Location: Turkey Point
Observation date: 2/14/10
Notes: CMBO Wintering Hawks, Eagles and Owls Day 2 with Megan. temp 30's, wind N 10-15 mph but died to 0-10 at dusk. Tried for screech with no success.
Number of species: 58
Snow Goose 1000
Canada Goose 25
Mute Swan 5
American Black Duck 50
Mallard 10
Bufflehead 15
Hooded Merganser 10
Common Merganser 20
Ruddy Duck 1
Wild Turkey 5
Great Blue Heron 8
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 10
Bald Eagle 15
Northern Harrier 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 grabbed sparrow along maple avenue
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 8
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 Newport Landing
Virginia Rail 1 dogleg
American Woodcock 5 doing okay despite snow, foraging along road
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 500
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 5
Great Horned Owl 3 one perched at marsh edge at dusk
Long-eared Owl 1 flew out and perched at marsh edge at dusk, could see ears in scope. Seemed like slightly rounder, shorter wings than short-eared when later hunted over marsh, like short-eared but perhaps higher
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 3
Hermit Thrush 25
American Robin 1000
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 5
Brown Thrasher 5
European Starling 100
Yellow-rumped Warbler 40
Eastern Towhee 3
Fox Sparrow 20
Song Sparrow 15
White-throated Sparrow 100
Dark-eyed Junco 20
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Common Grackle 200
Boat-tailed Grackle 5
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 5
