Location:     Blossom Point , Charles County, Maryland

Observation date:     12/18/09

Notes:     Northern Harrier was a male.  Blossom Point is a restricted military base, and not open to the public.  Thanks to Jack Kaiser for providing access.  

I was doing a bird census for count week for the Port Tobacco Christmas Bird Count since I can't get into the research laboratory on Sunday.  With the snow coming this might not be useful to the count (if it gets postponed), but a great morning birding finally.  If the count is cancelled at least there will be 49 count week species.

Number of species:     49

Canada Goose     122
Tundra Swan     4
Bufflehead     45
Ruddy Duck     110
Double-crested Cormorant     120
Great Blue Heron     2
Black Vulture     18
Turkey Vulture     2
Bald Eagle     8
Northern Harrier     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     5
American Kestrel     3
Merlin     1
Ring-billed Gull     7
Herring Gull     2
Mourning Dove     32
Belted Kingfisher     2
Red-headed Woodpecker     6
Red-bellied Woodpecker     12
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     6
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker     14
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     12
American Crow     30
Carolina Chickadee     25
Tufted Titmouse     21
Red-breasted Nuthatch     8
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Carolina Wren     12
Winter Wren     1
Golden-crowned Kinglet     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     3
Eastern Bluebird     3
Hermit Thrush     15
Northern Mockingbird     3
European Starling     40
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     14
Eastern Towhee     7
Savannah Sparrow     30
Song Sparrow     10
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     37
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     35
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     2
American Goldfinch     20

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George