Hey everyone,

I birded the Spring Rd impoundments in Talbot County at noon today.
Highlight was my first of the year Barn Swallow.

Canada Goose -- 2
Mallard -- 38
Northern Shoveler -- 10
Green-winged Teal -- 71
Lesser Scaup -- 3
Ruddy Duck -- 1
Turkey Vulture -- 1
Bald Eagle -- 1
Red-tailed Hawk -- 1
American Coot -- 1 (Jared Satchell had six here yesterday)
American Crow -- 1
Carolina Chickadee -- 1
Tree Swallow -- 11
Barn Swallow -- 1
European Starling -- 1
Chipping Sparrow -- 1
Dark-eyed Junco -- 2
Red-winged Blackbird -- 3
Common Grackle -- 1

After work Jared Satchell and I spent a couple hours in QA County.
Gadwall and Pintail pairs continue at CBEC.  Also observed at the CBEC
were Pine Warblers, Brown-headed Nuthatches, and a single Red-breasted
Nuthatch.  Cabin Creek Rd held more Brown-headed Nuthatches, a single
Hairy Woodpecker, a single female Goldeneye, 11 Common Loons, and 58
Surf Scoters.  The pond across the street from the Jetty Restaurant on
Kent Island held two Black-crowned Night-Herons.  Pemberton Pond on Rt
309 held a pair of Northern Shovelers and the Rt 309 Pond west held
two pairs of American Black Duck and a single Tundra Swan.  In a
flooded field just south of Cordova on Rt 309 (Talbot County) were 25
Green-winged Teal, 4 Tundra Swans, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, and 2 Greater
Yellowlegs.

Jim Brighton
Easton, MD


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