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Worcester 2/20-21

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Mark L Hoffman

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Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:01:57 +0000

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