| 2006 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 |
13-Jan |
DTerry |
Carroll Rd. |
Baltimore |
| Snow Goose |
0 |
1-Jan |
DPoet |
Rt. 309 Ponds |
Queen Anne's |
| Ross's
Goose |
4E |
21-Jan |
DPoet |
Rt. 302 |
Queen Anne's |
| Brant |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
West Ocean City |
Worcester |
| Canada
Goose |
0 |
1-Jan |
D/DWebb |
Webster |
Harford |
| Cackling
Goose |
0 |
1-Jan |
DPoet |
Queenstown |
Queen Anne's |
| Mute Swan |
0 |
1-Jan |
DPoet |
Grasonville |
Queen Anne's |
| Trumpeter
Swan -- X |
Xp |
|
|
|
|
| Tundra
Swan |
0 |
1-Jan |
JShenot |
Jug Bay |
Prince Georges |
| Wood Duck |
0 |
1-Jan |
ARipley |
SE Calvert |
Calvert |
| Gadwall |
0 |
1-Jan |
KGraff |
Loch Raven |
Baltimore |
| Eurasian
Wigeon |
0 |
2-Jan |
KJenkins |
Loch Raven |
Baltimore |
| American
Wigeon |
0 |
1-Jan |
KGraff |
Loch Raven |
Baltimore |
| American
Black Duck |
0 |
1-Jan |
JShenot |
Jug Bay |
Prince Georges |
| Mallard |
0 |
1-Jan |
JShenot |
Jug Bay |
Prince Georges |
| Blue-winged
Teal |
0 |
22-Jan |
HArmistead |
Elliot Island |
Dorchester |
| Cinnamon
Teal |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Northern
Shoveler |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
Berlin Sewage
Ponds |
Worcester |
| Northern
Pintail |
0 |
1-Jan |
JShenot |
Jug Bay |
Prince Georges |
| Green-winged
Teal |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
Berlin Sewage
Ponds |
Worcester |
| Canvasback |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
W Ocean City Pond |
Worcester |
| Redhead |
0 |
1-Jan |
KGraff |
Loch Raven |
Baltimore |
| Ring-necked
Duck |
0 |
1-Jan |
KGraff |
Loch Raven |
Baltimore |
| Tufted
Duck |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Greater
Scaup |
0 |
2-Jan |
SArnold |
near Sandy Point
State Park |
Anne Arundel |
| Lesser
Scaup |
0 |
1-Jan |
MBurchett |
Creswell |
Harford |
| King Eider |
4B |
12-Jan |
DEberly |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Common
Eider |
4B |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Harlequin
Duck |
4B |
2-Jan |
Lwilley |
Cambridge Yacht
Club |
Dorchester |
| Surf
Scoter |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| White-winged
Scoter |
0 |
15-Jan |
RHilton |
Cambridge |
Dorchester |
| Black
Scoter |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Long-tailed
Duck |
0 |
1-Jan |
JKostenko/TBell |
Sandgates |
St. Mary's |
| Bufflehead |
0 |
1-Jan |
JKostenko/TBell |
Sandgates |
St. Mary's |
| Common
Goldeneye |
0 |
1-Jan |
DPoet |
Grasonville |
Queen Anne's |
| Barrow's
Goldeneye |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Hooded
Merganser |
0 |
1-Jan |
KGraff |
Loch Raven |
Baltimore |
| Common
Merganser |
0 |
1-Jan |
JShenot |
Jug Bay |
Prince Georges |
| Red-breasted
Merganser |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
West Ocean City |
Worcester |
| Masked
Duck |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Ruddy Duck |
0 |
1-Jan |
SHamilton |
S Calvert |
Calvert |
| Pheasant, Gouse, & Quail |
| Ring-necked
Pheasant |
0 |
4-Jan |
MHafner, BHubick,
et.al |
Bestpitch Rd |
Dorchester |
| Ruffed
Grouse |
0 |
31-Mar |
NBlizzard |
Deep Creek Lake |
Garrett |
| Greater
Prairie-Chicken -- X |
Xp |
|
|
|
|
| Wild
Turkey |
0 |
2-Jan |
MBalestri |
Lilypons |
Frederick |
| Northern
Bobwhite |
0 |
7-Jan |
HArmistead |
