BBC Trip Sat.

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Went to Middle Creek WMA at north end of Lancaster Co., PA with the BBC Birdwalk 
trip on Sat. Mar. 20.

Snow Geese is in full swing at the lake with 23,512 counted out of possible 
25,000-28,000

Birds seen:
      2  Great Blue Heron
    202  Tundra Swan
  4,282  Canada Geese - (more than half arrived from nearby field)
 23,512  Snow Geese (out of possible 25,000 to 28,000) 
      6  Mallard
     33  Am. Black Duck
     10  N. Shoveler
      9  N. Pintail
      8  Am. Wigeon
      8  Gadwall
     18  Lesser Scaup
     32  Ring-necked Duck
      5  N. Ruddy
      6  Bufflehead
     38  C. Merganser
      6  Am. Coot
      1  Killdeer
      1  C. Snipe
      8  Ring-billed Gull   
      1  Herring Gull   
      6  Turkey Vulture
      1  Bald Eagle - imm.
      1  Sharp-shinned Hawk
      1  Cooper's Hawk
      3  Red-tailed Hawk
      1  Red-shouldered Hawk
      3  N. Harrier
      1  Am. Kestrel
      4  Mourning Dove
      4  Rock Dove
      2  Downy Woodpecker
      1  Red-bellied Woodpecker
     44  Tree Swallow
      1  Blue Jay
     22  Am. Crow
     13  Fish Crow
      1  Tufted Titmouse
      1  Carolina Wren
      6  E. Bluebird
      5  Golden-crowned Kinglet
      1  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
      1  E. Phoebe
      8  European Starling
      1  N. Mockingbird
     32  Am. Robin
     10  N. Cardinal
      2  Song Sparrow
      3  Am. Tree Sparrow - seen and calling on Conservation Trail
     15  "Slate-colored" Junco
      8  C. Grackle
      2  RW Blackbird
       
 Also a Ring-necked Pheasant heard by some group, but not me.


   
            Kevin Graff
            Baltimore, MD
            ggraff@erols.com

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