Today, June 15, Joe Byrnes, Jeff Culler, and I birded Caroline County. The
biggest surprise was a Eurasian Collared-Dove which Joe and I saw in flight.
This may be the first time a Eurasian Collard-Dove has been seen in Caroline
County. Location - Adkins Arborteum, Upland Walk and South Meadow Loop,
flying in the direction towards the Native Plant Nursery.

Description: Large dove with a broad tail that was straight across. In
flight, white on the end of the underside of the tail. Darker gray undertail
coverts allowed African Turtle-Dove to be ruled out. No white in the wing on
the dorsal side ruled out White-winged Dove. Dark black mark on neck.

This was the 40th Eurasian Collared-Dove that I have seen this year, in 24
different locations, but my first in Maryland for 2011.



Other highlights:

Tuckahoe State Park - Warbling Vireo, Prothonotary Warbler, Kentucky
Warbler, Blue Grosbeak.

Adkins Arboretun - complete list below.

Denton Thawley Rd - Eastern Meadowlark (Seen by Jeff as we drove along Rt
404).

Denton WWTP - Northern Rough-winged Swallow (a close-out for Joe H), Bank
Swallow.

Subway in Denton - They made me stop for lunch but we took it to go.

Idylwild WMA - Noble Rd - Yellow-billed Cuckoo.

Poplar Neck Marsh - Purple Martin, Marsh Wren, Yellow-breasted Chat.

Tanyard Marsh - Common Moorhen (2 or 3 spotted by Joe B, eventually Jeff and
I got to see them), Least Tern.



Adkins Arboretum, Caroline, US-MD
Jun 15, 2011 8:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
42 species

Turkey Vulture  6
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Eurasian Collared-Dove  1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3
Acadian Flycatcher  4
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  1
White-eyed Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  3
American Crow  2
Purple Martin  1
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow  4
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  1
Eastern Bluebird  6
Wood Thrush  3
American Robin  2
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  2
Brown Thrasher  3
European Starling  2
Ovenbird  3
Common Yellowthroat  2
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Chipping Sparrow  8
Field Sparrow  4
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  3
Indigo Bunting  2
Common Grackle  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Orchard Oriole  3
American Goldfinch  6




-- 
Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD

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