Ferry Neck |
Talbot |
| Loons & Grebes |
| Red-throated
Loon |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Pacific
Loon |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| Common
Loon |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Pied-billed
Grebe |
0 |
1-Jan |
JShenot |
Jug Bay |
Prince Georges |
| Horned
Grebe |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
Assateague Island
Bayside |
Worcester |
| Red-necked
Grebe |
0 |
14-Jan |
KGraff |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Eared
Grebe |
0 |
20-Feb |
BHoffman,BRingler,DTerry |
OC Convention
Center |
Worcester |
| Western
Grebe |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Oceanic Species |
| Yellow-nosed
Albatross |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Northern
Fulmar |
4A |
|
|
|
|
| Black-capped
Petrel |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Cory's
Shearwater |
4A |
|
|
|
|
| Greater
Shearwater |
4A |
|
|
|
|
| Sooty
Shearwater |
4A |
|
|
|
|
| Manx
Shearwater |
4A |
|
|
|
|
| Audubon's
Shearwater |
4A |
|
|
|
|
| Wilson's
Storm-Petrel |
4B |
|
|
|
|
| White-faced
Storm-Petrel |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Leach's
Storm-Petrel |
4A |
|
|
|
|
| Band-rumped
Storm-Petrel |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Northern
Gannet |
4B |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Pelicans |
| American
White Pelican |
0 |
4-Jan |
Lwilley |
Blackwater NWR |
Dorchester |
| Brown
Pelican |
4B |
1-Jan |
ARipley |
SE Calvert |
Calvert |
| Cormorants, Anhinga, and Frigatebird |
| Double-crested
Cormorant |
0 |
2-Jan |
SArnold |
Westinghouse Bay |
Anne Arundel |
| Great
Cormorant |
4C |
2-Jan |
SArnold |
near Sandy Point
State Park |
Anne Arundel |
| Anhinga |
2 |
18-Apr |
LSchindler, et al |
Lilypons |
Frederick |
| Magnificent
Frigatebird |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets |
| American
Bittern |
0 |
2-Jan |
GMackiernan |
S of Lilypons Rd. |
Frederick |
| Least
Bittern |
0 |
8-Apr |
DCzaplak |
Hughes Hollow |
Montgomery |
| Great Blue
Heron |
0 |
1-Jan |
DPoet |
Rolling Bridge Rd |
Queen Anne's |
| Great
Egret |
0 |
7-Jan |
HArmistead |
Elliot Island |
Dorchester |
| Snowy
Egret |
0 |
19-Mar |
LStarr/JTurner |
Deal Island |
Somerset |
| Little
Blue Heron |
0 |
1-Jan |
GScarpula |
Hart-Miller Island |
Baltimore |
| Tricolored
Heron |
4D |
18-Feb |
KJenkins |
Deal Island |
Somerset |
| Reddish
Egret |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Cattle
Egret |
0 |
3-Apr |
JWilson |
Easton |
Talbot |
| Green
Heron |
0 |
12-Apr |
RSussman |
Centennial Lake |
Howard |
| Black-crowned
Night-Heron |
0 |
7-Jan |
D/CBroderick |
Deal Island |
Somerset |
| Yellow-crowned
Night-Heron |
0 |
25-Mar |
TStock |
Sligo Creek |
Montgomery |
| Ibis & Spoonbill |
| White Ibis |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Glossy
Ibis |
0 |
31-Mar |
JHubbell |
Deal Island |
Somerset |
| White-faced
Ibis |
2 |
20-May |
MHoffman |
South Point |
Worcester |
| Roseate
Spoonbill |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Stork & Vultures |
| Wood Stork |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Black
Vulture |
0 |
1-Jan |
MBurchett |
White Marsh |
Baltimore |
| Turkey
Vulture |
0 |
1-Jan |
KGraff |
Loch Raven |
Baltimore |
| Greater
Flamingo |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Kites & Hawks |
| Osprey |
0 |
20-Jan |
DKidwell/POsenton |
Rt. 13 |
Somerset |
| Swallow-tailed
Kite |
0 |
24-Apr |
SRicciardi, et al |
Fort Smallwood
Park Hawkwatch |
Anne Arundel |
| Mississippi
Kite |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Bald Eagle |
0 |
1-Jan |
DPoet |
Centreville |
Queen Anne's |
| Northern
Harrier |
0 |
1-Jan |
MBurchett |
Creswell |
Harford |
| Sharp-shinned
Hawk |
0 |
1-Jan |
KGraff |
Loch Raven |
Baltimore |
| Cooper's
Hawk |
0 |
1-Jan |
ARipley |
SE Calvert |
Calvert |
| Northern
Goshawk |
0 |
11-Feb |
KGraff |
Middletown |
Frederick |
| Red-shouldered
Hawk |
0 |
1-Jan |
JShenot |
Jug Bay |
Prince Georges |
| Broad-winged
Hawk |
0 |
31-Mar |
SSanford |
Henryton Rd |
Howard |
| Swainson's
Hawk |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Red-tailed
Hawk |
0 |
1-Jan |
DWebb |
Churchville |
Harford |
| Rough-legged
Hawk |
0 |
2-Jan |
BHubick |
Leitchs Rd X
Stoakley Rd |
Calvert |
| Golden
Eagle |
0 |
6-Jan |
ZBaer |
Blackwater NWR |
Dorchester |
| Falcons |
| American
Kestrel |
0 |
1-Jan |
DWebb |
Level |
Harford |
| Merlin |
0 |
3-Jan |
JMartin |
Dundalk CCBC |
Baltimore |
| Gyrfalcon |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Peregrine
Falcon |
0 |
1-Jan |
ARipley |
SE Calvert |
Calvert |
| Rails, Coots, & Moorhens |
| Yellow
Rail |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Black Rail |
4C |
20-Apr |
LDavidson,HWierenga |
Elliot Island |
Dorchester |
| Corn Crake |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Clapper
Rail |
4B |
12-Jan |
JGreen |
Elliot Island |
Dorchester |
| King Rail |
0 |
13-May |
FFallon |
Lower Patuxent |
Prince Georges |
| Virginia
Rail |
0 |
7-Jan |
D/CBroderick |
Deal Island |
Somerset |
| Sora |
0 |
2-Jan |
MBalestri |
Lilypons |
Frederick |
| Purple
Gallinule |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Common
Moorhen |
0 |
31-Mar |
MHafner |
Hughes Hollow |
Montgomery |
| American
Coot |
0 |
1-Jan |
KGraff |
Loch Raven |
Baltimore |
| Limpkin & Crane |
| Limpkin |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Sandhill
Crane |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Plovers |
| Black-bellied
Plover |
0 |
23-Apr |
WEllison |
Walnut Tree Rd |
Kent |
| American
Golden-Plover |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Wilson's
Plover |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Semipalmated
Plover |
0 |
23-Apr |
LRoslund |
Pickering Creek |
Talbot |
| Piping
Plover |
4B |
6-May |
N/FSaunders |
Assateague Island
ORV Zone |
Worcester |
| Killdeer |
0 |
1-Jan |
JShenot |
Jug Bay |
Prince Georges |
| American
Oystercatcher |
4B |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Black-necked
Stilt |
4C |
20-Apr |
LDavidson,HWierenga |
Elliot Island |
Dorchester |
| American
Avocet |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Sandpipers |
| Greater
Yellowlegs |
0 |
5-Jan |
MBurchett |
Blackwater NWR |
Dorchester |
| Lesser
Yellowlegs |
0 |
5-Jan |
MBurchett |
Blackwater NWR |
Dorchester |
| Solitary
Sandpiper |
0 |
9-Apr |
LSpears |
Rt. 309 Ponds |
Queen Anne's |
| Willet |
0 |
8-Apr |
PBystrak, et al |
Irish Grove
Sanctuary |
Somerset |
| Spotted
Sandpiper |
0 |
10-Apr |
FShaffer |
Schoolhouse Pond |
Prince Georges |
| Upland
Sandpiper |
0 |
22-Apr |
---- |
White Hall |
Baltimore |
| Eskimo
