Re: E Shore Trip

Burggraf (burggraf@erols.com)
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:20:40 -0400 

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> From: Norm Saunders <osprey@ARI.Net>
> To: mdosprey@ARI.Net
> Subject: E Shore Trip
> Date: Saturday, April 18, 1998 7:07 AM
> 
> Forwarded from Steve Sanford.  His new, simplified address means all 
> his messages to MDOsprey will now bounce.
> 
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> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 21:01:36 -0400
> From: Steve Sanford <tanager@bcpl.net>
> To: MD Osprey <MDOsprey@ari.net>
> Subject: E Shore trip (No LeConte's Sparrow)
> 
> I did a short over-nighter on the lower Eastern Shore.
> 
> I searched in Deal Island WMA April 16 for the LeConte's Sparrow,
> reported on VON, without success. The only sparrows I found were
> Savannah, Song, and Field.  There were still fair amounts of waterfowl
> off Riley Roberts Rd (west side), mainly Gadwall, B-w Teal, G-w Teal,
> Black Ducks, and Shovelers, and the expected herons and egrets plus a
> few Glossy Ibis.
> 
> April 17 at EA Vaughan WMA the waterfowl at the ponds were similar (no
> Eurasian G-w Teal). I had 2 "singing" Seaside Sparrows at the end of
> the road out of Stockton). I was geared up to study Sharp-tailed
> Sparrows but didn't find any there or at Deal.
> 
> At Ocean City Inlet there were about 15 Common Loons, and 2
> Red-throated Loons, and Bonaparte's Gulls. I could not find any
> Harlequin Ducks or shorebirds, but the winds were fierce, and the tide
> was high. The Peregrine was on the water tower. Still some Brant at
Dear all,  

I also spent an overnighter at the Eastern Shore this past week-end.  My
results were much like Steve Sanford's with the following footnotes.

I did find the eight harlequin's at the Ocean City inlet.  I wonder how
long they will stay?  A short-billed dowitcher flew by.  At Asateague
Island, I did pick up greater yellowlegs, swamp sparrow, little blue heron,
tricolored heron, all three scoters, a red-necked grebe, merlin, willets,
common, royal, & forster's terns, great-crested flycatcher, and a merlin. 
I didn't get as many warblers as Steve:  yellowthroat, yellow-throated,
pine, and hooded.  At the ponds, I saw cattle egrets, and black-crowned
night herons.  Gannets soared over the ocean at every point where I got out
on the beach to scan.  I can not remember seeing so many gannets before.  

By the way, Steve, I'm glad the Bittern at Lake Roland was so accomodating
for you.

--- Don Burggraf --