Deal Island--Green Dumpster Rd, Jul 25, 2016

[Joe Hanfman]

Jeff Culler and I spent this morning at Green Dumpster Rd, Deal Island, Somerset County.

The highlights were:

Least Bittern - End of the road, beyond the yellow gate, and on the left side.

Glossy Ibis - high count of 94 birds.

Virginia Rail - juvenile

King Rail - seen near the beginning of the road on the left side.

Common Gallinule - End of the road, beyond the yellow gate, and on the left side.

Black-necked Stilt - high count of 17.

swallow sp. - This is the one that got away. Probably a Bank Swallow but not seen well enough to count.

Our complete list is below with several photos attached to the checklist.

Deal Island--Green Dumpster Rd, Somerset, Maryland, US
Jul 25, 2016 8:13 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
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35 species

Canada Goose  50
American Black Duck  6
Least Bittern  1
Great Egret  8
Snowy Egret  5
Tricolored Heron  5
Green Heron  3
Glossy Ibis  94
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  2
King Rail  1
Virginia Rail  1     Juvenile
Common Gallinule  1
Black-necked Stilt  17     Careful count
Killdeer  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Willet (Eastern)  5
Lesser Yellowlegs  6
Least Sandpiper  20
Semipalmated Sandpiper  2
Short-billed Dowitcher  3
Laughing Gull  3
Royal Tern  1
Mourning Dove  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Purple Martin  6
Barn Swallow  20
Marsh Wren  8
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  12
Seaside Sparrow  8
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Boat-tailed Grackle  1

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30842309

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Joe Hanfman

Columbia, MD