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Re: Sunday Highlights--Hummingbird Photos, Charles Cattle Egrets, North Beach Pelicans

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Dan Haas

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Dan Haas

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Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:39:37 -0500

I posted several photos of the PG hummer to facebook. They should be viewable to all, even if you are not a fb user.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=240649&id=518902595&ref=mf

Best,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD



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On Nov 22, 2010, at 8:01 AM, Bill Hubick <> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I think I'm guilty of tossing out the Rufous label too early on the P.G. bird. I'm all for being conservative and awaiting banding and/or truly close-up spread tail shots. This is a notoriously difficult ID and some of these birds get debated even after they've been studied in-hand. I'm good with Selasphorus for now! 
> 
> Awesome bird, and I look forward to more documentation. I can also post a few more tail shots later. Dan Haas has more as well.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> b
> 
> 
> Bill Hubick
> Pasadena, Maryland
> 
> http://www.billhubick.com
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 11/22/10, Bill Hubick <> wrote:
> 
>> From: Bill Hubick <>
>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Sunday Highlights--Hummingbird Photos, Charles Cattle Egrets, North Beach Pelicans
>> To: 
>> Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 6:40 AM
>> Hi Everyone,
>> 
>> Below are some highlights from a great Sunday of late fall
>> birding with John Hubbell and Mike Ostrowski. 
>> 
>> First and foremost - Many thanks to Rick Borchelt for the
>> invitation to view his Selasphorus hummingbird. I'd
>> appreciate confirmation from those fully qualified to rule
>> out Allen's, but it looks like a good Rufous to me. (Also
>> present: Rick Borchelt, Mikey Lutmerding, Jim Moore, Jared
>> Fisher, Dan Haas had just left)
>> 
>> http://www.billhubick.com/images2/rufous_hummingbird_college_park_md_20101121_01.jpg
>> http://www.billhubick.com/images2/rufous_hummingbird_college_park_md_20101121_02.jpg
>> 
>> Smoky Road, Calvert Co.
>> 
>> Good numbers of expected species, headlined by a total of
>> 33 HERMIT THRUSHes, easily becoming my new high count
>> (previously 18 at a single site). At one point we had seven
>> in a single tree. The berry crop here is excellent right
>> now, but the fields are tidy with winter wheat and poor for
>> sparrows except along hedgerows. Five Red-breasted
>> Nuthatches. A Cooper's Hawk made an attack run on a flying
>> flock of Cedar Waxwings.
>> 
>> Cattle Egrets in Charles
>> 
>> We visited Indian Creek WMA for sparrows/rarities, and
>> enjoyed the continuing four CATTLE EGRETs originally found
>> by the Ostrowski brothers.
>> 
>> North Beach Pelicans
>> 
>> Waiting to turn left at the light on Route 260, John picked
>> out six BROWN PELICANs headed north. Good birds already, we
>> quickly realized these would probably continue north past
>> the Anne Arundel line. Minutes later we were at North Beach
>> Marsh and had moments to spare before they crossed into Anne
>> Arundel. My third record, and doubling my previous high
>> count of three from 11/26 of last year. Surf and Black
>> Scoters present.
>> 
>> Chesapeake Beach Marina
>> 
>> Laughing Gull--191
>> Ring-billed Gull--5
>> Herring Gulls--139
>> Great Black-backed Gull--84
>> 
>> Good duck numbers at Herrington, but we didn't have enough
>> time to get careful counts of scaup and Bufflehead. All
>> three scoters present, with about 25 Black Scoters, 4 Surf
>> Scoters, and a single White-winged Scoter.
>> 
>> Good birding!
>> 
>> Bill
>> 
>> Bill Hubick
>> Pasadena, Maryland
>> 
>> http://www.billhubick.com
>>