Curlew |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Whimbrel |
4D |
6-May |
N/FSaunders |
Assateague Island
ORV Zone |
Worcester |
| Long-billed
Curlew |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| Hudsonian
Godwit |
4D |
|
|
|
|
| Marbled
Godwit |
4D |
|
|
|
|
| Ruddy
Turnstone |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Red Knot |
0 |
26-May |
BSchreitz |
Assateague Island |
Worcester |
| Sanderling |
0 |
1-Jan |
ARipley |
SE Calvert |
Calvert |
| Semipalmated
Sandpiper |
0 |
29-Apr |
GScarpula, MWatson |
Hart-Miller Island |
Baltimore |
| Western
Sandpiper |
0 |
5-Jan |
MBurchett |
Skimmer Island |
Worcester |
| Red-necked
Stint |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Little
Stint |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Least
Sandpiper |
0 |
1-Jan |
MHafner, et. al |
Swan Harbor |
Harford |
| White-rumped
Sandpiper |
0 |
15-May |
WEllison |
Chesapeake Farms |
Kent |
| Baird's
Sandpiper |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Pectoral
Sandpiper |
0 |
27-Mar |
LRoslund |
Pickering Creek |
Talbot |
| Purple
Sandpiper |
4C |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
OC Inlet |
Worcester |
| Dunlin |
0 |
1-Jan |
JBrighton |
West Ocean City |
Worcester |
| Curlew
Sandpiper |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Stilt
Sandpiper |
0 |
17-Apr |
LRoslund |
Pickering Creek |
Talbot |
| Buff-breasted
Sandpiper |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Ruff |
5C |
29-Jan |
SDavies |
Griffith Neck Rd |
Dorchester |
| Short-billed
Dowitcher |
0 |
17-Apr |
LRoslund |
Pickering Creek |
Talbot |
| Long-billed
Dowitcher |
0 |
4-Feb |
MHafner, BHubick,
et.al |
Griffith Neck Rd |
Dorchester |
| Wilson's
Snipe |
0 |
1-Jan |
JShenot |
Jug Bay |
Prince Georges |
| American
Woodcock |
0 |
8-Jan |
DPowell |
south of Vienna |
Dorchester |
| Wilson's
Phalarope |
0 |
23-May |
MLutmerding |
PPG Ponds |
Allegheny |
| Red-necked
Phalarope |
0 |
22-May |
DPowell |
Chesapeake Farms |
Kent |
| Red
Phalarope |
4D |
|
|
|
|
| Skuas, Gulls, & Terns |
| Great Skua |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| South
Polar Skua |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Pomarine
Jaeger |
4B |
|
|
|
|
| Parasitic
Jaeger |
4B |
|
|
|
|
| Long-tailed
Jaeger |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Laughing
Gull |
4D |
6-Jan |
KGraff |
Rt. 50 |
Queen Anne's |
| Franklin's
Gull |
4E |
|
|
|
|
| Little
Gull |
4C |
29-Mar |
GMackiernan |
Back River |
Baltimore |
| Black-headed
Gull |
4C |
11-Mar |
FShaffer |
Sandy Point State
Park |
Anne Arundel |
| Bonaparte's
Gull |
0 |
1-Jan |
ARipley |
SE Calvert |
Calvert |
| Black-tailed
Gull |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Mew Gull |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Ring-billed
Gull |
0 |
1-Jan |
JKostenko/TBell |
Sandgates |
St. Mary's |
| California
Gull |
2 |
8-Jan |
unknown |
Potomac River at
Hunting Creek |
Prince Georges |
| Herring
Gull |
0 |
1-Jan |
JKostenko/TBell |
Sandgates |
St. Mary's |
| Yellow-legged
Gull |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Thayer's
Gull |
4D |
|
|
|
|
| Iceland
Gull |
4D |
6-Jan |
BRingler/KGraff |
Beulah Landfill |
Dorchester |
| Lesser
Black-backed Gull |
4D |
2-Jan |
BHubick, JBrighton |
North Beach |
Calvert |
| Glaucous
Gull |
4D |
6-Jan |
BRingler/K | |