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Date: 10/9/26 11:03 am From: Harry Armistead <harryarmistead...> Subject: [MDBirding] Oct. 6 flight, Ferry Neck.
October 6, 2026 Rigby’s Folly, Ferry Neck, Talbot County, MD substantial flight as recorded by George Armistead, 67 species. Flight was headed North, reorientation direction in the early morning: wild turkey 14 bald eagle 3 yellow-bellied sapsucker 7 (cf. 20 on Oct. 13, 1991) red-bellied woodpecker 26 (previous highs of 8, Oct. 10, 1981 & Oct. 18, 1990) northern flicker 44 peregrine flacon 1 eastern phoebe 16 blue jay 1,480 (previous high: 1,025, Oct. 1, 1972) * brown-headed nuthatch 2 brown thrasher 5 marsh wren 1* (5th property record) white-crowned sparrow 1* Lincoln’s sparrow 2* swamp sparrow 34 warblers (9 species) *= also seen Oct. 7 RBWoodpecker, long-held to be a sedentary, non-migratory species, but big counts were done a few years ago, for the 1st time, in MD & Philadelphia. blue jay: incl. a single flock of 140. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on the web at http://www.mdbirding.com Unfamiliar with a hotspot mentioned on this list? Quickly locate it here - http://www.mdbirding.com/hotspot.html --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maryland & DC Birding" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mdbirding+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/<LV8PR84MB3880A489751862F122571E45CF922...>

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