Hi Everyone, 

 Got up early Monday to go on the boat trip to Poplar Island which was 
planned a couple weeks earlier. After picking up Mom we attempted to set my 
clock in the car the hour forward . When we got to the boarding area and the 
boat was pulling off  at just 9:20 i couldnt believe it. When i got back to my 
car i thought id check the time on the cell phone and find a 10 minute 
difference .This car is new for me and one of the buttons on  the clock was 
labeled with an R ?  Maybe next time . We then birded Tilghmans Island and 
surrounding areas. And also did run into the birders who went on the boat trip 
at Pickering Creek as they were heading back from the boat trip . We still got 
a few good ducks and had a great day! 
On the way down stopped and took photos of the flock of  22 Wild Turkey 
along St. Michaels road. 
Tilghmans Island birds 
Redtailed Hawk    5
American Kestral  1
Osprey               1
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Ringbilled gull
Herring gull
Great black backed gull
Canada goose      checked  5 flocks for rarities  found nothing 
Mallard 
Bufflehead
Long tailed duck 
Redbreasted Merganser    1 pair
Eared Grebe 3
American crow
Fish crow
Mourning dove
American robin
Northern mockingbird
Bluejay
Northern cardinal 
Redwinged blackbird
Common grackle 
Eastern bluebird
Yellow rumped warbler
Junco 
Carolina wren


Neavitt boat ramp
Tundra Swan
Ringbilled gull
Herring gull
Turkey vulture
American robin
Common grackle

Claiborne  boat ramp
Bald Eagle    3 
Tundra swans
Ringbilled gull
Herring gull
Turkey  vulture
American crow
American robin
Common grackle 

Bellevue boat ramp 

Canvasback    100 
Lesser scaup   20
Common goldeneye  1   up close view upon arrival   . was eventually the 
farthest one of view 
Mallard
Surf scoter   1 flyby
Ringbilled gull
Herring gull
American crow
Fish crow
Turkey vulture
American robin
Common grackle

Pickering Creek
Canada goose 
Black duck
Mallard
Turkey vulture
Redbellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Tufted titmouse 
Northern mockingbird
Northern cardinal


Suspicious Humans for the day    2


Eagle Festival   this coming Saturday at Blackwater Refugee Visitor center. 
outside of Cambridge Md. 
http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/
Have a Great Day 

Saundra Byrd 

baltimore