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Happy Halloween! Last updated: 10/31/2010.
Above and below: Behold the fury of the mighty Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Assateague Island, Maryland (10/30/2010).
Below: One of many Golden-crowned Kinglets foraging at Bayside, Assateague Island (10/30/2010).
Below: Documentation photo of a vagrant Franklin's Gull at Sandy Point SP, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/27/2010).
Below: Although caution is a must at a distance, this photo illustrates the difference in impression between the Franklin's Gull (top-left) and a Laughing Gull (Sandy Point SP, 10/27/2010). Note the slightly smaller size, daintier shape, suggestion of the shorter bill (bill almost not visible), and the exact shape of the partial hood. For full effect, shake your monitor to simulate wind hitting your scope.
Below: A Say's Phoebe that visited Terrapin Nature Park, Queen Anne's Co. for several hours on 10/29/2010. This was only the third time this western U.S. species has been recorded in Maryland. Kudos to Jeff Culler and Joe Hanfman for the great find. Click the image for a larger version that shows some additional detail.
Below: Maryland's first Say's Phoebe, found by Dave Czaplak in Montgomery Co. on 9/2/2007. The second record was a one-day visit to Dan Small and Maren Gimpel's backyard on Chino Farms.
Below: A female Hairy Woodpecker forages at Fort Smallwood, Maryland (10/15/2010).
Below: A lingering, especially confiding Blackpoll Warbler at Fort Smallwood, Maryland (10/15/2010).
Below: A Pied-billed Grebe in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/26/2010).
Below: A Nelson's Sparrow offers a typical view in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2010).
Below: Two shots of a Nelson's Sparrow in flight, about the best we can hope to see during a quick flight view.
Below: A Carolina Wren protests our presence on windy Assateague Island, Maryland (10/26/2010).
Below: A Red-breasted Nuthatch on Assateague Island, Maryland (10/26/2010).
Below: A Sharp-shinned Hawk fans its tail to look larger while it feeds on its prey (Assateague Island, 10/26/2010).
Can its prey be identified by the wing poking out beyond its tail?
Below: One of over 1,000 southbound migrant Myrtle Warblers on Assateague Island, Maryland (10/26/2010).
Below: You never find more mockingbirds than when looking for kingbirds or shrikes (Assateague, 10/26/2010).
Below: A juvenile Black-crowned Night-heron roosting on Assateague Island, Maryland (10/26/2010).
Below: Rock Pigeons in flight. I've been enjoying slowly building my collection of in-flight shots for my Eastern Birds pages.
Below: More interesting - a Pine Siskin over Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/30/2010).
Below: A meadowlark in the morning flight on Assateague Island, Maryland (10/30/2010). The extent of white in the outer tail feathers (3.5 outer retrices) allow identification as Eastern.
Below: A Swamp Sparrow in southern Worcester Co., Maryland (10/26/2010).
Below: A Winter Wren prowls the damp understory of a patch of woods, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/31/2010).
Below: For comparison, here is a Pacific Wren, which was just recently split as a new species from Winter Wren (Cannon Beach, Oregon, 9/3/2010).
Below: A late Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Fort Smallwood, Maryland (10/31/2010). The new late date in eBird for Anne Arundel Co.
Below: A migrant Lincoln's Sparrow forages in the goldenrod at Fort Smallwood, Maryland (10/31/2010).
Below: Salicornia, or Pickleweed, practically glowing in the late afternoon sun (Georges Island Landing, 10/26/2010).
Below: The sun sets over the salt marsh at Georges Island Landing, Maryland (10/26/2010).
Below: A view that Ruddy Ducks and Northern Shovelers must love. Hurlock WWTP at dusk (10/30/2010).
Happy Halloween!
