Hi Everyone,

I spent a couple hours along the lower Nanticoke River in Wicomico County this morning (15 Dec 2009).  Highlights included 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, a RED-THROATED LOON and a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at Cedar Hill Marina; 59 GREEN-WINGED TEAL in the marsh at the northeast end of the town of Nanticoke (viewed from Nanticoke Rd); and 12 CANVASBACKS mixed in with 289 RUDDY DUCKS at the end of Cove Rd.

All of these locations can be reached from Nanticoke Rd, which is accessed from Business Rt 50 on the west side of Salisbury.  I included the complete list from Cedar Hill Marina below.

Have fun,

Ron Gutberlet
Salisbury, MD
 



Location:     Cedar Hill Marina
Observation date:     12/15/09, 8:45-9:00 am
Notes:     great birding conditions--no boats, no wind
Number of species:     23

Canada Goose     32
Mallard     1
Bufflehead     19
Common Goldeneye     8
Red-breasted Merganser     2
Ruddy Duck     7
Red-throated Loon     1   (Robby Ostrowski et al. saw one near here this past weekend)
Common Loon     1
Double-crested Cormorant     1
Bald Eagle     1
Herring Gull     3
Great Black-backed Gull     6
Mourning Dove     3
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
American Crow     5
Carolina Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     4
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     2
Golden-crowned Kinglet     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
European Starling     3
Song Sparrow     2

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