Hi all on Sunday 11-13-11 the Talbot  County Bird Club visited Wye Island  in Queen Annes County . It was well attended  and all enjoyed the  new birds of the season as well as some  old friends. After our usual visit to the 290 year old American Holly . Most of the group departed . Three hardy  souls  went deeper into he wilds of Wye Island  to the  Ferry Point trail. leader was Danny Poet .  Bird highlights below .

D.C. Cormorant   8
Common Loon      2       first of the season 
Mallard 
Black Duck    
Ruddy Duck 
Wood Duck
Bufflehead    25   first of the season        Danny poet , Dave Bent, Terry Allen    ferry point 
Great Black Backed Gull    1         Ferry point   above observers 
Great Blue Heron      2
Bald Eagle       3
Northern Harrier     1  adult Male  
Sharp shinned Hawk      1
Rock Pigeon         100      field near the bridge to the Island charmichael road 
Eastern Bluebird    27     most in field next to ferry point parking area  Danny , Dave , and Terry 
Cedar waxwing     8      trail to ferry point      eating the red berries of bush honeysuckle .Danny,Dave, Terry 
Eastern Towhee    2   great looks by all 
Field Sparrow   2
Chipping Sparrow   2 only a few in the back of  group  saw them
Swamp sparrow    3
Savannah Sparrow     2


Happy Birding
Danny Poet 
Queenstown, Maryland
 


 		 	   		  
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