Jeff Culler and I did some duck watching in Cecil and Harford Counties
today. The two best locations were Perryville Community Park in Cecil County
and Swan Harbor Farm Park in Harford County which both had hundreds of
ducks. 1 Blue-winged Teal at Perryville and 3 at Swan Harbor were a
surprise. The lists below are abridged with the common species removed.
Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD
Location: Elk Neck SP--Turkey Pt.
Observation date: 12/3/10
Number of species: 34
Tundra Swan 500
American Black Duck 3
Bald Eagle 9
American Coot 300
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Cedar Waxwing 80
Fox Sparrow (Red) 3
Location: Elkton Marsh
Observation date: 12/3/10
Number of species: 15
Cooper's Hawk 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Savannah Sparrow (Eastern) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 75
Location: Perryville Community Park
Observation date: 12/3/10
Number of species: 35
Mute Swan 7
Tundra Swan 150
Gadwall 30
American Wigeon 48
American Black Duck 20
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 10
Canvasback 100
Ring-necked Duck 700
Greater Scaup 2
Lesser Scaup 40
Bufflehead 12
Hooded Merganser 6
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 144
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 10
Belted Kingfisher 1
Location: Tydings Memorial Park, Havre de Grace
Observation date: 12/3/10
Number of species: 10
Lesser Scaup 6
Hooded Merganser 2
Location: Swan Harbor Farm Park
Observation date: 12/3/10
Number of species: 33
American Black Duck 10
Mallard 250
Blue-winged Teal 3
Green-winged Teal (American) 30
Lesser Scaup 50
Bufflehead 10
Ruddy Duck 175
Wilson's Snipe 4
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Location: Home Depot Pond
Observation date: 12/3/10
Number of species: 11
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 12
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 2
Green-winged Teal (American) 12
Ring-necked Duck 3
Ruddy Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
American Coot 8
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Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD |