Hi Folks!

After spendinga few hours digging out, Ed boyd and I did some birding between Chesapeake Beach, Calvert County and Herrington Harbor in southern Anne Arundel. In general, the roads were a mess and the ground had 2 feet of snow. Passerines were scarce. The best overall birding was at Herrington Harbor, with a Greater White-fronted Goose in with the Canadas. This is the second time that GWFG has been found at this location.

Location:     Herrington Harbor
Observation date:     12/20/09
Notes:     w/ Ed Boyd. Part of the Jug Bay CBC.
Number of species:     18

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Greenland)     1
Canada Goose     500
Tundra Swan     30
Long-tailed Duck     122
Bufflehead     495
Common Goldeneye     76
Turkey Vulture     2
Bald Eagle     1
Killdeer     1
Ring-billed Gull     10
Herring Gull (American)     250
Great Black-backed Gull     8
American Crow     2
Carolina Wren     1
European Starling     35
Song Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     4

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

Other than that,the only highlight was a lone CHIPPING SPARROW by one of the flower boxes near the North Beach Post Office.

Good Birding!

Jim

Jim Stasz
North Beach MD