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Elkton CBC, 01/03/10

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Mon, 4 Jan 2010 07:19:42 -0800

Hi all,



  Sean McCandless and I battled gusty wind and bitter cold to do the Elkton CBC and did ok with 57 species. Our normal total species is around 80 species on a good day.  During pre-dawn owling (5am-645am), we had 4 each screech and great horned owls and I had 2 screech and 1 great horned during that time.
  After give up after noon, we went to check out North East Community Park for gulls and we had 2100 Ringbills, many flyover, few on ice, some herring and great and one lesser. 3 Snow Geese on grassy field, one with bad wing.  After that we went to Sean's place to stay warm and do a feeder watch.


01/03/10 - 655am-755am
Stemmers Run WMA "Pearce Creek" Stemmers Run Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 19 degrees, WNW 25 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Sean McCandless

Common Merganser - 1 (flyby)
Great Blue Heron - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4
Northern Flicker - 3
Blue Jay - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 2
Winter Wren - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 5
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 21
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 49
Common Grackle - 16
Brown-headed Cowbird - 25
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 25
TOTAL BIRDS: 150

01/03/10 - 8am-810am
Pearce Creek Community, Pearce Creek Dr., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 19-20 degrees, WNW 24 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Sean McCandless

Canada Goose - 18
Mourning Dove - 1
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 2
American Robin - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 35
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 5
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 6
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
House Finch - 4
American Goldfinch - 1
House Sparrow - 7
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 93

01/03/10 - 820am-840am
Buttonwood Beach Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 21 degrees, WNW 23 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Sean McCandless

Turkey Vulture - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 5
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 5
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Winter Wren - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
Gray Catbird - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 10
Northern Cardinal - 8
SPECIES: 20
TOTAL BIRDS: 49

01/03/10 - 840am-920am
Crystal Beach Manor, White Crystal Beach Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 21-22 degrees, WNW 23 mph- WNW 24 mph; Gust near 40 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Sean McCandless

Tundra Swan - 7
Common Merganser - 5
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Bald Eagle - 2
Bonaparte's Gull - 9
Ring-billed Gull - 28
Herring Gull - 2
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 120
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 6
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 9
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
House Finch - 1
House Sparrow - 2
SPECIES: 24
TOTAL BIRDS: 208

01/03/10 - 935am-1035am
private farm, Earleville area, Cecil, Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 23-24 degrees, W 24 mph- WNW 24 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Sean McCandless

Canada Goose - 26
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 27
Tufted Titmouse - 6
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 8
Hermit Thrush - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7
Eastern Towhee - 3
Field Sparrow - 5
Savannah Sparrow - 5
Fox Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 6
White-throated Sparrow - 18
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 12
Red-winged Blackbird - 7
SPECIES: 28
TOTAL BIRDS: 160

01/03/10 - 1035am-1155am
Earleville Wildlife Management Area, Fingerboard Schoolhouse Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 25-26 degrees, WNW 24 mph- WNW 23 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Sean McCandless

Canada Goose - 146
American Black Duck - 14 (flyby)
Black Vulture - 4
Turkey Vulture - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
AMERICAN WOODCOCK - 1 (flushed from open trail area) 
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Northern Flicker - 5
Blue Jay - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 1
American Robin - 2
Gray Catbird - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 25
Eastern Towhee - 6
Field Sparrow - 9
Fox Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 11
Swamp Sparrow - 11
White-throated Sparrow - 8
Northern Cardinal - 17
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
SPECIES: 23
TOTAL BIRDS: 277

01/03/10 - 12pm-1225pm
Fingerboard Schoolhouse Rd., Earleville, Cecil Co., MD

WEATHER: PC, 26 degrees, WNW 23 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff, Sean McCandless

Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 10
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Carolina Wren - 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 35
"Slate-colored" Junco - 15
Northern Cardinal - 3
SPECIES: 14
TOTAL BIRDS: 77


   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD