the unidentifiable hawk mosst likely was a dark  female northern harrier -
with tail fanned and wing tips down, just enjoying the ride.

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:16 PM, harry lotis <>wrote:

> Tuesday Sept 13th - 10 am the Snowy egrets count has been dwindling at
> Fishing Creek at the waterpark, from 110 before the hurricane, to 60
> afterwards, to 35 a week ago, to 5 yesterday
> the 110 were behind Abners crab house. the 35 usually are found along the
> meandering creek , SW part of the Y
>
> at the southwest end of the boardwalk 1.5 miles........
> 2 kingfisher
> 5 great blue heron ( one in shades of beige ; one that was all very light
> grey, one drying its wings like an Anhinga)
> 2 green herons ( one was immature about the size of  robin, having spotted
> wings and a rufous chest)
> 1 db cormorant
> 10 common terns
>
> along the way.............
> 5 osprey
> 25 laughing gulls
> 30 rb gulls
> 3 black back gulls
> 1 unidentifiable hawk that was mostly black,but not a vulture, not an
> Osprey, not a RW nor a RT circling high
> 0 eagles
> --
> *Harry Lotis*
> *Owings, Md*
>
>


-- 
*Harry Lotis*
*Owings, Md*

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