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Eastern Shore weekend, 1/8 & 1/9 - Part II

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Kevin Graff

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:37:31 -0800

Hi again,

Here is the list.


730am-12pm - 1/8/05
Wildfowl Trust of North America at Chesapeake Bay
Environmental Center "Horsehead", Discovery Lane,
Grasonville, Queen Anne's Co., MD
Observers: Kevin Graff & Danny Poet (brief visit)

Weather: Light rain then haze/fog, 40-41 degree, 
         SE 10 mph- calm  

     1  Common Loon
     1  Double-crested Cormorant
     1  Great Blue Heron
     1  Turkey Vulture
   305  Canada Goose - many at Lake Knapp
    10  Mute Swan - 2 at Cabin Creek
    56  Tundra Swan - 26 Cabin Creek, 30 Marshy Creek
   108  Gadwall - Lake Knapp
   100  American Wigeon - Lake Knapp
    14  American Black Duck - Lake Knapp
   265  Mallard - Lake Knapp
     1  Northern Shoveler - Lake Knapp
     1  Northern Pintail - Lake Knapp
     2  Green-winged Teal - Lake Knapp
   144  Canvasback - 122 Marshy Creek, 22 Cabin Cr. 
     1  Redhead - Marshy Creek Landing    
    17  Greater Scaup - Marshy Creek Landing
   802  Lesser Scaup  - Marshy Creek Landing
     3  Long-tailed Duck - Observation Tower
    97  Bufflehead - Observation Tower
     7  Common Goldeneye - Observation Tower
     3  Hooded Merganser - Cabin Creek
  5212  Ruddy Duck - 5171 Marshy Cr., 41 Cabin Cr.
    36  Ring-billed Gull - Observation Tower
    25  Herring Gull - same as above
     4  Great Black-backed Gull - same as above
     2  Forster's Tern - same as above
     8  Rock Pigeon - same as above 
     5  Mourning Dove - Cabin Creek Rd
     1  Belted Kingfisher
     1  Downy Woodpecker
     1  Northern Flicker
     1  Blue Jay
     3  American Crow 
     6  Carolina Chickadee 
     7  Tufted Titmouse
     2  Red-breasted Nuthatch
     1  Brown Creeper
     2  Carolina Wren
     9  Ruby-crowned Kinglet
    11  American Robin
     2  Northern Mockingbird
    31  European Starling
    71  Yellow-rumped Warbler
     2  Pine Warbler
     2  Eastern Towhee
     2  Fox Sparrow - Cabin Creek
    10  Song Sparrow - many at Cabin Creek
     2  Swamp Sparrow
    15  White-throated Sparrow - many at Cabin Cr. 
    17  "Slate-colored" Junco - same as above 
     5  Northern Cardinal - same as above
    10  Red-winged Blackbird
    16  Common Grackle
     7  House Finch
    11  American Goldfinch
     2  House Sparrow - in Grasonville
  7482  57 species
 
Mammals: 1  Gray Squirrel
         1  RIVER OTTER - first time seen in QA Co
                         (Marshy Creek Landing) 
                    

230pm-5pm 1/8/05 & 730am-9am 1/9/05
At my cousin's 41 acres farm on Dividing Creek Rd,
Pocomoke, Worcester Co., MD

Weather: Cloudy/PC, 54-48 degree, W 10 mph- NW 12 mph
     1/9 (Cloudy/PC/fair, 34-37 degree, NNW 6 mph- 
          N 6 mph  

