Conducted some waterbird counts around Kent Narrows area today, good number at
Chesapeake Bay Env. Center, smaller numbers elswehere (not listed below).
Highlight otherwise was a count of 14 Brown-headed Nuthatches at
Horsehead!Location:     Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
(Horsehead)Observation date:     12/10/10 (8:15-10:50)
Number of species:     50

Canada Goose     550
Mute Swan     2
Tundra Swan     220     mainly Marshy Creek
Gadwall     15
American Wigeon     28
American Black Duck     15
Mallard     65
Northern Shoveler     2
Northern Pintail     92     mainly Marshy Creek
Green-winged Teal (American)     4
Canvasback     112
REDHEAD     12     Marshy Creek
Ring-necked Duck     5
Greater Scaup     110     estimate
Lesser Scaup     650     estimate
Greater/Lesser Scaup     50 (separate from above)
Surf Scoter     6
Long-tailed Duck     82 (between Prospect Bay and Kent Narrows)
Bufflehead     153
Common Goldeneye     7
Hooded Merganser     23
Common Merganser     4
Ruddy Duck     355
Common Loon     6
Great Blue Heron     3
Turkey Vulture     1
Bald Eagle     4
Northern Harrier     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Ring-billed Gull     9
Herring Gull (American)     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     2
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     2
Carolina Chickadee     4
BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH     14     two flocks, 8 and 6 - accurate count. Nice!
Carolina Wren     2
Golden-crowned Kinglet     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
Eastern Bluebird     3
Northern Mockingbird     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler     38     accurate count - flock moving through gap in
trees
Eastern Towhee     2
Song Sparrow     10
Swamp Sparrow     12
White-throated Sparrow     2
Northern Cardinal     6
Red-winged Blackbird     200
House Finch     6
American Goldfinch     2