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Tilghman Island, Talbot County -- 3/14/11

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Jim Brighton

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Jim Brighton

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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:37:57 -0400

Hey everyone,

Jared Satchell and I birded Tilghman Island this evening after work.
The two ebird lists are copied below.


Location:     Knapps Narrows Marina
Observation date:     3/14/11
Notes:     With Jared Satchell.
Number of species:     9

Tundra Swan     35     Feeding at the mouth of the narrows
Mallard     10
Greater Scaup     14
Red-necked Grebe     1     ***Rarity*** Continuing bird, first found
over the weekend.  Viewed in the narrows east of the bridge, sitting
stationary in the middle of the channel.
Turkey Vulture     1
Killdeer     2
Ring-billed Gull     15
Herring Gull (American)     7
Great Black-backed Gull     8



Location:     Black Walnut Point
Observation date:     3/14/11
Notes:     With Jared Satchell.
Number of species:     26

Canada Goose     3     Three birds flying south down the bay.
Greater Scaup     75
Surf Scoter     55
White-winged Scoter     1     One adult bird scoped well, feeding with
Surf Scoters.
Long-tailed Duck     20
Bufflehead     15
Red-throated Loon     1     Feeding near the rip-rap at the northern
end of the parking lot.
Common Loon     2
Horned Grebe     3
Northern Gannet     7      Birds mostly flying south down the bay.
Double-crested Cormorant     1     Sitting on fish trap.
Bald Eagle     2     Adults
Bonaparte's Gull     8     Small flock scoped flying north up the bay.
Ring-billed Gull     4
Herring Gull (American)     2
Belted Kingfisher     1
Carolina Chickadee     4
Brown-headed Nuthatch     3     Calling spontaneously.
Carolina Wren     1     Scold call heard.
Eastern Bluebird     2     Feeding around the radar station.
Hermit Thrush     1     Came in to screech-owl whistle.
Northern Mockingbird     1
European Starling     15
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     33
Pine Warbler     3     Two of the birds singing.
Song Sparrow     3


Jim Brighton
Easton, MD


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