Hi all,



   Ben Weinstein and I covered Galena area for Chesterville CBC and it was a mess this morning with sleet and freezing rain. We delay our count for half hour and got a break from weather around 915am to continue birding. 


12/21/08 - 750am-830am
Galena Mill Pond, Mill Ln., Galena, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: Freezing rain, 29 degrees, NNW 7 mph- NNW 8 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Canada Goose - 410
Mute Swan - 1
Gadwall - 2
American Wigeon - 8
American Black Duck - 1
Mallard - 82
Ring-necked Duck - 44
Bufflehead - 1
Hooded Merganser - 2
Ruddy Duck - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Blue Jay - 7
Carolina Chickadee - 2
American Robin - 20
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 11
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 8
"Slate-colored" Junco - 7
Northern Cardinal - 2
SPECIES: 21
TOTAL BIRDS: 613

12/21/08 - 835am-1050am
Colchester Farm, Georgetown Cemetery Rd., Galena, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: Freezing rain/Overcast, 29-32 degrees, NNW 8 mph- WNW 7 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Snow Goose - 195 (single flock flyover)
Canada Goose - 93
Tundra Swan - 2
Mallard - 2
Common Merganser - 1
Great Blue Heron - 2
Bald Eagle - 4 (2 ad, 2 imm)
Killdeer - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 34
Mourning Dove - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 5
Blue Jay - 5
American Crow - 1
Horned Lark - 5
Carolina Chickadee - 4
Tufted Titmouse - 3
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 7
Winter Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 3
European Starling - 11
American Pipit - 21
Eastern Towhee - 4
Savannah Sparrow - 9
Song Sparrow - 28
White-throated Sparrow - 58
"Slate-colored" Junco - 43
Northern Cardinal - 22
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
Common Grackle - 80
House Finch - 1
House Sparrow - 3
SPECIES: 38
TOTAL BIRDS: 664

12/21/08 - 1055am-1205pm
Starkey Farms Co., Starkey Farms Ln., Galena, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 32-35 degrees, NW 6 mph- NW 7 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Canada Goose - 498
Hooded Merganser - 1
Common Merganser - 4
Black Vulture - 5
Turkey Vulture - 34
Bald Eagle - 1 (ad)
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 
American Kestrel - 1
Killdeer - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 9
Herring Gull - 2
Rock Pigeon - 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 8
American Crow - 1
Horned Lark - 3 (Ben)
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Savannah Sparrow - 9
Song Sparrow - 12
White-throated Sparrow - 3
Northern Cardinal - 15
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
SPECIES: 24
TOTAL BIRDS: 630   

12/21/08 - 1245pm-1pm   (taking break from doing our territory)
Great Oak Pond, Great Oak Landing Rd., Chestertown, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast, 35 degrees, NW 10 mph- NW 12 mph
OBSERVERS: 2

Snow Goose - 2100 (way out in middle of hilly field)
Canada Goose - 340
Tundra Swan - 28
Mallard - 38
Northern Shoveler - 36
Bufflehead - 4
Ruddy Duck - 60
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 3
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 2 (both gray ghost)
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 7
White-throated Sparrow - 2
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 2634

12/21/08 - 2pm-215pm (headed back to our territory in Galena area)
Route 213, Kennedyville, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: Overcast/MC, 39 degrees, NW 12 mph

Snow Goose - 326
Canada Goose - 160
Mallard - 2
Turkey Vulture - 6
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Blue Jay - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
American Robin - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 5
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 2
SPECIES: 18
TOTAL BIRDS: 515

12/21/08 - 220pm-250pm (back at our territory, Ben headed to Eastern Neck)
Davis Rd., Galena, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: MC/PC, 39 degrees, WNW 13 mph- WNW 14 mph

Turkey Vulture - 6
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 4
Blue Jay - 4
Tufted Titmouse - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
American Robin - 3
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 25
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Song Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 5
"Slate-colored" Junco - 16
Northern Cardinal - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 26
Rusty Blackbird - 1
Common Grackle - 87 (2 w/ rusty in swampy woods)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 5
House Finch - 2
SPECIES: 20
TOTAL BIRDS: 200

12/21/08 - 255pm-345pm
Toal Park, Rt 213, Galena, Kent Co., MD

WEATHER: MC, 39-37 degrees, WNW 15 mph- W 10 mph

Cackling "Richardson's" Goose - 1 (creek w/ canadas)
Canada Goose - 96
Mallard - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 2
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 1
Blue Jay - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 4
Carolina Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
American Robin - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 16
Northern Cardinal - 3
Purple Finch - 1 (across creek at private residence)
American Goldfinch - 1
SPECIES: 22 (61 species total, not including Great Oak Pond and Rt 213)
TOTAL BIRDS: 145 (2252 individual total)


    Kevin Graff
    Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD