Last weekend I went to Chincoteague and had a blast. It was cold but that
did not seem to impact the birds much. Highlights of this trip where: Ross
Goose (2), Brant (18), Tundra Swan (23), Northern Gannet (5), all three
Scoter species, Snowy Egret (1), dowither (I wrote it down as a
short-billed) and Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow (1-finally :) ). The
sparrows were actually very quiet. It was hard to find them and only a few
were seen. Guess the hundreds of yellow-rumped warblers chased all other
LBJs away. There was a lot of Scoter and Loon activity out on the ocean. I
sat on the beach for about 45 minutes and saw 100s of scoters and plenty of
loons. Way cool.
Gerco
Vienna, VA
Birds of Chincoteague:
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Forster's Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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