Thought there were some good sightings on this trip that may be of interest to others....

NOTE: The Goshawk was stated as "highly probable" because those of us who saw it do not have much experience with IDing a high flyover Goshawk .  Comments are welcomed from those who do have this experience to see if we can confirm it's ID.

Thanks,
Amanda Spears

 


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From: Dave Palmer[mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 20108:34 PM
To: Les Roslund
Subject: Report for TBC trip to Dorchester County, February 21, 2010

 

A group of 8 TBC members enjoyed a nice day after many weeks ofcabin fever.  The day was sunny and a little breezy but it was nice to beout and about.  The birds felt the same, with a total of 80 speciesobserved.  73 species were observed by the whole group and anadditional 7 were added by 3 members during an afternoon trek to Elliot Island(marked with an asterisk).  The day produced some very goodbirds including a dark-phase rough-legged hawk near Shorter's Wharf(first mistaken for a Turkey Vulture), two American Tree Sparrows alongShorter's Wharf Road, a Peregrine at Great Marsh Park in Cambridge and ahighly probably Northern Goshawk  soaring with a group of 8-10 bald eaglesin BWNWR (unfortunately seen by only 3 members).  Several tree swallows showingup at the same location at BWNMR at least brought a hope of Spring.  Thelarge numbers of roadside sparrows (Fox, Song, Savannah et al.) of severalweeks ago did not materialize, maybe because enough bare ground was availableto keep them safely in the woods.
 
Snow Goose (estimated to be 11,000 + (possibly ovber 15,000) - thelargest flock any of us have seen at Blackwater
Canada Goose (no Cackling or Ross geese were found, but not for lack oftrying)
Mute Swan* (Elliott Island)
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel*- finally at Ellitot Island
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin*
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Short-eared Owl* (about 3:30 on Elliot Island Road)
Red-bellied Woodpecker*
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Horned Lark
CarolinaChickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
CarolinaWren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow (2 giving great looks along Shorter's Wharf Road)
SavannahSparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle*
Brown-headed Cowbird*
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
 
Snow Bunting (seen by only one member)

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