[MDOsprey] Flag Ponds 12/15/99
Arlene Ripley (aripley@nestbox.com)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:33:38 -0500
A pretty good day at Flag Ponds Nature Park in Calvert County, MD despite
fog and overcast skies.
Highlights of the 41 species seen:
10 Northern Gannets seen pretty far out from the beach
5 Tundra Swans
1 American Bittern hiding in the grasses at the south end of the
northernmost beach pond
1 Sanderling
12 Bonaparte's Gulls
1 Red-breasted Merganser
132 Buffleheads
8 Common Loons
On the freshwater ponds:
94 American Widgeons
37 Gadwalls
4 American Black Ducks
25 Mallards
1 Blue-winged Teal
In the woods or at the swamp:
12 Eastern Bluebirds
5 Hermit Thrushes
3 Winter Wrens
12 Rusty Blackbirds
Lots of the usual woodpeckers and I even heard some Spring Peepers
(temperature ranged from 43-48 degrees F).
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