   56  Turkey Vulture - settling into roost nearby
 2097  "Greater" Snow Goose - early Sun am , no blues
   18  Canada Goose - early Sun am
   36  Tundra Swan - nearby field Sat evening
    1  Bald Eagle - ad, on Wor./Som. border Sun am.
    2  Red-tailed Hawk
    2  Merlin - flyby SW, Sun am.
   15  Ring-billed Gull - across street in distance
    3  Mourning Dove
    1  Northern Flicker
    1  Pileated Woodpecker - Wor./Som. border 
    1  Blue Jay
    2  American Crow - Sun.
    1  Carolina Wren
    1  Eastern Bluebird
  118  American Robin - to roost Sat, same # Sun am.
    1  Northern Mockingbird
    5  European Starling - w/ blackbirds flock
    2  Palm Warbler - both "yellow"
    1  Eastern Towhee - feeder
    3  Savannah Sparrow 
    3  Song Sparrow
    8  White-throated Sparrow
   65  "Slate-colored" Junco - scattered across field
    2  Northern Cardinal - feeder
  256  Red-winged Blackbird - to roost Sat evening
  353  Common Grackle-same as above,leave roost Sun am
    4  Brown-headed Cowbird - w/ blackbirds flock
    2  House Finch
    2  American Goldfinch - feeder
   11  House Sparrow - near feeder   
 3073  31 species

Mammals: 7  White-tailed Deer


1035am-1045am - 1/9/05
Rt 50 borrow pit "wetlands", & along Rt 50W,
Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD

Weather: Cloudy, 40 degree, ENE 6 mph

    6  Turkey Vulture
   21  Canada Goose - borrow pit
    8  American Black Duck - borrow pit
  138  Mallard - borrow pit
    1  Green-winged Teal - borrow pit
    1  Red-tailed Hawk
    1  American Kestrel
    2  Ring-billed Gull - flyby
    9  Rock Pigeon - on wires
    8  Mourning Dove - on wires
    1  Red-bellied Woodpecker - flyby over Rt 50
    2  American Crow
    3  Eastern Bluebird - 1 wire, 2 w/ blackbirds
   31  European Starling 
    1  Palm Warbler - unknown w/ blackbirds
    1  Song Sparrow - borrow pit
   35  Red-winged Blackbird - low flyby over field
   81  Common Grackle - same as above
    5  Brown-headed Cowbird - same as above
    1  American Goldfinch - flyby
  356  20 species


1050am-1105am - 1/9/05
Howard Sand & Gravel Co., 26000 blk of Rt 50 (Ocean
Gateway, Mardela Springs, Wicomico Co., MD

Weather: Cloudy, 40 degree, ENE 6 mph 

    1  Great Blue Heron
    1  Turkey Vulture
    2  Snow Goose - in distance possible "Lesser"
  210  Canada Goose 
   39  Tundra Swan
    2  American Wigeon
    4  American Black Duck
    8  Mallard
   18  Ring-necked Duck
   17  Ruddy Duck
    1  Northern Harrier
    1  Red-tailed Hawk
    4  Ring-billed Gull
    2  American Crow
    1  Northern Mockingbird
    1  AMERICAN PIPIT - other side of pond on sandbar
    1  Song Sparrow
    4  White-throated Sparrow
    1  White-crowned Sparrow
  318  19 species


1215pm-1245pm - 1/9/05
Along Rt 213 between Chestertown & Galena, Kent Co.,
MD

Weather: Cloudy, 41 degree, ESE 5 mph

    2  Black Vulture
    6  Turkey Vulture
  470 "Lesser Snow Goose - Still Pond Rd, 23 "blues" 
                           5000 flyby in distance
  155  Canada Goose - Still Pond Rd, 1300 in distance
    3  Tundra Swan - flyby WSW near Still Pond Rd
    3  Mallard - flyby
    1  Bald Eagle - ad., N of Old Lowe Rd. 
    2  Red-tailed Hawk - on wire
    1  American Kestrel - on wire 
   34  Ring-billed Gull - small flocks in some fields
   17  Rock Pigeon - two flocks in field
   19  Mourning Dove - on wires
    1  Northern Flicker - flyby over Rt 213
    5  American Crow
   32  Horned Lark - flyby few miles N of Still Pond 
    3  Eastern Bluebird - on wire
    1  Northern Mockingbird
   71  European Starling 
    2  Song Sparrow - flby into roadside thickets
    1  LAPLAND LONGSPUR - w/ Horned Larks
    1  Northern Cardinal - flyby into roadside thicket
    2  American Goldfinch - flyby   
  832  22 species

Kest Co was absent of any blackbird flock along Rt 213


        Kevin Graff
        Jarrettsville, MD & Ocean City, MD
        
        





		

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