Howdy,

I hung out with a friend who is running a fish camp for kids at the Bay Lab on St. George's Island today, and saw a few of good (not epic, but good) birds. Birding wasn't my focus of the day, so the list is fairly short. A BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH flew directly overhead, and a WILLET was hunting on a pile of logs jammed under an osprey platform. Last week, I photographed a Green Heron hunting from the same log pile. 

I spent about an hour photographing the PURPLE MARTINS (and a few Barn Swallows) at the colony by the lab, and a family of MUTE SWANs (two adults, three cygnets) were also noted. 

I've updated my photos- Willet, goofball Martins, et al. at the link below. 

Cheers!
Matt

Matt Tillett
Dameron, MD
www.flickr.com/photos/mattyfioner/


Location:    St. George's Island
Observation date:    6/28/10
Notes:   Hung out with Rob Schou and kids in his fishing camp at the bay lab. Lots of Seaside Dragonlets; Skilletfish, Mud Crabs, Blennies, Toadfish, Blue Crabs, Grass Shrimp all examined for a class with the kids. It was hot as @
Number of species:    14

Mute Swan    5
Osprey    14
Willet    1
Laughing Gull    7
Herring Gull (American)    3
Mourning Dove    1
Fish Crow    4
Purple Martin    35
Barn Swallow    8
Carolina Chickadee    1
Brown-headed Nuthatch    1
Eastern Bluebird    4
Northern Mockingbird    1
Red-winged Blackbird    2

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