Great photos Bill!
I also had a Bronzed Common Grackle in the group here at our feeders this weekend. This was an amazing storm, eh? I did the Jug Bay Christmas Bird Count today (Area 2; Mt Calvert and the area around our house). It was tough walking thru the knee deep(+) snow, but a beautiful day. I managed to get in 2 hours in the morning, then pushed snow off the driveway and around the house for 5 hours, and then birded 2.5 more hours to end the day.
I didn't find anything extraordinary, but the diversity was great.
Highlights:
Cackling Goose 2
Canada Goose 146
American Black Duck 295
Mallard 34
Northern Shoveler 5
Northern Pintail 61
Green-winged Teal 3
Ring-necked Duck 1
Hooded Merganser 8
Common Merganser 13
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Bald Eagle 4
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 11
Wilson's Snipe 9
Ring-billed Gull 165
Herring Gull 48
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
American Tree Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Rusty Blackbird 1
Species 72
Total individuals 1319
Cheers!
Jeff Shenot
Croom Md |