Yesterday morning Debbie Terry and I visited Susquehanna State Park and Swan Harbor Farm. It was quite foggy along the Susquehanna early but it quickly cleared. Birds there included:
Canada Goose - a pair with six downy young
DC Cormorant - about 200, mostly perched on rocks in the river
Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, and Spotted Sandpipers were common.
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 heard
White-eyed Vireo 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 2 heard
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Warbling Vireo - about 10
Red-eyed Vireo 2 heard
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Gnatcatcher - about 15
Wood Thrush 2 heard
Catbird 1
Nashville Warbler 1 singing
Parula - about 20
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Myrtle Warbler - about 40
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 heard
Cerulean Warbler 2 heard
Black-&-white Warbler 1
Redstart 1 adult male singing
Ovenbird 2 heard
Northern Waterthrush 1
Louisiana Watertrhrush 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Goldfinch - about 20
At Swan Harbor Farm:
Blue-winged Teal 8
Green-winged Teal 1 male
Pied-billed Grebe 1
American Bittern 1 seen, possibly a second heard
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Coot 4
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 14
Least Sandpiper 30
Wood Thrush 1 heard
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Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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