Hi Everyone,
Sarah Loutsch, Jennifer Thompson, Mike Walsh, and I felt our first chilly winds of the season this morning (6 November 2009) at Bayside on Assateague. And Sarah and Jessica got to find out what I mean when I say, "you might want to wear a coat..." Despite the chill, it was a fun morning. The AMERICAN ROBIN flight overshadowed everything else--thank you Sarah and Jessica for your excellent counting work!--but ducks and geese were also moving. Our highlight birds were a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER seen from the campground and a BALTIMORE ORIOLE spotted by Mike in one of the junipers near water's edge at Bayside proper.
Our full lists from Bayside and Bayside Campground are below.
Have fun,
Ron Gutberlet
Salisbury, MD
Location: Assateague I. NS--Bayside
Observation date: 11/6/09, 7:00-8:30 am
Weather (from accuweather.com for Ocean City, MD): 39-43 F, wind NW to NNW at 6-14 mph, relative humidity 72-60%, barometric pressure 30.27-30.28 in, clear, no precipitation, visibility 10 miles.
Number of species: 35
Snow Goose 75 single southbound flock; checked for Ross's Goose but none present
Brant (Atlantic) 100 2 southbound flocks (75 and 25) flying low over the water
Canada Goose 15
American Black Duck 1
Green-winged Teal 1 fly-by spotted by Mike
Surf Scoter 1 on bay
Black Scoter 6 southbound flock spotted by Mike
Bufflehead 31 flying south low over bay in small flocks, some landing on water
Red-breasted Merganser 14 all fly-bys, most southbound, all low over water
Common Loon 7 some on water, some southbound birds overhead
Double-crested Cormorant 46 6 on water; 40 southbound
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 41
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 2305 fairly steady flight westward over Bayside toward mainland; robins were already flying when we arrived at 7 am and additional birds were trickling through as we left; Sarah and Jennifer did a great job counting and estimating to determine flock sizes
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 2
Cedar Waxwing 2 with one of the robin flocks
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 12 probably more present, but the wind may have kept some low in the bushes
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Baltimore Oriole 1 spotted by Mike, great views had by all of us at close range with binoculars; medium-sized passerine with pointed bill, 2 white wing bars, brown head, orange throat and breast; possibly an immature male or a brightly marked immature female
American Goldfinch 2
Location: Assateague I. NS--Bayside Campground
Observation date: 11/6/09, 8:30-9:20 am
Weather (from accuweather.com for Ocean City, MD): 43-46 F, wind NNW at 14-17 mph, relative humidity 60-50%, barometric pressure 30.28-30.29 in, clear, no precipitation, visibility 10 miles
Number of species: 18
American Black Duck 6
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 1
Semipalmated Plover 1 on one of the close spits of marsh in the bay; good scope views; 2 other shorebirds flew off from this spot, and they may have also been SEPL, but we didn't confirm that
Herring Gull 6
Carolina Wren 2
Winter Wren 2
American Robin 104
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 22
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 21
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Northern Cardinal 4
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