{"id":14264,"date":"2021-03-04T08:25:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/Prototype\/Birders\/?p=14264"},"modified":"2021-03-25T12:06:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T16:06:35","slug":"mannington-marshes-march-4-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/mannington-marshes-march-4-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Mannington Marsh, March 4, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The date and the weather were right on the cusp between winter and spring. The ML birders were hoping for lingering winter ducks and raptors, with perhaps a few new arrivals. The route included the preserved farmland at Featherbed Lane, Sharptown, which this day held N. Harriers, an Eagle, a very distant Meadowlark, American Kestrel, and a very close Rough-legged Hawk, apparently a sub-adult intermediate morph. Short-eared Owls which had wintered here were last seen about a week ago, unfortunately for us. At Compromise Road, the only Eagles were carved wood ones; but nearby Mannington Marsh offered eagles, both swans and a long list of ducks. A huge flock of Snow Geese at the west end of the Marsh was a beautiful sight as they caught the sunlight. Too early for swallows, egrets, or osprey, so we will have to return next month.<\/p>

Participants: Ethel Cebra, Holly Hoffman, Robert Koch, Laurie Larson, Miriam Swartz.<\/p>

Text by LL; Photos by RK and LL.<\/div>
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Bird List:<\/strong><\/p>

Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
House Sparrow
House Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
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