Howdy,
I ventured out to Blackwater NWR before the weather went pear-shaped yesterday, and made several cursory stops along Egypt, Maple Dam, and Elliott Island roads. Highlights at Blackwater were- tons of shorebirds (200+ Dunlin, Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plovers, Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers), and Red-headed Woodpeckers squabbling near the photoblind. There was a Least Tern feeding in the pond just outside of Cambridge on Egypt Rd. I also watched a Northern Watersnake stalk a Semi Plover, an Eastern Kingsnake crossing Key Wallace Rd., and a Delmarva Fox Squirrel in the woods off Maple Dam Rd.
Full list below (my efforts on Elliott Island Rd were abbreviated by the approaching storms), and some photos have been posted to http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattyfioner/
Cheers!
Matt
Matt Tillett
Dameron, MD
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattyfioner/
Location: Egypt Road
Observation date: 5/12/10
Number of species: 17
Turkey Vulture 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 30
Least Tern 1
Mourning Dove 3
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 2
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 3
European Starling 12
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Grasshopper Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 8
Location: Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Observation date: 5/12/10
Number of species: 78
Canada Goose 9
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 14
Wild Turkey 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 17
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 10
Osprey 7
Bald Eagle 4
Clapper Rail 2
Semipalmated Plover 38
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper 25
Least Sandpiper 15
Dunlin 220
Laughing Gull 20
Royal Tern 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 2
crow sp. 15
Purple Martin 12
Tree Swallow 8
Bank Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 25
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 2
Marsh Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 6
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 20
Yellow Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 7
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 16
Yellow-breasted Chat 4
Scarlet Tanager 2
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 1
Grasshopper Sparrow 1
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 2
Seaside Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 12
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Common Grackle 35
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
Location: Maple Dam Road
Observation date: 5/12/10
Number of species: 26
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 2
Snowy Egret 2
Clapper Rail 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Marsh Wren 8
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Northern Parula 1
Pine Warbler 3
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 10
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Grasshopper Sparrow 1
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 13
Seaside Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
American Goldfinch 1
Location: Elliott Island Road
Observation date: 5/12/10
Notes: Trip cut short by approaching t-storms.
Number of species: 9
Killdeer 1
Black-necked Stilt 2
Willet 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 1
Seaside Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
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