I went today 3/20, in part to see a presentation on Great Horned Owls by Judy Wink who is the director of CBEC and was there from about 11:30 to 3. Differences with Danny Poet's list were: 

Pine Warblers, were quite numerous, could be heard in the small plots of pines along the entrance road and in the larger ones near the Visitor's Center. I had good views of a few and not so good photos of one of them; 

Brown-headed nuthatches, in the same pine woods as the Pine Warblers;

Swamp and  Chipping sparrow, one of each 

Great Blue Herons, 2 seen and many heard from the rookeries; 

Hermit Thrushes, 2 in one of the small woods along the road.;

Ospreys, 2 perched along the shore and mating, pointed out by Judy W. when returning from viewing the Great Horned Owl on its nest; the Owlets were not visible; the nest is quite high.

It was very birdy around noon. Or, more correctly, the red-winged blackbirds were extremely loud, and small flocks of other birds were numerous, giving a feeling of great activity. 

Great day to be out. Happy birding!

	Evelyn

Evelyn Ralston

 
On Mar 19, 2011, at 10:45 PM, danny poet wrote:

>  Hi all this morning  I went  birding  at the Chesapeake Bay Enivromental Center in Grasonville Maryland  located in Queen Annes County.  It was quite a  busy place today lots of folks out enjoying  the   nice but coolish morning .  I could  not  find  anything rare or nor any Brown headed Nuthatch my main reason for stopping by today .   Some nice waterfowl around  but numbers dropping off except Ruddy Ducks they have been almost  as scarce as hen's teeth this winter. Today I had more than I have seen all winter  Bird list below
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> Sunny and  some wind 
> 10:30 am to 12:30  pm 
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> Canada Goose       4
> Mute Swan        1  Marshy Creek 
> Gadwall     10     first of the year for me in Q.A. county  Lake knapp
> American Wigeon     1   Lake knapp 
> Mallard      30        most of them in Lake Knapp 
> Northern Pintail     2  one drake one hen     Lake  knapp 
> Green winged Teal      24    Lake Knapp 
> Canvasback     7      Marshy creek 
> Lesser Scaup     6   Lake Knapp
> Bufflehead     24     in the Lake   5  in Marshy Creek 
> Ruddy Duck   500     number estimated    Marshy Creek 
> Black Vulture     1
> Turkey Vulture   3
> Bald Eagle       1 adult 
> GREAT HORNED OWL      1      on a nest   reported to have three young 
> Red Bellied Woodpecker    1
> Tree Swallow    15      all ready taking over  nesting boxes on the property 
> Carolina Chickadee     2
> Red Breasted  Nuthatch      2     At one point the both landed in a River Birch tree  low and just a few feet away I got a great photo  of one 
> Carolina Wren        2     Marshy Creek Trail very  vocal 
> American   Robin      8 
> Yellow Rumped Warbler       15  
> Pine warbler      1     heard briefly 
> Song Sparrow      3
> White - throated Sparrow   1 
> Dark Eyed Junco       15     estimated 
> Red Winged Blackbird    20    
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> Happy Birding
> Danny poet 
> Queenstown  Maryland 
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