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Wicomico/Somerset Saturday 11/6

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Helen Patton

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Helen Patton

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Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:56:08 -0500

Hi all,
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Jim Green and I did some birding in Wicomico and Somerset Counties on Saturday, November 6.  Highlights included:

Wicomico County:

Old Bradley Road:
2 Great Horned Owls
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch

Snethen Church Road:
1 American Woodcock (flew across road)

Althol Road - Rewastico pond
24 Wood Duck

Cherrywalk Road
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3 Brown-headed Nuthatch
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Swamp Sparrow

Nanticoke River WMA - Nutter's Creek Road:
2 Rusty Blackbirds

Salisbury, Ward Museum, Schumaker Pond
1 Gadwall female
45 American Coot

Pemberton Historical Park - Bell Island Trail
1 Brown Creeper
1 Winter Wren
1 Swamp Sparrow
1 Rusty Blackbird female

Mezick Road
10 Wild Turkey

White Haven Ferry
1 Northern Harrier (flew into both Wicomico and Somerset)

Somerset County:

Deal Island WMA, Riley Roberts Road:
3 American Bittern
4 Great Egret
2 or more Black-crowned Night-Heron (heard)
1 Greater Yellowlegs (heard)
1 Clapper Rail (heard)
1 Eastern Screech-Owl

A lovely, if a little chilly day.  11 county birds for me and 2 for Jim.
Helen

Helen Patton
429 Hamilton Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 588-5418