Hi all,
03/09/09 - 750am-845am
Route 33, Claiborne, Talbot Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 46-50 degrees, NW 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Jeanne B, Kevin G, Paul N
Canada Goose - 605
Mute Swan - 4 (Newcomb bridge)
Tundra Swan - 2 (Newcomb bridge)
Wild Turkey - 44 (30 E of St Michaels, 14 few miles S of Claiborne)
Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 2 (returned trip)
Turkey Vulture - 30 (returned trip)
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 (returned trip)
American Kestrel - 1
Killdeer - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 120
Mourning Dove - 5
Northern Flicker - 2
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 2
crow sp - 15
Horned Lark - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 65 (returned trip)
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 15
Red-winged Blackbird - 28
Common Grackle - 121
SPECIES: 22
TOTAL BIRDS: 1074
03/09/09 - 815am-830am
Claiborne Landing Boat Ramp, Claiborne Landing Rd., Claiborne, Talbot Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 47-49 degrees, NW 5 mph
OBSERVERS: Jeanne B, Kevin G, Paul N
Canada Goose - 15
Bufflehead - 1
Common Goldeneye - 6
Horned Grebe - 2
Bald Eagle - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 19
Herring Gull - 3
Great Black-backed Gull - 10
Mourning Dove - 2
Northern Flicker - 2
Fish Crow - 3
European Starling - 6
Song Sparrow - 1
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - 1
SPECIES: 17
TOTAL BIRDS: 76
03/09/09 - 910am-1230pm
Paul Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island, Tilghman, Talbot Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 52-64 degrees, NW 6 mph- NNW 14 mph
OBSERVERS: 20
Canada Goose - 317 (3 flocks N)
Mute Swan - 2
Tundra Swan - 87
Gadwall - 1
American Wigeon - 1 (seen by few)
American Black Duck - 30
Mallard - 74
Northern Shoveler - 2
Redhead - 6 (4 drakes, 2 hens)
Greater Scaup - 2273 (2200, 9, 46, 18)
Lesser Scaup - 3
Surf Scoter - 85
White-winged Scoter - 3
Black Scoter - 2
Long-tailed Duck - 339
Bufflehead - 99
Common Goldeneye - 67
Red-breasted Merganser - 29
Ruddy Duck - 2
Common Loon - 4
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Horned Grebe - 36
Red-necked Grebe - 1 (seen by few)
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 6
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 2
American Kestrel - 1
Killdeer - 16
Sanderling - 5
Dunlin - 58
Ring-billed Gull - 51
Herring Gull - 57
Great Black-backed Gull - 21
Fish Crow - 4
Tree Swallow - 10
European Starling - 5
Savannah Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 2
"Slate-colored" Junco - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 147
Common Grackle - 2
SPECIES: 42
TOTAL BIRDS: 3858
03/09/09 - 145pm-410pm
Blackwater NWR, Key Wallace Dr., Cambridge, Dorchester Co., MD
WEATHER: Sunny, 62-60 degrees, N 16 mph- NNW 14 mph
OBSERVERS: Jeanne B, Kevin G, Paul N, Leslie S, Joe T
Snow Goose - 8203 (8200 in distance, 2 at Pool 3b area, one at field)
Canada Goose - 1340
Tundra Swan - 147
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 6
Northern Pintail - 2
Common Merganser - 1
Great Blue Heron - 8
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 20
Bald Eagle - 7 (including 1-week old fledging at eagle cam)
Northern Harrier - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Killdeer - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 10
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
Dunlin - 85
Ring-billed Gull - 105
Herring Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1 (feeders area w/ strange nextboxes)
American Crow - 2
Fish Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 7
Eastern Towhee - 1
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 5
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 70
Eastern Meadowlark - 1
Common Grackle - 14
American Goldfinch - 3
SPECIES: 42
TOTAL BIRDS: 10067
03/09/09 - 5pm-515pm
Route 309 ponds, Starr Rd., Centreville, Queen Anne's Co., MD
WEATHER: Fair/PC, 60-59 degrees, NW 13 mph
OBSERVERS: Jeanne B, Kevin G, Paul N
Snow Goose - 211
Canada Goose - 158
Tundra Swan - 6
American Wigeon - 2
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 2
Northern Shoveler - 2
Green-winged Teal - 10
Ring-necked Duck - 143
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 8
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Mourning Dove - 2
American Crow - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 1
American Robin - 15
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 17
Song Sparrow - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 40
Common Grackle - 35
SPECIES: 23 (74 species total including 55 in Talbot)
TOTAL BIRDS: 666 (15741 individual total)
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD & West O.C., MD
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