Following up on Bob Mumford's message re shovelers, 3 shovelers were seen yesterday on that pond (just north of Pennyfield Lock), as well as 3 green-winged teal, and 50 mallards. Complete list below for 3 mile walk to Violette's Lock. Pintails were on river near Block House Point, where water was very low.
Ann Hobbs & David Livengood
Silver Spring
C&O Canal--Pennyfield Lock, Montgomery, US-MD
Dec 16, 2012 7:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: C&O canal towpath north to Violette's Lock
37 species
Canada Goose 37
Mallard 50
Northern Shoveler 3
Northern Pintail 3
Green-winged Teal 3
Common Merganser 3
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2 Adults perched on edge of island off Blockhouse Point
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2 One perched, one pursued by many crows
Ring-billed Gull 22
Herring Gull 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 7
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 7
Blue Jay 16
American Crow 19
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 24
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 3
Carolina Wren 14
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Eastern Bluebird 2
Cedar Waxwing 20
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 7
White-throated Sparrow 33
Dark-eyed Junco 7
Northern Cardinal 19
Rusty Blackbird 9
American Goldfinch 2
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