I birded in Worcester County this past weekend. Had a good time, 101 species for the two days. Highlights:
Saturday, 2/20
Hickory Point Road
Rusty Blackbird 4 (in groups with RWBL)
Pine Warbler 1
Cedar Hall Rd Boat Ramp
Common Goldeneye 1 (flying up river)
Colona Road
Great-horned Owl (calling persistently at 11:30 am !)
Wagram Creek
Wood Duck 15
Sparrow Road
Eastern Phoebe 1
Pocomoke City Sewage Ponds
Cackling Goose 1
Canada Goose 200
Bufflehead 5
N.Shoveler 43
Ruddy Duck 200
Ring-necked Duck 3
Mallard 5
Tundra Swan 6
Rabbit Knaw Rd
Pine Warbler 1 (in field with bluebirds, as usual...)
Eastern Phoebe 1
Rt. 12 and Cherrix
Cackling Goose 1
Snow Goose 20,000+
Castaways
Am. Tree Sparrow -1 (only my third time in Worcester, first of three observations for weekend, 1 pic at http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/122216920 , much better pics the next day, see below).
Sunday, 2/21
OC/Convention Center
Bufflehead 2,000
Rum Point Golf Course
Am. Tree Sparrow - 3 (4 pics at: http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/122211249 )
Assateague Island /Bayside Inland
Am. Tree Sparrow - 2 (in company with field and chipping sparrows; one of this flock taken by sharp-shinned hawk as I watched, so much for Worcester hospitality...)
Mark Hoffman
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