Hi all today at work at the Wye Research Center near Queenstown Maryland I could not help but notice the flocks of geese headed North from about 7:00 Am till 9:30 Am Several flocks contained at least 50 to 60 birds each but I could not get a good count. also at about 3:00 PM I saw an newly arrived Osprey hovering over our irrgation pond . my first for the year . Bird list below
Canada Goose x flocks going north
Tundra Swan 12 hard to see going over also looking into the sun
Great Blue Heron 1 flyover
OSPREY 1 at 3:00 Pm
Red Tailed Hawk 1
Sharp shinned Hawk 1 hunting
Turkey Vulture 7
Black Vulture 2
Fish Crow 10
Purple Grackle 2
Dark eyed Junco 15
Below are of a couple of belated bird reports
2-25-12 my yard at Queenstown
Fox Sparrow 1 scratching around under my feeders
2-27-12 Charmichael Road near Queenstown
Ring Necked Pheasant 1 Male a probable released bird
Happy Birding
Danny Poet
Queenstown, Md
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