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Hart-Miller Island, 12/06/10

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Tue, 7 Dec 2010 13:25:36 -0800

HI all,



  On our way back to the boat, we came across raptor wings from fox kill. From the look of it, was a short-eared owl.  Photos taken by Jon Corcoran.

  Made my annual final trip of the year till February.  Things are slowed down, more ice.  



12/06/10 - 710am-305pm   
Hart-Miller Island, Essex, Baltimore Co., MD

WEATHER: PC/MC, 31-37 degrees, W 10K- W 19K, Gust 30K
OBSERVERS: Brad Cernohorsky, Jon Corcoran, Kevin Graff

Canada Goose - 88
Mute Swan - 3
Tundra Swan - 1
Gadwall - 6
American Black Duck - 18
Mallard - 10
Northern Shoveler - 310
Northern Pintail - 1 (hen)
Green-winged Teal - 2
Greater Scaup - 7
Lesser Scaup - 21
scaup sp - 32 (single flock flyby in distance)
LONG-TAILED DUCK - 1 (hen)
Bufflehead - 32
Hooded Merganser - 18
Ruddy Duck - 232
Common Loon - 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 5
Horned Grebe - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 22
Great Blue Heron - 3
Turkey Vulture - 4
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Merlin - 1
American Coot - 119
Laughing Gull - 6
Ring-billed Gull - 114
Herring Gull - 2
Great Black-backed Gull - 17
Mourning Dove - 32
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Tufted Titmouse - 4
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 48
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 3
Song Sparrow - 46
Swamp Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 75
SNOW BUNTING - 66
Northern Cardinal - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 78
American Goldfinch - 24
SPECIES: 49
INDIVIDUALS: 1443

MAMMALS
Red Fox - 7


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD