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Irish Grove/Rumbly Point, 11/05-11/08/09

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:06:38 -0800

Hi all,


11/05/09 - 7am-415pm
Irish Grove Sanctuary, Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny/Fair, 45-54 degrees, NNW 6 mph- WNW 7 mph 
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Mike Knott

American Black Duck - 4
Green-winged Teal - 15
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 16
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Virginia Rail - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Eastern Screech-Owl - 1
Great Horned Owl - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 6
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 9
Tree Swallow - 17
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Sedge Wren - 2
Marsh Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 23
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 1610 (steady flight early am)
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 6
Cedar Waxwing - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 164
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 6
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 7
"Slate-colored" Junco - 6
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 21
Common Grackle - 2
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 16
SPECIES: 48
TOTAL BIRDS: 1971

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 4

BUTTERFLIES
Cloudless Sulphur - 5
Monarch - 1

11/05/09 - 415pm-525pm
Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Fair/MC, 54-51 degrees, WNW 7 mph- NW 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Mike Knott

American Black Duck - 8
Bufflehead - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
American Bittern - 1
Great Blue Heron - 7
Tricolored Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 3
Northern Harrier - 3
Virginia Rail - 2
Greater Yellowlegs - 5
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
Dunlin - 3
Wilson's Snipe - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 6
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Great Horned Owl - 1
Short-eared Owl - 1 (516pm as it got dark early due to heavy cloud cover)
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Tree Swallow - 252
American Robin - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7
Savannah Sparrow - 2
Nelson's Sparrow - 1
Salt Marsh Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 13
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 19
Eastern Meadowlark - 4
Boat-tailed Grackle - 23
SPECIES: 32
TOTAL BIRDS: 379

BUTTERFLIES
Common Buckeye - 1

11/06/09 - 7am-5pm
Irish Grove Sanctuary, Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny/PC, 41-45 degrees, NNW 11 mph- NNW 12 mph, peak at 16 mph 
OBSERVERS: 7

Wood Duck - 1
American Black Duck - 4
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 7
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Virginia Rail - 3
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Wilson's Snipe - 2
Herring Gull - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
Eastern Screech-Owl - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Northern Flicker - 6
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Sedge Wren - 2
Marsh Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 6
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 226
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 217
Eastern Towhee - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 3
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 52
Eastern Meadowlark - 1
Common Grackle - 1
House Finch - 1
American Goldfinch - 3
SPECIES: 43
TOTAL BIRDS: 577

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 5
Red Fox - 2

11/06/09 - 9am-11am
Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 46-48 degrees, N 11 mph- NW 15 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G, Leslie S, Joe T

American Black Duck - 30
Mallard - 2
Common Loon - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 3
Great Egret - 1
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 4
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 3
Virginia Rail - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Wilson's Snipe - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 8
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Royal Tern - 2
Mourning Dove - 2
Great Horned Owl - 1 (late pm)
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Tree Swallow - 4
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 20
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Salt Marsh Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 5
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 20
Eastern Meadowlark - 4
Boat-tailed Grackle - 64
SPECIES: 37
TOTAL BIRDS: 199

11/07/09 - 645am-415pm
Irish Grove Sanctuary, Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 31-54 degrees, SW 4 mph- SSW 15 mph
OBSERVERS: 14

Canada Goose - 15
American Black Duck - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 2
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 8
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 1
Virginia Rail - 3
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 11
Herring Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 3
Great Horned Owl - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 8
Eastern Phoebe - 1
American Crow - 3
Fish Crow - 5
Tree Swallow - 18
Carolina Chickadee - 6
Tufted Titmouse - 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 6
Carolina Wren - 2
Sedge Wren - 6
Marsh Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Eastern Bluebird - 7
Hermit Thrush - 2
American Robin - 40
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 74
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 5
Swamp Sparrow - 3
White-throated Sparrow - 5
"Slate-colored" Junco - 2
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 30
Common Grackle - 2
House Finch - 1
American Goldfinch - 6
SPECIES: 48
TOTAL BIRDS: 318

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 5

BUTTERFLIES
Common Buckeye - 1
Monarch - 1

11/07/09 - 415pm-525pm (also 830am-9am)
Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 45-48 degrees, SW 5 mph (am)
         Sunny/PC, 54-53 degrees, SSW 15 mph- SSW 11 mph (pm)
OBSERVERS: 10

