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Terrapin Beach Park / Ches Bay Env Cntr, QA Co. - 10/11/10

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Frank Marenghi

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Frank Marenghi

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Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:38:35 -0400

 
Spent most of the morning at Terrapin Beach Park on Kent Island with my girlfriend and with good numbers of migrants around. Some notables include 1 Common Nighthawk flushed from a tree along with a Broad-winged Hawk adjacent to the parking lot. Warbler diversity was low, replaced by hordes of Yellow-rumps (hundreds), and Kinglets (4:1 Golden-crowned today, which was a flip from yesterday). I was excited to find however, an imm. male Cape May Warbler, 4-5 Black-throated Blues, and a Magnolia, along with many Palms (a couple "Eastern" too). Sparrow flocks had mostly White-throated and Song, with a few Field and Swamp. Also of note was a fly-by Royal Tern and a couple lingering Chimney Swifts. Had a couple Cooper's and Sharp-shinned migrating over as well. Seasonal birds Winter Wrens, Brown Creeper, and Hairy Woodpecker were also evident. 
 
The Environmental Center was pretty quiet by the time we arrived and Lake Knapp was quite full, containing only ~ 50 Canada Geese and 2 Blue-wing Teal. Also picked up Bald Eagle, and Brown-headed Nuthatch. Full list below. All birds from Terrapin Beach, unless otherwise noted. 62 total species for the morning. 
 
Good Birding,
 
Frank Marenghi
Annapolis, MD
 
 
Double-crested Cormorant       
Great Blue Heron         
Black Vulture   
Turkey Vulture 
Canada Goose 
Mallard            
Blue-winged Teal - 2 at CBEC
Bald Eagle - CBEC
Sharp-shinned Hawk - CBEC
Cooper's Hawk - CBEC, Terp
Broad-winged Hawk - 1 at Terp
Osprey 
Killdeer - 3 at Terp
Ring-billed Gull 
Herring Gull      
Great Black-backed Gull          
Laughing Gull    
Royal Tern – 1 at Terp 
Rock Pigeon   
Mourning Dove  
Common Nighthawk - 1 at Terp
Chimney Swift - Terp
Red-bellied Woodpecker         
Downy Woodpecker    
Hairy Woodpecker - 1 atTerp
Northern Flicker           
Eastern Phoebe            
Blue- headed Vireo - 2-3 at Terp
Blue Jay           
American Crow            
Fish Crow        
Carolina Chickadee      
Tufted Titmouse            
Golden-crowned Kinglet - many, ~ 4:1 Golden crowned
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - several 
Red-breasted Nuthatch 
Brown-headed Nuthatch - CBEC
Brown Creeper - 2-3 at Terp
House Wren     
Winter Wren -  1 at Terp
Carolina Wren  
Eastern Bluebird           
American Robin            
Gray Catbird    
Northern Mockingbird  
Brown Thrasher            
Common Yellowthroat  
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4-5 at Terp
Magnolia Warbler - 1 at Terp
Cape May Warbler - 1 at Terp (imm. male)
Palm Warbler - many, including a couple Eastern (yellow)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - abundant
Northern Cardinal         
Eastern Towhee            
Field Sparrow  
Song Sparrow  
Swamp Sparrow          
White-throated Sparrow - many
Red-winged Blackbird  
House Finch     
American Goldfinch      
European Starling