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Piscataway Park, 11/16/09

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Kevin Graff

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Kevin Graff

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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:51:05 -0800

Hi all,



  Earlier on way down to see the grebe, there is an adult golden eagle soaring over sunny sky with 2 vultures and 2 redtails on Rt 165 before Rt 152 in Harford County at around 1115am. Wind was WNW at that time. Some sparrows along that part of road. 


11/16/09 - 1pm-140pm
Piscataway Park "Accokeek Creek" Bryan Point Rd., Accokeek, Prince Georges Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 67-68 degrees, W 5 mph- variable 5 mph

Canada Goose - 26
Gadwall - 112
American Wigeon - 43
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 92
Northern Shoveler - 1 (hen)
Green-winged Teal - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 2
Bufflehead - 15
Ruddy Duck - 7
Hooded Merganser - 2 (hens)
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Horned Grebe - 1
EARED GREBE - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Herring Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
American Robin - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 1
American Pipit - 1 (feeding along rocks at low tide)
Song Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
American Goldfinch - 2
SPECIES: 37
TOTAL BIRDS: 349

11/16/09 - 150pm-230pm
Piscataway Park "Farmington Landing" Wharf Rd., Accokeek, Prince Georges Co., MD

WEATHER: Sunny, 68 degrees, variable 4 mph

Canada Goose - 2
Tundra Swan - 32 (headed S near Rt 210 and Farmington Rd)
Mallard - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 18
Bufflehead - 19
Ruddy Duck - 427
Double-crested Cormorant - 5
Great Blue Heron - 5
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 1
American Coot - 1
Laughing Gull - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 92
Herring Gull - 19
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Fish Crow - 11 
Carolina Chickadee - 3
Tufted Titmouse - 3
Carolina Wren - 1
Winter Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Brown Thrasher - 1
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - 6
"Slate-colored" Junco - 2
Northern Cardinal - 2
SPECIES: 32
TOTAL BIRDS: 671



   Kevin Graff
   Jarrettsville, MD