Fwd: [MDOsprey] Smith Island
S. Harvey Mudd, MD (shm@codon.nih.gov)
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:38:21 -0400
To add a bit to Fran's message: Marion and I took an hour or so during the
stop-over of the ferry at Smith Island to bird the small patch of scrubby
trees and tangled vegetation located within a few hundred yards of the dock
as one walks along the shore of the island. Although it was the middle of
the day, we did find the following passerines:
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1
Empidonax sp. - 2 (silent )
House Wren - 1
Swainson's Thrush - 2
Gray Catbird - several
American Redstart - at least 10
Magnolia Warbler - at least 6
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2
Common Yellowthroat - several
Palm Warbler - 1 (along the pathway)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2
Song Sparrow - several
We suppose that many of these individuals were probably migrants.
Also reported by the Metters: Pine Warbler
Harvey Mudd
>From: "Fran Saunders" <saunderf@ARI.Net>
>To: mdosprey@ARI.Net
>Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 04:47:26 -0400
>Subject: [MDOsprey] Smith Island
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>As I mentioned in response to Rob's message about the
>Monarch's we made the trip to Smith Island on Saturday.
>Enjoyed the wonderful company of the Mudd's and the
>Metter's. We found nothing really extraordinary (except the
>crab cakes), but did want to mention how low the water was.
>We have only been to Smith 3 times, but I have never seen
>the water this low. Flats were extraordinary and there were
>lots of herons and egrets, but not too many shorebirds.
>Harvey mentioned a warbler fall out on the island itself, and
>the two immature Yellow-crowned Night Herons were still
>prancing about, but we were not to be surprised by any
>unusual species. Nevertheless, I thought the water levels
>worth mentioning.
>
>Fran
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>Fran Saunders
>Web Site Director
>Maryland Ornithological Society
>Silver Spring, Maryland
>webmaster@mdbirds.org
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S. Harvey Mudd
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