Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
May 5, 2012 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Jay Sheppard's report. Conditions: 73-81 F, wind N-NE 0-7 mph,
high thin clouds, if any. 3 muskrats, 2 beavers, 3 deer, no other birders.
Mountain Laurel about to burst...likely peak will be this coming
Wednesda-Friday....about 10-14 days early. Covered the same bottomland as on
Wednesday, but only about 1/5 the birds were present in that area. Just not as
many birds..or at least not as many singing/calling as when Winger West and I
spent a couple hours in the same area.
61 species
Canada Goose 34 20+14 goslings in 3 broods
Wood Duck 21 6+~15 ducklings in 3 broods
Mallard 5
Blue-winged Teal 5
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 3
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Common Gallinule 1 Continuing. Calling from north side of lake west of Egret Tree
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Wilson's Snipe 3
Rock Pigeon 2
Barred Owl 2 Calling from north side woods
Chimney Swift 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Acadian Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 15
Northern Waterthrush 4
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 7
Scarlet Tanager 4
Northern Cardinal 8
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 4
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD
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