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Annual Bird Sightings in Maryland

2005

Updated Through 31 December, 2005
Current Count: 345 (81.4%) + 3 Possible New Species



This is a composite list of Maryland species sightings for the year by all of the Birders of the State of Maryland. Possible new species for the state follow the main listings. To submit new species for the year, send e-mail to the MOS Web Site Director or post to the MDOsprey Discussion List


2005 Maryland Annual Bird Sightings
Species Code Date Seen Person Reporting Locale County
   Ducks, Geese, & Swans
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 2        
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 2        
Greater White-fronted Goose 0 15-Jan LRoslund Leeds Creek Talbot
Snow Goose 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders W Ocean City Worcester
Ross's Goose 4E 13-Jan DPoet Centreville Queen Anne's
Brant 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders Assateague Island Worcester
Canada Goose 0 1-Jan CStarling Edgewood APG Harford
Cackling Goose 0 1-Jan F/Nsaunders Ocean Downs Worcester
Mute Swan 0 1-Jan DBystrak Solomon's Island St. Mary's
Trumpeter Swan -- X Xp        
Tundra Swan 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders Skimmer Island Worcester
Wood Duck 0 22-Jan HHolbrook/JBrighton Barren Creek Wicomico
Gadwall 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders W Ocean City Pond Worcester
Eurasian Wigeon 0 16-Jan Kschwarz Eagles Landing Worcester
American Wigeon 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Reservoir Baltimore
American Black Duck 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders W Ocean City Worcester
Mallard 0 1-Jan SHamilton Scientists' Cliffs Calvert
Blue-winged Teal 0 6-Mar F/NSaunders Choptank River Dorchester
Cinnamon Teal 2        
Northern Shoveler 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders W Ocean City Pond Worcester
Northern Pintail 0 1-Jan JShenot Croom/Jug Bay Prince Georges
Green-winged Teal 0 1-Jan SHamilton/ARipley Flag Ponds Calvert
Canvasback 0 1-Jan GBach-Watson Little Seneca/Black Hill RP Montgomery
Redhead 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Reservoir Baltimore
Ring-necked Duck 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Reservoir Baltimore
Tufted Duck 2        
Greater Scaup 0 1-Jan DBystrak Pt. Lookout St. Mary's
Lesser Scaup 0 1-Jan GBach-Watson Little Seneca/Black Hill RP Montgomery
King Eider 4B 1-Jan MTodd/DCzaplak OC Inlet Worcester
Common Eider 4B 1-Jan F/NSaunders OC Inlet Worcester
Harlequin Duck 4B 9-Jan M Burchette OC Inlet Worcester
Surf Scoter 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders OC Inlet Worcester
White-winged Scoter 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders OC Inlet Worcester
Black Scoter 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders OC Inlet Worcester
Long-tailed Duck 0 1-Jan SHamilton Scientists' Cliffs Calvert
Bufflehead 0 1-Jan SHamilton Scientists' Cliffs Calvert
Common Goldeneye 0 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell Sandgates St. Mary's
Barrow's Goldeneye 2        
Hooded Merganser 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Reservoir Baltimore
Common Merganser 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Reservoir Baltimore
Red-breasted Merganser 0 1-Jan GBach-Watson Little Seneca/Black Hill RP Montgomery
Masked Duck 2        
Ruddy Duck 0 1-Jan SHamilton Scientists' Cliffs Calvert
   Pheasant, Gouse, & Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant 0 1-Jan ASmith/SMcKeon Blackwater NP Dorchester
Ruffed Grouse 0 26-Mar BHubick/JBrighton ? ?
