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Gr. White-fronted Goose--Talbot County; nice sea duck show at OC Inlet Sunday

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Jim Moore

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Jim Moore

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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:20:36 -0500

Late Saturday morning I was pleased to discover a Greater White-fronted 
Goose mixed in with a flock of about 1000 Canada geese in a field 
adjacent to Route 50 in Talbot County. The bird was on the west side 
about a half-mile north of Easton Airport (which is also adjacent to 
Route 50). 

Sunday afternoon there was a nice sea duck show at Ocean City Inlet. 
Just north of the south jetty and fairly close to shore, a tight flock 
of about 30 birds was assembled that included the gorgeous (continuing) 
male and female Harlequin Ducks, as well as adult male and female Black 
Scoters, Surf Scoters, and Long-tailed Ducks.  If only a male King Eider 
had been in the mix, I would have been in sea duck heaven!  As if to 
tease, a female King Eider did put in an appearance fairly far out to 
the west of the north jetty (presumably the same bird that hung around 
in January for a while).

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
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