Hart-Miller Island: 02/28/98

Eugene J. Scarpulla (gscarp@erols.com)
Sun, 01 Mar 1998 16:08:13 -0500 

This is the Hart-Miller Island report for Saturday, February 28, 1998.
The observers were Gene Scarpulla and Helene Gardel.

Observation: 0710-1700
             Cloudy, 40-50 degrees F., Winds N 10K
             
RED-THROATED LOON               23
Double-crested Cormorant        4
Great Blue Heron                3
Tundra Swan                     2619 (2610 flyover heading north)
Canada Goose                    11,642 (11,634 flyover heading north)
American Black Duck             62
Mallard                         557
Northern Pintail                224
Northern Shoveler               3
Gadwall                         11
American Wigeon                 13
Greater Scaup                   28,714
Lesser Scaup                    5033
scaup sp.                       8500
Common Goldeneye                1
Bufflehead                      23
Red-breasted Merganser          19
Northern Harrier                5 (1 male, 1 female, 3 immature)
Peregrine Falcon                1 (adult)
Virginia Rail                   5
KILLDEER                        16
GREATER YELLOWLEGS              1 (winter plumage)
WESTERN SANDPIPER               1 (winter plumage)
LEAST SANDPIPER                 8 (winter plumage)
Bonaparte's Gull                565
Ring-billed Gull                9
Herring Gull                    222
Great Black-backed Gull         29
Mourning Dove                   6
Great Horned Owl                1
Downy Woodpecker                1
Northern Flicker                1
American Crow                   1
Carolina Wren                   1
European Starling               42
Eastern Towhee                  1
American Tree Sparrow           2
Song Sparrow                    115
White-throated Sparrow          2
Snow Bunting                    2
Red-winged Blackbird            27

CORRIGENDUM:
02/21/98 Report
Change "PEEP SP." to "WESTERN SANDPIPER" 

Gene Scarpulla
Towson, Maryland
gscarp@erols.com