Greater Prairie-Chicken -- X Xp        
Wild Turkey 0 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell Sandgates St. Mary's
Northern Bobwhite 0 2-Jan fide KGaskill ? Prince Georges
   Loons & Grebes
Red-throated Loon 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders OC Inlet Worcester
Pacific Loon 3 27-Dec J Shepard OC Inlet Worcester
Common Loon 0 1-Jan SHamilton Scientists' Cliffs Calvert
Pied-billed Grebe 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Reservoir Baltimore
Horned Grebe 0 1-Jan SHamilton Scientists' Cliffs Calvert
Red-necked Grebe 0 2-Feb JPeters Ft. McHenry Baltimore
Eared Grebe 0 1-Jan GBach-Watson Little Seneca/Black Hill RP Montgomery
Western Grebe 2        
   Oceanic Species
Yellow-nosed Albatross 2        
Northern Fulmar 4A 26-Feb PGuris Pelagic Worcester
Black-capped Petrel 2        
Cory's Shearwater 4A 3-Jul S McCandless/P John Assateague Island Worcester
Greater Shearwater 4A 4-Jun P Guris Pelagic Worcester
Sooty Shearwater 4A 4-Jun P Guris Pelagic Worcester
Manx Shearwater 4A        
Audubon's Shearwater 4A 27-Aug P Guris Pelagic Worcester
Wilson's Storm-Petrel 4B 4-Jun P Guris Pelagic Worcester
White-faced Storm-Petrel 2        
Leach's Storm-Petrel 4A 26-Aug P Guris Pelagic Worcester
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 2        
Northern Gannet 4B 15-Jan SMcCandless Assateague Island Worcester
   Pelicans
American White Pelican 0 17-Jun fide C Starling Fairfield Baltimore
Brown Pelican 4B 3-Jan JStasz Patuxent NAS St. Mary's
   Cormorants, Anhinga, and Frigatebird
Double-crested Cormorant 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders Ocean Pines Pond Worcester
Great Cormorant 4C 1-Jan F/NSaunders OC Inlet Worcester
Anhinga 2 20-Apr T Bell Edgewater Anne Arundel
Magnificent Frigatebird 2        
   Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets
American Bittern 0 23-Jan JShenot Jug Bay/Croom Yard Prince Georges
Least Bittern 0 30-Apr A Martin Hughes Hollow Montgomery
Great Blue Heron 0 1-Jan NSaunders W Ocean City Worcester
Great Egret 0 1-Jan ASmith/SMcKeon Blackwater NP Dorchester
Snowy Egret 0 29-Mar SRicciiardi Ft. Smallwood Anne Arundel
Little Blue Heron 0 3-Apr R/J Stone White Marsh Road Dorchester
Tricolored Heron 4D 6-Feb JBrighton Deal Island Dorchester
Reddish Egret 2        
Cattle Egret 0 2-Apr N Saunders Berlin Worcester
Green Heron 0 6-Apr B Gearhart Lilypons Frederick
Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders W Ocean City Pond Worcester
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 28-Mar TStock Sligo Creek Montgomery
   Ibis & Spoonbill
White Ibis 0 27-May H Armistead Holland Island Dorchester
Glossy Ibis 0 30-Mar J Reese Poplar Island Talbot
White-faced Ibis 2        
Roseate Spoonbill 2        
   Stork & Vultures
Wood Stork 2        
Black Vulture 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Reservoir Baltimore
Turkey Vulture 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Reservoir Baltimore
Greater Flamingo 2        
   Kites & Hawks
Osprey 0 21-Feb CStarling North East River Cecil
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 9-Apr R Sussman Blue Mash Trail Montgomery
Mississippi Kite 0 1-May D Czaplak Little Seneca Reservoir Montgomery
Bald Eagle 0 1-Jan KGraff Loch Raven Reservoir Baltimore
Northern Harrier 0 1-Jan JShenot Jug Bay/Croom Yard Prince Georges
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders W Ocean City Worcester
Cooper's Hawk 0 1-Jan JShenot Croom/Jug Bay Prince Georges
Northern Goshawk 0 8-Jan FPope Gortner Garrett
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1-Jan JShenot Croom/Jug Bay Prince Georges
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1-Apr fide J Speicher Washington Monument SP Washington
Swainson's Hawk 2 25-Sep J Stasz et al Pt. Lookout St. Mary's
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1-Jan JShenot Croom/Jug Bay Prince Georges
Rough-legged Hawk 0 7-Jan JStasz Nanticoke River Wicomico
Golden Eagle 0 2-Jan KGraff Rt. 121/Ganley Road Montgomery
   Falcons
American Kestrel 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders South Point Farms Worcester
Merlin 0 8-Jan JStasz Wango/Powellsville Worcester
Gyrfalcon 2        
Peregrine Falcon 0 2-Jan ARipley Solomon's Island Calvert
   Rails, Coots, & Moorhens
Yellow Rail 2        
Black Rail 4C 16-Jan Fide VON Elliott Island Road Dorchester
Corn Crake 2        
Clapper Rail 4B 18-Mar P Craig/A Bishop Cornfield Drive St. Mary's
King Rail 0 16-Apr B Hubick/S Arnold Southern County Area Worcester
