I birded the southern part of PG County along the Patuxent River on
Saturday. Some of the highlights were Soras calling from the Calvert
side of the river at Magruder's Ferry, 10 warblers including MOURNING
WARBLER, Lincoln's Sparrow, Northern Bobwhite, Bobolink, and various
other first-of-seasons, all at Milltown Landing.
After Milltown, I made a short stop at Indian Creek WMA in Charles
County where I had a TRAIL's FLYCATCHER - my first ever in October. It
will take a miracle to ever add an actual Willow or Alder to my
October month list.
Yesterday, I stopped by Merkle and Jug Bay (Jackson Landing). Canada
Geese numbers have been steadily rising at Merkle, with there being
425 present yesterday. At Jackson Landing, some of the highlights were
Cape May Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, and Gray-cheeked Thrush.
Full lists for Milltown on Saturday and Jackson Landing yesterday are below:
Location: Milltown Landing
Observation date: 10/2/10
Number of species: 49
Canada Goose 30
NORTHERN BOBWHITE 1 Flushed from the field near the parking
area. This is my first Bobwhite in the county this year. Presumably
because of the harsh winter, these birds have been tough to find in
most of Maryland. This is only the 3rd Bobwhite in the county this
year that I'm aware of, and there's a chance this bird was released at
that.
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 7
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 14
Tree Swallow 20
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
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Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Palm Warbler (Western) 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
MOURNING WARBLER 1 Seen on Milltown Landing Road near Croom
Road. Chunky warbler with yellow belly and undertail. Yellowish throat
with some gray on the neck, and gray on the head. Broken eyering.
Olive-ish colored upperparts.
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 1 On the north side of Milltown Landing
Road, less than a quarter mile from Croom Road. FOY.
Swamp Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 16
Bobolink 2 One was flying in song.
Red-winged Blackbird 10
American Goldfinch 1
Location: Patuxent River Park--Jackson Landing
Observation date: 10/5/10
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 2
American Black Duck 2
Northern Pintail 100 Two flocks of about 50 each flying into
the Bay at dusk. Typical count for this area.
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Blue Heron 2
Sora 3
Laughing Gull 73
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 1
Forster's Tern 10
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 Seen well and photographed. My first in
the county since 2008.
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Parula 1
Cape May Warbler 1 Male. Photographed.
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 female
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 15
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 1
Northern Waterthrush 1 My first October record for this bird.
Common Yellowthroat 3
Swamp Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 50 est
American Goldfinch 15
Robert Ostrowski
Crofton, MD
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