Hi all,
Bary and I decided to hit Hains Poit and see if the strong NW winds might
have forced migrants to the tip (we ran into this once last year and had a
fabulous mornng). Well, not quite as exciting but there were lots of birds
and bird song, and good views of migrants in the open-branched trees
between the maintenance yard and the point itself. One oak contained
three Scarlet tanagers, two Indigo Buntings, 2-3 Baltimore Orioles,
several Myrtle Warblers, two Pewees, a Kingbird and a Great Crested!
Several FOYs were recorded. The wind-swept river itself was devoid of
bird life except a few Mallards, Cormorants and Ring-billed Gulls. I didn't
see the martin houses at the golf course -- are they still there? (No
martins seen either, this used to be a large colony).
Birds seen (48 spp):
Double-crested Cormorant - 11
Great Blue Heron - 3
Canada Goose - 20+
Mallard - 8-9
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 25
Greater Black-backed Gull - 2
Mourning Dove - 3
Rock Pigeon - present
Chimney Swift - 15
Eastern Kingbird - 5
Great Crested Flycatcher - 4
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE - 2 FOY
Warbling Vireo - 2
Red-eyed Vireo - heard
Fish Crow - 20+
Barn Swallow - 15+
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 6
Tufted Tit - 2
Carolina Wren - 2
House Wren - heard
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
American Robin - 20+
Northern Mockingbird - 4
Brown Thrasher - 2
Gray Catbird - 12
European Starling - present
Northern Parula - 2
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler - 20+
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 2 FOY
Yellow Warbler - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 4
American Redstart - 2
Scarlet Tanager - 4
Song Sparrow - 5
White-throated Sparrow - 4
Northern Cardinal - 3
Indigo Bunting - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 8
Common Grackle - 20
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
Orchard Oriole - 1or 2
Baltimore Oriole - 12+ (seemed to be everywhere!)
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 4-5
House Sparrow - present
Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD
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