{"id":1159,"date":"2016-11-28T14:17:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T19:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vampstampnews.com\/wpbirdseed\/wordpress\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2020-10-09T16:48:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T20:48:59","slug":"snow-buntings-visit-baltimore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/snow-buntings-visit-baltimore\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Buntings Visit Baltimore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Bunting\" class=\"wp-image-1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><span style=\"color:#abb8c3\" class=\"tadv-color\">Snow Bunting<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maryland birders have been excited about Snow Buntings for the past week or so. They are not frequent visitors to our area, so when four Snow Buntings were spotted along the North Point State Park pier, local birders began visiting the park in a steady stream to get a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Point State Park is east of Baltimore. It has a $3 cash entrance fee, something we neglected to check on ahead of time. Note to self: Tuck a few dollars into the birding bag to avoid last minute trips to find an ATM! Jim and I visited the park last Saturday where we saw three of the four.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-north-point-s-pier\">North Point&#8217;s Pier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pier stretches out from the park into the Chesapeake Bay. It is a long walkway out into the water, with grass and mesh along the path edges and a border of rocks sloping down to the water&#8217;s edges along it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Buntings on the Pier\" class=\"wp-image-1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><span style=\"color:#abb8c3\" class=\"tadv-color\">Snow Buntings on the Pier<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We found the first Snow Bunting in the grass and mesh along the right side of the pier just before it widens at the end. The other two were in the grass and mesh along in the wide circular area at the end. We didn&#8217;t see the fourth, but it may have been somewhere in the rocks, as people have seen them there as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-snow-buntings-appearance\">Snow Buntings Appearance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are lovely little birds. Male Snow Buntings normally look only black and white. But in the winter even the males show shades of brown like the females even though they only molt once a year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Snow_Bunting\/id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"All About Birds (opens in a new tab)\">All About Birds<\/a> explains: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cAlthough breeding and nonbreeding males look quite different, the Snow Bunting has only one molt each year and no true &#8216;Alternate Plumage.&#8217; After the molt in the late summer, the male looks brownish with a brown and black striped back. Underneath the colored feather tips, the back feathers are pure black and the body feathers all are white. The male wears off all of the feather tips by actively rubbing them on snow, and he is immaculate white and jet black by the time breeding begins.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Snow Buntings Blended in With the Grass\" class=\"wp-image-1165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-2-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><span style=\"color:#abb8c3\" class=\"tadv-color\">The Snow Buntings Blended in With the Grass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-snow-buntings-in-the-grass\">Snow Buntings in The Grass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the pier, the three birds we saw were fairly still. For the half hour or so that we were nearby, they barely moved a few inches. Their coloring and relative stillness let them blend into the grassy area, making them surprisingly difficult to see at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While aware of birders coming to see them and take pictures, they didn&#8217;t seem the least bit bothered by people even when just five feet away. As people came and went, they just continued to eat seeds from the dried grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Bunting\" class=\"wp-image-1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Snow-Bunting-North-Point-State-Park-Nancie-Waterman-1-of-1-4-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><span style=\"color:#abb8c3\" class=\"tadv-color\">Snow Bunting<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-snow-buntings-are-arctic-birds\">Snow Buntings Are Arctic Birds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snow Buntings are arctic birds that winter in Canada and the northern United States. While they occasionally show up in Maryland in the winter, they are not common here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would never had known they were around if we weren&#8217;t part of a group of Maryland birders on Facebook. Usually you can count on someone there to alert fellow local birders of interesting birds in the area. They will often post pictures of them as well. These are fun to see, even if you can&#8217;t get out to see the birds yourself. It&#8217;s worth seeking out online groups like this in your area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nancie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-more-about-snow-buntings\">Learn More About Snow Buntings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about Snow Buntings, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Snow_Bunting\/id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snow Bunting page on All About Birds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-posts-about-maryland-birding-trips\">More Posts About Maryland Birding Trips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/birding-at-patuxent-research-refuge-north-tract\/\">Birding at Patuxent Research Refuge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/another-weekend-birding-at-patuxents-north-tract\/\">Another Weekend at Patuxent Research Refuge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/american-coots-at-black-hill-regional-park\/\">American Coots at Black Hill Regional Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/birding-at-chesapeake-bay-environmental-center\/\">Birding at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/finding-a-brown-headed-nuthatch\/\">Finding Brown-Headed Nuthatches<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-birding-field-trips-beyond-maryland\">Birding Field Trips Beyond Maryland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/bombay-hook-fall-birding-trip\/\">Bombay Hook Fall Birding Hook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/our-first-trip-to-magee-marsh\/\">Birding at Magee Marsh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/photographing-birds-at-magee-marsh-nikon-coolpix-p900\/\">Photographing Birds at Magee Marsh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/birds-seen-in-mexico\/\">Birds Seen in Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/more-birds-seen-in-mexico\/\">More Birds of Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Want to read more posts about birds?<\/strong> When you subscribe below, you&#8217;ll get an email whenever a new post goes up (and ONLY then. 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