Jeff Culler and I birded in Wicomico and Somerset Counties today. Probably the best bird was 2 American Tree Sparrows on Pemberton Dr. Savannah Sparrows were numerous along the sides of many roads.
We ended the day with 63 species in Wicomico and 52 species in Somerset.
Our abridged lists are below:
Location: Barren Creek Pond
Tundra Swan 60
Bald Eagle 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Horned Lark 3
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Location: Tyaskin Park
Canvasback 85
Lesser Scaup 4
Bufflehead 20
Common Goldeneye 5
Red-breasted Merganser 12
Bald Eagle 6
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Brown Thrasher 1
American Pipit 3
Location: Cedar Hill Marina
Bufflehead 20
Common Goldeneye 50
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Red-throated Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Bald Eagle 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Location: Roaring Point
Canvasback 18
Greater Scaup 80
Lesser Scaup 1
Surf Scoter 6
Bufflehead 40
Common Goldeneye 40
Red-breasted Merganser 18
Ruddy Duck 18
Red-throated Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Bald Eagle 3
Northern Harrier 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Hermit Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 6
Location: Muddy Hole Road - completely covered in snow
Great Blue Heron 1
Winter Wren 1
Location: Salisbury--Pemberton Dr
American Tree Sparrow 2
Location: Somerset County Landfill
Bald Eagle 1
American Pipit 1
Savannah Sparrow 20
Location: Fontaine Rd--Somerset County
American Kestrel 1
Horned Lark 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 1
Savannah Sparrow 24
Eastern Meadowlark 9
Location: Fairmount WMA
Tundra Swan 10
Canvasback 40
Surf Scoter 28
Bufflehead 48
Hooded Merganser 30
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 6
Common Loon 6
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 (walking in the snow, Jeff got some nice photos)
Northern Harrier 2
Killdeer 3
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Swamp Sparrow 60
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD |