Almost a year to the day the ML Birders returned to view the greatest concentration of Bald Eagles on the East Coast at the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in MD. They were there in abundance soaring, fishing, giving us some aerial displays and just “loafing” on rocks and sitting in trees and man made structures around the dam. The big surprise was the large number of Black Vultures present (100’s). The gulls were dominated by the Ring-bills in constant flight while the Greater Black-backs and Herring Gulls just sat on the dam’s light stanchions and other structures.

Double Crested Cormorants were also abundant and we got some great views of their fishing skills. We also got to see the fisherman having success in landing large Striped Bass aka Rock Fish.

Participants: Joe Costanza, Robert Koch, Kay Smith, Miriam Swartz and Marilyn Tilllman

Text by Robert Koch, Photographs by Joe Costanza