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Sat, 9 Apr 2011 07:54:56 -0400

Hi all --

Sorry for the delayed post, we got home late last night ...anyway, Barry
and 
I spent some time yesterday around noon at Back River (Balto. Co.) in 
rather poor weather -- spitting rain and quite windy off the water, making 
viewing difficult. Nevertheless we saw some interesting birds. Still large 
numbers of Bonaparte's Gulls, we estimated about 900 but many sitting 
on water with heads tucked in and distant. These were both above and 
below the Eastern Ave, bridge.) One *probable* Little Gull seen briefly as
it 
flew up and then immediately settled, not to be seen again in the choppy 
waves -- a first winter bird with its distinctive wing pattern. (This 
downstream of the bridge). The numbers of swallows was amazing! (And 
yes, we looked for a stray Violet-green -- hey, that bird in Virginia HAS
to 
have gone somewhere!).

We had lunch at Bluefins, just below the bridge -- great food!

Birds of interest (not a complete list):

COMMON LOON - 5 migrating high overhead
Double-crested Cormorant - 12
Great Blue Heron - 1
TUNDRA SWAN - 5 (family party on river, 2 adults & 3 immatues)
Wood Duck - 4
Bald Eagle - 1 (at nest)
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Osprey - 8
Turkey Vulture - 20 (one large group trying to cross river against wind)
Black Vulture - 3 (sulking on lamppost)
PEREGRINE FALCON - 1 (as we were crossing Key Bridge)
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 900+
LITTLE GULL (probable) - 1 first-winter
LAUGHING GULL - 3 FOY
Greater Black-backed Gull - 4
TREE SWALLOW - 3500+
Barn Swallow - 500+
No. Rough-winged Swallow - 3

Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD







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