Canada Goose - 28
Wood Duck - 6
American Black Duck - 35
Northern Shoveler - 1
Surf Scoter - 1
Bufflehead - 8
Common Loon - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 5
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 2
Virginia Rail - 2
Killdeer - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 27
Lesser Yellowlegs - 4
Dunlin - 15
Wilson's Snipe - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 6
Herring Gull - 3
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Forster's Tern - 1
Great Horned Owl - 2
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Tree Swallow - 20
Sedge Wren - 1
Marsh Wren - 2
American Robin - 2
European Starling - 1
American Pipit - 14 (late pm)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11
Savannah Sparrow - 2
Nelson's Sparrow - 1
Salt Marsh Sparrow - 4
Song Sparrow - 8
Swamp Sparrow - 8
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 31
Eastern Meadowlark - 8
Boat-tailed Grackle - 7
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 42
TOTAL BIRDS: 281

11/08/09 - 7am-3pm
Irish Grove Sanctuary, Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 46-64 degrees, SW 4 mph- S 6 mph
OBSERVERS: 12

Wood Duck - 2 
American Black Duck - 2
Common Loon - 1
Great Blue Heron - 2
Turkey Vulture - 6
Bald Eagle - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Clapper Rail - 1
Virginia Rail - 5
Greater Yellowlegs - 3
Herring Gull - 2
Mourning Dove - 2
Great Horned Owl - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 7
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 4
Tree Swallow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 5
Carolina Wren - 2
Winter Wren - 1
Sedge Wren - 8
Marsh Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 5
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 15
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 55
Song Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 6
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 16
Common Grackle - 1
American Goldfinch - 5
SPECIES: 42
TOTAL BIRDS: 186

MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 5

BUTTERFLIES
Orange Sulphur - 1
Cloudless Sulphur - 1
Common Buckeye - 1
Monarch - 3

DRAGONFLIES
Black Saddlebags - 2
Wandering Glider - 1

11/08/09 - 630am-7am (on/off most of the day)
Rumbly Point Rd., Marion, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 47-46 degrees, WSW 6 mph- SW 4 mph
OBSERVERS: 8 

American Black Duck - 8
Mallard - 5
Bufflehead - 3
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 4
Great Egret - 1
Black Vulture - 4
Turkey Vulture - 5
Bald Eagle - 3
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Clapper Rail - 4
Virginia Rail - 3
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Herring Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 4
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Tree Swallow - 15
Tufted Titmouse - 6
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 5
Marsh Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Hermit Thrush - 3
Cedar Waxwing - 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6
Eastern Towhee - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 5
Nelson's Sparrow - 2
Salt Marsh Sparrow - 3
Seaside Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 3
Swamp Sparrow - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 17
Eastern Meadowlark - 3
Boat-tailed Grackle - 12
House Finch - 5
House Sparrow - 2
SPECIES: 40
TOTAL BIRDS: 164

11/08/09 - 725am-835am
Vessey Orchards, Vessey Orchards Rd., Rehoboth, Somerset Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 47-55 degrees, SW 4 mph- W 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin G, Leslie S, Joe T

Canada Goose - 20
Gadwall - 25 (single flock flushes from nearest pond to old chicken house)
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 5
Northern Harrier - 1
Killdeer - 19
Mourning Dove - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
BLUE-HEADED VIREO - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 6
Horned Lark - 3
Tree Swallow - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Winter Wren - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 6
American Robin - 12
Gray Catbird - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 180
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Field Sparrow - 3
Song Sparrow - 7
Swamp Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 7
"Slate-colored" Junco - 3
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 260
Eastern Meadowlark - 3
American Goldfinch - 5
SPECIES: 32
TOTAL BIRDS: 618

11/08/09 - 330m-350pm
Schumaker Pond, Schumaker Dr., salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 66 degrees, calm

Canada Goose - 438
Tundra Swan - 1
Wood Duck - 2
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 63
Green-winged Teal - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 2
Ruddy Duck - 5
Pied-billed Grebe - 4
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Killdeer - 11 (field S of pond)
Herring Gull - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 1
American Robin - 2
Northern Cardinal - 1
House Sparrow - 1
SPECIES: 18
TOTAL BIRDS: 540

11/08/09 - 410pm-435pm
Barren Creek Pond, Barren Creek Rd., Mardela Springs, Wicomico Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 66-64 degrees, SE 4 mph

Canada Goose - 4
Wood Duck - 58
Gadwall - 2 (there were 4 at Rt 50 borrow pit)
Mallard - 2
Northern Pintail - 1
Ring-necked Duck - 6
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Bald Eagle - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 1
Hermit Thrush - 2
European Starling - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 6
"Slate-colored" Junco - 2
Northern Cardinal - 2 
Rusty Blackbird - 1 (flooded woods)
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 20
TOTAL BIRDS: 97


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD