Jeff Culler and I birded several locations in Caroline County today. The
highlights were Snow Bunting on Sparks Rd and Long-billed Dowitcher at
Tanyard Marsh. Below are abridged lists for each of our stops in the order
we visited them. 66 Caroline species for the day.
Location: Tuckahoe State Park (Caroline Co)
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 26
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
Location: Ridgley--Sparks Rd
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow (Eastern) 3
SNOW BUNTING 1
Location: Goldsboro--E Cherry Ln
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 10
Rock Pigeon 12
Eastern Bluebird 25
Location: Jackson Road Wetlands
Did not make it to the pond to look for puddle ducks because hunters in the
woods.
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 14
Horned Lark 3
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Field Sparrow 8
Location: Denton WWTP
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 10
Ring-necked Duck 22
Bufflehead 4
Ruddy Duck 3
Location: Martinak State Park
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 11
Black Vulture 8
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 30
Location: Hunting Creek
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 24
Ruddy Duck 4
Double-crested Cormorant 17
American Kestrel 1
European Starling 300
Location: Skeleton Creek Road
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 3
Northern Harrier 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Location: Hog Island Rd -Caroline County
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 10
Northern Harrier 1
Barred Owl 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Frazier Neck Rd
The Muscovy Ducks are still there. Did not include them in my eBird lists.
Location: Tanyard Marsh
Observation date: 11/22/10
Number of species: 16
American Black Duck 1
Green-winged Teal (American) 2
Dunlin 6
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Wilson's Snipe 3
--
Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD |