Early this morning at Thomas Point SP, I noted one new arrival in the
Bay (at this location): 2 Long-tailed Ducks.  The Scaup/Buffle fleet
has been numbering in the thousands, with 3 Canvasback (2F, 1M) thrown
in for good measure.

Later in the day, I dropped by the Lake Shore Drive lake in Calvert to
enjoy the Pied-billed Grebe.  Thank you for alerting us to their
presence Robert and Mike.

Realizing that I wasn't in Anne Arundel anymore, I quickly made my way
back across the county line to do a foggy seawatch at Herrington
Harbor.  Of note: 2 Northern Gannet, 1 Royal Tern, 1 Greater
Yellowlegs flying in off the bay towards the waterlogged grassy field.
The field itself held decent numbers of Ring-billed, Herring and
Laughing Gulls.  In addition to those gulls, 18 Killdeer were present.

Venturing back towards home, a brief stop at Fairhaven Pond yielded: 4
Ring-necked Ducks, 1 female Hooded Merganser, 14 Tundra Swan and an
American Black Duck.  I saw American simply because I detected not
even a hint of an accent in it's quacks.

After reading Dave's post tonight about his Bullocks Oriole, I'm
really wishing I could've gotten a photo of the Oriole I observed on
Eastern Neck last week.

Some questions:
Do Baltimore Orioles show a great deal of white in the belly in the
fall?  Last week, I did not detect the large white wing patches
typical on a Bullocks, but at the same time, there were not 2 wing
bars typical of a first year Baltimore Oriole.  This bird's back had
gray/black and white marbling (good word choice?) that was fairly even
across all the back. The bird's yellow head gave way to a lighter,
white belly around the neck line.   I've never seen a Bullock's, so
making that ID without my camera... eh, I'd prefer lasting visual
proof.  I'm simply seeking some details for what one might expect
(hope) to see this time of year from a wayward Bullocks.  Thanks.

Good Birding,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD