Reported by Stan Arnold

Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Anne Arundel County
Jan 7, 2012 7:55 AM - 12:15 PM

Comments:     Bird Walk led by Gordon Reynolds.  Temp 38-63, wind from south at 8-10, clear and very pleasant.  
  Highlights:  Rusty Blackbirds and Red-headed Woodpeckers.
41 species

Canada Goose  390     
American Black Duck  195
Mallard  40
Northern Pintail  15
Common Merganser  2     both hens
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  7
Black Vulture  9     
Turkey Vulture  3     
Bald Eagle  6     4 adults; 2 imm
Northern Harrier  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Ring-billed Gull  420
Herring Gull  70     
Rock Pigeon  4
Mourning Dove  1     
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-headed Woodpecker  2     both adults, near Beaver Pond.  
Red-bellied Woodpecker  7
Downy Woodpecker  6
Northern Flicker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1     
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  45
Fish Crow  9
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  7
White-breasted Nuthatch  7     
Brown Creeper  2
Carolina Wren  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1     
Eastern Bluebird  16     
American Robin  30     
Brown Thrasher  2
Song Sparrow  3     
Swamp Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  8
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Rusty Blackbird  25     19 along RR Trail; 6 along farm road
American Goldfinch  2

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