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Vesper Sparrow -- St. Michael's, Talbot County -- 11/5/11

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Jim Brighton

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Jim Brighton

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Sat, 5 Nov 2011 21:21:47 -0400

Hey everyone,

Here is the second ebird report from a day spent birding in Talbot
County with John Hubbel, Dan Small, and Jared Satchell.  The highlight
of this list is a Vesper Sparrow that was found in a sparrow flock off
the parking lot for the St. Michael's Nature Trail which is accessed
right off of Rt 33 on the east side of St. Michael's.


Hatten's Garden Rd -- TA Co., Talbot, US-MD
Nov 5, 2011 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.7 mile(s)
Comments:     Dan Small, Jared Satchell, John Hubbel, and myself
birded the grassy areas and wooded edges in the area around Hatten's
Garden and Boundary Rds in St. Michaels.  Highlight was a Vesper
Sparrow that was seen well by everyone in the group.
37 species

Canada Goose  15
Mallard  3     small flyby flock
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  2     Two birds feeding on a pond edge.  Not that
uncommon in the beginning of November in Talbot County.
Turkey Vulture  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  5
Carolina Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Brown-headed Nuthatch  2
Winter Wren  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  10
American Robin  21
European Starling  26
Cedar Waxwing  20
Pine Warbler  1     Spotted by Dan at eye level in a patch of young
pine. Yellow with white wing bars, white belly and under tail.  Not
that unusual for the beginning of November.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  14
Chipping Sparrow  31     One large group of sparrows that contained
mostly CHSP, but also DEJU, AMGO, HOFI, and a single VESP.
Field Sparrow  3
Vesper Sparrow  1     ***Rare*** One bird observed in a sparrow/finch
flock.  I first observed the bird as it slighted into a young pine
tree from the ground.  I first noticed the large size and was able to
finally get a good head shot and saw the large bold eye-ring.  As I
tried to get everyone on the bird it flew about 20ft away.  During its
brief flight we were able to view the white outer tail feathers.
County bird for everyone present.
Savannah Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  18
Swamp Sparrow  7
White-throated Sparrow  8
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  9
Northern Cardinal  1
House Finch  10
American Goldfinch  7

Jim Brighton
Easton, MD


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