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Tufted Duck Kent Narrows and Gannets in Eastern Bay 3 - 25 - 2010

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danny poet

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danny poet

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Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:48:38 -0400

         Hi all as I had an 4:30 PM appointment on Kent Island yesterday 3 - 25 - 2010 I  made two birding stops on  my way back home to Queenstown .   First was the boat  landing near  Dominion  on Kent island Overlooking  Crab Alley Bay an Eastern Bay  where in the distance  I could see  some Gannets flying and Plunge Diving . Some came in close enough to see the black and white  plumage in the scope . 

Birds seen here  

Osprey  2
Bufflehead  15
Long Tailed Duck    2
Horned Grebe    1       in Breeding plumage 
Northern Gannet     12

My second Stop was the  Holiday Inn Express   at Kent Narrows  to see if the Tufted Duck was  still around . It was and in good view . Also here was an  osprey on the pole in the water next to the barge  in the cove  dinning on a fresh fish .  Two crows hanging  out very near  and   hopefull for some of the fish as well . The  osprey would not share any  with them however .    After enjoying the  Tufted and the Osprey   I went inside  the lobby of the hotel  to see the display of  Bill Hubick's photo[ NICE SHOT BILL ]  and the info on the T. Duck   and had a nice  chat with the manager.They  are really excited about the duck  being around and the birders coming to see it .   It would be my suggestion  for MOS maybe at the upcoming conference  to give the  hotel/ manager/ staff  etc  an award  for the kindness of  letting birders on to the  grounds  to view  the duck .

Bird List   

Osprey     1  eating a fish 
TUFTED DUCK     1 Drake
Lesser Scaup    20 
American Crow    2


Happy weekend Birding 
Danny Poet
Queenstown, Maryland 
 









 		 	   		  
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