Snow buntings and Northern Lapwings in the area

A Danny Poet photo of a Snow Bunting  found on Mason Branch road, Ridgely - one of six there

Eagle cam working at Blackwater - three eggs in the nest!

Three eggs on the Blackwater NWR Eagle Cam! They just got power to the cam and made the discovery. For those wondering about the delay in getting online this year, please read the note they posted on the cam page:

http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/camhtm2.html

CANCELLED - Caroline County Bird Club January 17, 2013

Cancelled due to expected snow -  Caroline County Bird Club Thursday, January 17 at 7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.   Judy Hodges - 2012 Trip to Cuba.

In the meantime, check out more information on Cuba birding resources  - http://www.fatbirder.com/links_geo/america_central/cuba.html

Caribbean Conservation Trust, Inc has a 17 year history of managing bird conservation programs in Cuba and leads birding tours there.  Some listed here:  http://www.aba.org/tours/ 
For more CCT information, contact:  cubirds@aol.com 
 

Here's a slide show of birds of Cuba to whet your appetite -

http://www.wcs.org/news-and-features-main/cuba-slideshow.aspx

People-To-People Program - 1-800-633-4734
nature@ietravel.com       www.IEtravel.com

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine November 2012 has an extensive  article on Cuba.

Caroline County Maryland's 2012 Christmas Bird Count Results

Steve Westre's report -

I noticed in the regional summaries for last year's Xmas count that the MD/DE summary listed the Black-headed Grosbeak that Bill Miller saw at his feeder in Denton as the best bird of the whole region.

Thanks for participating!


Snow Goose   1042
Snow Goose (blue form)  6
Canada Goose  2680
Tundra Swan  53
Wood Duck  3
American Black Duck  27
Mallard  135
Ring-necked Duck  55
Bufflehead  4
Common Goldeneye  1
Ruddy Duck  28
Wild Turkey  18
Northern Bobwhite  4
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Great Blue Heron   11
Black Vulture  77
Turkey Vulture  249
Bald Eagle Imm 8
Bald Eagle Adult  35
Northern Harrier  9
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  7
Red-shouldered Hawk  15
Red-tailed Hawk  31
American Kestrel  19
Killdeer  46
Wilson's Snipe  4
American Woodcock  3
Ring-billed Gull  729
Herring Gull  9
gull sp.  34
Rock Pigeon  243
Mourning Dove  333
Eastern Screech-Owl  9
Great Horned Owl  7
Barred Owl  11
Northern Saw-whet Owl  1
Belted Kingfisher  10
Red-bellied Woodpecker  68
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  14
Downy Woodpecker  42
Hairy Woodpecker  17
Northern Flicker  71
Pileated Woodpecker  27
Eastern Phoebe  4
Blue Jay  176
American Crow  186
Fish Crow  7
Horned Lark  362
Carolina Chickadee  138
Tufted Titmouse  100
Red-breasted Nuthatch  27
White-breasted Nuthatch  33
Brown Creeper  9
Carolina Wren  101
Winter Wren  27
Golden-crowned Kinglet  42
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  8
Eastern Bluebird  278
Hermit Thrush  36
American Robin  435
Northern Mockingbird  91
Brown Thrasher  2
European Starling  2987
American Pipit  101
Cedar Waxwing  51
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler  26
Eastern Towhee  8
Chipping Sparrow  9
Field Sparrow  39
Savannah Sparrow  35
Fox Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  158
Swamp Sparrow  17
White-throated Sparrow  932
White-crowned Sparrow  12
Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco  1147
Lapland Longspur  2
Northern Cardinal  147
Red-winged Blackbird  10162
Eastern Meadowlark  17
Rusty Blackbird  4
Common Grackle  12584
Brown-headed Cowbird  198
blackbird sp.  2600
Purple Finch  4
House Finch  175
White-winged Crossbill  1
Pine Siskin  15
American Goldfinch  178
House Sparrow  85

CANCELED Pelot Sanctuary cleanup that was to be held Sunday, November 18

Canceled due to wetness of the trails.  We will reschedule for another time.

A secret gem in Caroline County, MD!

A great time at the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy's Lynch Preserve, off of Robins Creek Road, Preston!  Thanks to Tony and Karen Gianninoto for telling us about it.

Danny Poet, Steve Westre and Debby Bennett explored one of its trails Saturday, Nov 10.

The woods were just gorgeous.

Beech and oak trees grown together.  Photo by Danny Poet

Birds seen:

Canada Goose      30
Black Duck        4    flyovers
Ring billed Gull      14
Red Tailed Hawk       1
Turkey Vulture     1
Black Vulture      8
American Crow      2
Fish Crow           1
Mockingbird    2
Cardinal      1
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Red Bellied Woodpecker   3
Downy Woodpecker       2
Brown Creeper      2
White breasted Nuthatch   2
Red Breasted Nuthatch   3
Carolina Chickadee      2
Tufted Titmouse      4
Blue Jay       2
Robin     100
Eastern Bluebird       1
Hermit   Thrush       2
Ruby Crowned Kinglet      2
Golden Crowned Kinglet   1
Red winged Blackbird       50
Yellow Rumped Warbler      4
White Throated Sparrow     12

Caroline County Bird Club program November 15 features Dave Brinker

Thursday, November  15 Dave Brinker will present a program on   "Strikers in the night: The ecology and natural history of Black Skimmers" 

 

 7:30 PM, Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St., Denton.  

Photo by Danny Poet

 

Also remember . . .

Sunday, November 18.   Pelot Sanctuary cleanup.  8:00 am.  Dress appropriately including bringing work gloves and trash bags.  Coordinator:  Bill Scudder.   Directions:  From 313 Greensboro, turn right on to Whitelysburg Rd.  Left on Wothers, then Right on Boyce Mill Rd.  Left on Drapers Mill Road - look for sanctuary sign on the right.