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Assateague--Bayside--11/20/2009

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Ronald Gutberlet

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Ronald Gutberlet

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:10:25 -0500

Hi Everyone,

Scott Housten and I spent a slow morning (20 Nov 2009) counting Bufflehead and Myrtle Warblers on Assateague.  Very few birds appeared to be passing through, but fortunately a slow morning at Assateague is way better than many other things we could name.  Our lists are below.

Have fun,

Ron Gutberlet
Salisbury, MD
 


Location:     Assateague I. NS--Bayside
Observation date:     11/20/09, 7:00-8:00 am
Weather: 58-56 F, wind NW to NNW at 12-14 mph, overcast to mostly cloudy, no precipitation, relative humidity 86%, barometric pressure 30.07-30.09 in, visibility 10 miles.
Almost no migration this morning; all of the waterfowl appeared to be using the bay rather than passing through; presumably the 3 AMRO, 1 RWBL, and 2 GBHE were migrants, but that's about it.  A slow morning overall.
Number of species:     21

Brant (Atlantic)     64     most on the water across the bay, but a few flying by
American Black Duck     6
Surf Scoter     34     most on the bay; a few flying but not going far
Bufflehead     104     a couple large rafts on the bay with a few additional fly-bys (staying local it seemed)
Red-breasted Merganser     10
Common Loon     2
Double-crested Cormorant     4
Great Blue Heron     2     flying together, southbound and relatively high
Turkey Vulture     2
Bald Eagle     1
Ring-billed Gull     3
Herring Gull     6
Great Black-backed Gull     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
American Robin     3
Northern Mockingbird     1
European Starling     7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     23     mostly staying low and inconspicuous, but emerging quickly to pishing
Eastern Towhee     1
Northern Cardinal     1
Red-winged Blackbird     1


Location:     Assateague I. NS--Bayside Campground
Observation date:     11/20/09, 8:00-8:45 am
Weather: 56 F, wind NNW at 14-12 mph, mostly cloudy, no precipitation, relative humidity 86-77%, barometeric pressure 30.09-30.11 in, visibility 10 miles.
Number of species:     15

Brant (Atlantic)     24     on the bay in the distance toward the Visitors Center
American Black Duck     4
Bufflehead     60     on the bay in the distance toward the Visitors Center
Herring Gull     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     1
Carolina Chickadee     1
Carolina Wren     8
American Robin     1
Gray Catbird     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     49
Eastern Towhee     1
Song Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     6
Northern Cardinal     4
Red-winged Blackbird     13

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)