Spent a few hours from after dawn until about 9 AM each day birding. eBird reports below...
Mark Schilling, Kent Island
Keene Farm Lane, KI, Queen Anne's, US-MD
Sep 18, 2011 7:05 AM - 7:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Mostly at the pond at intersection of Ken Point Road and Keene Farm Lane
22 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 55
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 4
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 3
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 4
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 1
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 4
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) 1 Heard, possibly out near Bay
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 3
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 2 flyover calls
Kent Point (neighborhood), Queen Anne's, US-MD
Sep 18, 2011 7:15 AM - 8:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Cloudy, cool, light breeze
35 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 25
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 5 Seemingly everywhere I looked. (probably more) ..
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2
Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.) 1
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) 1 Very good look, feeding with nearby Red-eyed vireos; clear look at yellow on throat, dark lores, supercilium, and overall size, color and shape, esp. compared to close-by RE Vireos.
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 3
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 6
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 17
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 53
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1
warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) 2
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 5
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
Terrapin Nature Park, Queen Anne's, US-MD
Sep 17, 2011 7:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
43 species (+2 other taxa)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 11
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 3
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) 13
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1 Perched above me a snag
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 1
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 1
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 4
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 3
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2
Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 6
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 3
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 7
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 7
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 3
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 4
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 5
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 2
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 2
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 7
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 2
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 9
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 9
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 15
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3
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