Hi all,
I birded the Eastern Shore today, starting at Blackwater, the big highlight
was the RUFF behind the visitors center. I worked east running into
migrants and recent arrivals, I heard one White-eyed Vireo at Blackwater and
ended up with 11 species of warbler for the day (specifics below).
Ovenbird- Pretty much everywhere in appropriate habitat
Common Yellowthroat- Pretty much everywhere in appropriate habitat
Prairie Warbler- Mt Olive Church Road, east of Nassawango River
Yellow-throated Warbler- Throughout Nassawango area
Yellow-rumped Warbler- Sporadic
Northern Parula- Mt Olive Church Road where it crosses Nassawango R.
Prothonotary Warbler- Mt Olive Church Road where it crosses Nassawango R.
Black-and-White Warbler- mainly around Nassawango area
Louisiana Waterthrush- mainly around Nassawango area
American Redstart- Mt Olive Church Road where it crosses Nassawango R.
Pine Warbler- Pretty much any pine stand
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were everywhere. On 113 just north of its junction
with 113 business, there was a flooded field that held 142 Glossy Ibis.
Ocean City inlet was very slow, but there was a steady stream of Northern
Gannets heading south trying their hardest not to be blown too close to
shore. On the way back west, I stopped at the flooded field along Shiloh
Church Road south of Hurlock, this puddle had one of the most impressive
concentrations of yellowlegs that I have seen, the final tally was-
Greater Yellowlegs 432
Lesser Yellowlegs- 70
Pectoral Sandpiper- 27
Dunlin- 1
STILT SANDPIPER- 1
This field certainly has potential for some nice shorebirds in the coming
weeks.
Photos of some of today's birds can be seen at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeycerw/
Good Birding!
Mikey Lutmerding
Croom, MD |