Virginia Rail 0 1-Jan GMackiernan/BCooper Lilypons Frederick
Sora 0 8-Apr D Powell Hughes Hollow Montgomery
Purple Gallinule 2        
Common Moorhen 0 29-Apr A Martin Hughes Hollow Montgomery
American Coot 0 1-Jan GBach-Watson Little Seneca/Black Hill RP Montgomery
   Limpkin & Crane
Limpkin 2        
Sandhill Crane 0 8-May N Saunders Rt 50 Flyover Talbot
   Plovers
Black-bellied Plover 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders Skimmer Island Worcester
American Golden-Plover 0 23-Aug Fide VON Hughes Road Montgomery
Wilson's Plover 2        
Semipalmated Plover 0 27-Apr J Reese Poplar Island Talbot
Piping Plover 4B 30-Apr F/N Saunders Assateague Island Worcester
Killdeer 0 1-Jan MBalestri Steiner Smith Road Frederick
American Oystercatcher 4B 1-Jan F/NSaunders OC Inlet Worcester
Black-necked Stilt 4C 9-Apr Z Baer Elliott Island Road Dorchester
American Avocet 0 13-Jun Z Baer Poplar Island Talbot
   Sandpipers
Greater Yellowlegs 0 7-Jan JStasz Shorter's Wharf Road Dorchester
Lesser Yellowlegs 0 7-Jan JStasz Elliott Island Road Dorchester
Solitary Sandpiper 0 5-Apr G Lovelace Private Farm Caroline
Willet 0 16-Jan SArnold/BHubick Eagle's Nest Campground Worcester
Spotted Sandpiper 0 10-Mar DCzaplak nr Violette's Lock Montgomery
Upland Sandpiper 0 2-May J Brighton Trout Run WWTP Garrett
Eskimo Curlew 2        
Whimbrel 4D 14-May F/N Saunders Assateague Island Worcester
Long-billed Curlew 3        
Hudsonian Godwit 4D 19-Sep J Reese Poplar Island Talbot
Marbled Godwit 4D 14-Jul G Jett Skimmer Island Worcester
Ruddy Turnstone 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders Skimmer Island Worcester
Red Knot 0 1-Jan MTodd/DCzaplak OC Inlet Worcester
Sanderling 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders Skimmer Island Worcester
Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 30-Apr A Martin River Rd/S. of White's Ferry Montgomery
Western Sandpiper 0 Jan/Feb J Reese Poplar Island Talbot
Red-necked Stint 2        
Little Stint 2        
Least Sandpiper 0 6-Apr G Lovelace Oak Grove Road Caroline
White-rumped Sandpiper 0 7-May G Scarpull Hart-Miller Island Baltimore
Baird's Sandpiper 0 18-Aug G Lovelace Federalsburg Caroline
Pectoral Sandpiper 0 12-Mar Rsussman Graceham Road Frederick
Purple Sandpiper 4C 1-Jan F/NSaunders OC Inlet Worcester
Dunlin 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders Skimmer Island Worcester
Curlew Sandpiper 2 15-May G Scarpulla, et al Hart-Miller Island Baltimore
Stilt Sandpiper 0 20-May MOS Conferenece ? Calvert?
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0 15-Aug G Lovelace N. Oak Grove and Kinder Roads Caroline
Ruff 5C 15-Oct G Jett/G Brewer Rt. 50 Linkwood Dorchester
Short-billed Dowitcher 0 23-Apr M Hoffman Sinnepuxent Bay Worcester
Long-billed Dowitcher 0 14-Aug G Scarpulla Hart-Miller Island Baltimore
Wilson's Snipe 0 1-Jan MBalestri Lilypons Frederick
American Woodcock 0 12-Jan SHenyon/KCole Patuxent River Park Prince Georges
Wilson's Phalarope 0 28-May G Scarpulla Hart-Miller Island Baltimore
Red-necked Phalarope 0 26-May J Reese Poplar Island Talbot
Red Phalarope 4D 26-Feb P Guris Pelagic Worcester
   Skuas, Gulls, & Terns
Great Skua 2        
South Polar Skua 2        
Pomarine Jaeger 4B        
Parasitic Jaeger 4B 8-May C Harris Assateague Island Worcester
Long-tailed Jaeger 2        
Laughing Gull 4D 19-Jan CVaughn Fruitland Wicomico
Franklin's Gull 4E 4-Nov F Shaffer Schoolhouse Pond Prince Georges
Little Gull 4C 24-Mar MHafner/MBurchette Lapidum Harford
Black-headed Gull 4C 24-Mar MHafner/MBurchette Lapidum Harford
Bonaparte's Gull 0 1-Jan F/NSaunders OC Inlet Worcester
Black-tailed Gull 2        
Mew Gull 2        
Ring-billed Gull 0 1-Jan SHamilton Scientists' Cliffs Calvert
California Gull 2 11-Dec fide T Bell Potomac River Montgomery
Herring Gull 0 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell Sandgates St. Mary's
Yellow-legged Gull 2        
Thayer's Gull 4D 15-Jan JChurchill Cecil Landfill Cecil
Iceland Gull 4D 3-Jan SMcCandless North East Town Park Cecil
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4D 3-Jan SMcCandless North East Town Park Cecil
Glaucous Gull 4D 8-Jan JStasz Salisbury Landfill Wicomico
Great Black-backed Gull 4D 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell Sandgates St. Mary's
Kelp Gull 2 1-Jan JKostenko/TBell Sandgates St. Mary's
Sabine's Gull 2 26-Sep D Czaplak Violette's Lock Montgomery
Black-legged Kittiwake 4A 26-Feb PGuris Pelagic Worcester
Ross's Gull 2 1-Apr