Sea Ducks on Chesapeake

Susan Heath (sheath@erols.com)
Sun, 21 Feb 1999 09:44:50 -0600 

Thanks to all who provided info on sea ducks on the Chesapeake.  We had
a great trip yesterday.  As predicted by Jim Stasz, we got great looks
at Oldsquaw, Common Goldeneye, and Horned Grebe from the Choptank River
Fishing Bridge.  Surf Scoters were visible from the pier at Matapeake
State Park.

The following birds were seen at Blackwater NWR:

Great Blue Heron    5
 Turkey Vulture    10
 Snow Goose    1000's
 Canada Goose    1000's
 Tundra Swan        10
 Mallard                25
 Northern Shoveler    20
 Northern Pintail        15
 Green-winged Teal    5
 Bald Eagle                10
 Northern Harrier        3
 Sharp-shinned Hawk    1
 Red-tailed Hawk        4
 Killdeer                        3
 Ring-billed Gull            75
 Mourning Dove            7
 Belted Kingfisher            3
 Red-bellied Woodpecker    2
 Downy Woodpecker        3
 Northern Flicker                1
 Carolina Chickadee               3
 Brown-headed Nuthatch        2
 Brown Creeper                1
 Carolina Wren                3
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet        2
 Golden-crowned Kinglet    3
 Hermit Thrush                    2
 Northern Mockingbird        3
 Yellow-rumped Warbler        1
 Song Sparrow                    15
 White-throated Sparrow        20
 White-crowned Sparrow        10
 Northern Cardinal                5
 Red-winged Blackbird        30
 American Goldfinch            15

Also at Hooper's Island we were able to see several adult Northern
Gannets flying offshore plus a Double-crested Cormorant and Common Loon.

Sue
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Susan Heath
Centreville, VA
sheath@erols.com