlin  1  (3)

Peregrine   (2)

 

Killdeer      12

Laughing Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Royal Tern  4

Forster's Tern  15

 

Phoebe 

American Crow  5  (23)

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Bluebird  29

Swainson's Thrush  (x)

Gray Catbird  6

Mockingbird

European Starling  45+

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Palm Warbler  (x)

Northern Cardinal

Eastern Towhee

Song Sparrow  (x)

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow  10

Red-winged Blackbird

Eastern Meadowlark  1

House Finch

House Sparrow

 

For those who missed the migration in the wind and mist today, the
conditions look much better for a big push through Tilghman tomorrow.

 

 

LES ROSLUND

TALBOT COUNTY

EASTON, MD