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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