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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