Posted By:
cutback
Guest
kent County 12-18-2009 18:21
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 30-34 Degrees – Ice
4 of us shot a limit of Canada Geese by 9:30. We saw good numbers compared to 2 weeks ago in the Still Pond area. A friend told me they had several thousand black heads at the mouth of the Chester and Corsica. Another friend shot 8 teal and 8 mallards near C-Town on Wed. I was going to go tomorrow but high winds and lots of snow suggest to me the birds will hunker down. A fire, football and a fox= staying home.
Posted By:
cantdothat
Guest
kent county 12-18-2009 14:27
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 25-30 Degrees – Ice
4 of us hunted shot 8 canadas and 4 snows that came to close very few canadas tons of snow rats fair amount of ducks
Posted By:
JohnMc
Guest
Kent Co 12-17-2009 17:37
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Hunted Kent Co this morning and ended up with 4 geese. Not as many birds as I expected to see. There appeared to be a lot of snows working Rt. 313 area. We are going to give it a try again tomorrow, I am a little worried what 6”-12” of snow on Sat. is going to do to the few birds we have.
Posted By:
Cliff-Brown
Field Editor
Va- Kent 12-15-2009 14:30
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 45-50 Degrees
Saw moderate numbers of ducks in fog in VA on Monday and had good shoot w/ mixed bag of can, pin, black, blackheads and mallards.
In Kent today, definately have some more ducks but moderate to low numbers overall …no divers seen. Heard only one volley in calm low ceiling weather. We did well and had one mega toll of 25-30 birds.
More geese down in our region for sure. Heard some cans off Tolchester and off East Neck but seeing zip up Langford.
Cliff Brown
Posted By:
Cliff-Brown
Field Editor
Dorchester – Potomac 12-10-2009 09:44
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 40-45 Degrees
After seeing nothing on the Chicamicomico River Tuesday as part our final wood duck box inspection tour, I have received several reports of duck influx and goose movements into Maryland. On the Potomac below Wilson Bridge, VA and MD, many new ducks have arrived. In Dorchester, same thing but nort as robust a report. Will be on the Choptank Friday and hope to see some birds. Snows in upper New England won’t hurt chasing some geese our way for sure. The influx of robins in our neighborhood is also very noticeable and a sympton of other birds on the move!
Fingers still crossed.
Cliff Brown
Posted By:
Cliff-Brown
Field Editor
Maryland 12-07-2009 18:30
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Reports from Nov split continue to be very disappointing for both ducks and geese. Things are still very poor although some duck increase is being observed in various places. Divers are way off. Weather will drive some south this week and next it seems and just in time for the start of the last split but reports have pintails and other ducks stacking in NY while goose numbers in NY and PA are very strong. Harvest delays are also a real factor in some areas…25% of the crops below Rock hall to East Neck are still in the field as one example. We got our beans off Dec 3rd and the geese are all over them but this is a typical aggregation, not new population numbers.
Fingers crossed.
Cliff Brown
Posted By:
Cliff-Brown
Field Editor
Maryland 12-02-2009 16:46
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 50-60 Degrees
Greetings….
MWDI is about to place its cypress order from South Carolina. MWDI is again offering the opportunity to participate in this wholesale pricing order at its cost. The costs are lower than last year due to reduced per unit shipping expenses caused partially by an increased wood order ( see the bluebird wood offer below) and lower prices generally. MWDI volunteers will cut the lumber into kits for free to further support private wood duck programs. MWDI has arranged to have boxes fully assembled for those seeking this additional service.
Wood Duck box kits
$17.00 – one box kit. 1” x 10” nominal x approx. 22” height.
$29.00 – fully assembled boxes (seams glued and fastened)
Excellent quality, kiln dried cypress, rough cut one side (#2 grade S1S2E)
Bluebird houses – MWDI is expanding its lumber procurement to help conservation organizations obtain cost effective quality lumber / kits for their youth oriented box assembly events. MWDI is not able to satisfy all its requests for box assembly events and, hopefully, by making available bluebird box lumber / kits we can help satisfy this need in a very cost effective manner. Several of our private program sponsors are also interested to establish or expand their bluebird nesting programs. MWDI has made arrangements to cut lumber into bluebird kits or to have them assembled for those desiring this further service at modest increased costs.
$4.50 – 6 foot board for one box
$7.00 – board cut into kit pieces w/ entrance hole
$15.00 – fully assembled (seams glued and fastened)
Excellent quality, kiln dried cypress, rough cut one side (#2 grade S1S2E)
Nominal 1” x 6” x 6 ft lengths – enough to make 1 box (see representative plans)
http://www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com/plans_eastern_bluebird.htm
All orders must be prepaid by December 22nd. Lumber / kits delivery by late February; assembled boxes by early March. Mutually convenient pickup /delivery must be arranged. Distribution to convenient drops from Kent County, MD and Washington, DC along Route 301/50 and Salisbury – Washington, DC are the most likely delivery / pickup alternatives but other locations can be arranged.
If you or your organization is interested, please advise and I will finalize details. Payment for wood duck kits and bluebird “lumber only” orders will be to MWDI. All other order payments will be sent elsewhere.
Cliff Brown
Posted By:
Cliff-Brown
Field Editor
Various 11-30-2009 09:20
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 45-50 Degrees
Observations from Nov 21 goose opener thru end of first half:
Kent Co – in lower Kent ducks are not around, some divers apparently up the Chester and off Rock Hall but none moving into Langford at all or rafting between Langford, Chester and East Neck Refuge. Reports that Quaker Neck has large numbers of ducks in impoundments. Goose numbers vary considerably w/ geese more concentrated in mid-Kent area….”OUR” local Kent birds are not really around except at night. Had modest opener (our fields are not harvested yet!) then a good field hunt at neighbors field and another limit last Friday but booby blinds typically produced 4-5 birds other days.
Have heard great reports from Talbot Co flooded impoundments and Caroline CO and a good woodie hunt in QA CO but little else good news on ducks.
I’d guess about 20% of the fields around Rock Hall and between RH and Chestertown are not harvested. One field harvested for 45 days has had waste beans sprout – never before as geese are typically all over the place..not this year.
It’s so wet now, we need a freezeup to allow many fields to get harvested.
Cliff Brown
Posted By:
Cliff-Brown
Field Editor
Various 11-30-2009 09:20
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 45-50 Degrees
Observations from Nov 21 goose opener thru end of first half:
Kent Co – in lower Kent ducks are not around, some divers apparently up the Chester and off Rock Hall but none moving into Langford at all or rafting between Langford, Chester and East Neck Refuge. Reports that Quaker Neck has large numbers of ducks in impoundments. Goose numbers vary considerably w/ geese more concentrated in mid-Kent area….”OUR” local Kent birds are not really around except at night. Had modest opener (our fields are not harvested yet!) then a good field hunt at neighbors field and another limit last Friday but booby blinds typically produced 4-5 birds other days.
Have heard great reports from Talbot Co flooded impoundments and Caroline CO and a good woodie hunt in QA CO but little else good news on ducks.
I’d guess about 20% of the fields around Rock Hall and between RH and Chestertown are not harvested. One field harvested for 45 days has had waste beans sprout – never before as geese are typically all over the place..not this year.
It’s so wet now, we need a freezeup to allow many fields to get harvested.
Cliff Brown
Posted By:
Craig-Emory
Field Editor
anne arundel 11-25-2009 16:53
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 45-50 Degrees
hunted flooded timber this morning. didn’t see a duck or a goose, didn’ hear a duck or goose and i didn’t hear any shots at all. when i was driving away i saw one wood duck in the air.
