Piggy backing on Sean's post here...  For area Two of the Elkton CBC circle (Carpenter's Point/Charlestown, Cecil County) highlights were Laughing Gull in Charlestown at dawn, Woodcock on Capenter's Point Road predawn, Purple Finch in Charlestown, 26 Goldeneyes on the North East River 300+ Tundra Swan Carpenter's Point and about 15 other assorted species of waterfowl... Oh and a few dozen Bonaparte's Gulls on the North East River...
 
Chris Starling
North East, MD> Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:19:55 -0500> From: > Subject: [MDOSPREY] Elkton Christmas count area 8> To: > > I birded in the very windy, foggy, and rainy area 8 today. Highlights were few, but I ended up with 57 species. I did have lots of Sparrows. Probably one of the better Christmas counts I can remember with sparrows.> I had Swamp, Fox, Song, White-throated, Junco, Tree, and Field most in great numbers. I really tried hard for Chipping but couldn't turn one up. I had one around my home and feeder all the way up to about 2 weeks ago, but he is gone now.> At Elkton Marsh, right up the road from my house, I had 9 Tree Sparrows in one spot and 8 Northern Harriers. It wasn't in my count area thou.> Sean McCandless> Elkton, MD> 
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