Jim,
WOW!! Wish I lived on the Md. side of the river, so I could "Bird in excess" at HH in the early am. What a list. Were any of the Teals on the water flooding the field? Jan
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On Mar 19, 2013, at 10:41 AM, jim green <jkgbirdman53...> wrote:
> Hi Everybody:
>
> I am at work and only have time for a quick post. I arrived at Hughes Hollow (part of McKee-Beshers WMA in western Montgomery County) at first daylight and slowly walked about 1/2 mile in the direction of the C & O Canal towpath and Potomac River. Between the impoundments and the partially flooded field mentioned by Jan Braunmiller in her post over the weekend I saw very good numbers of various waterfowl species. Some were in the impoundments/flooded field; alot of others were flying around.These included the following:
>
> 1 Black Duck
> 15 Green-winged Teal
> 40 Wood Ducks
> 29 Gadwall
> 29 American wigeon
> 9 BLUE-WINGED TEAL
>
> There were also Hooded Mergs and Ring-necked Ducks in the impoundments, Pied-billed Grebes were calling and an unusual amount of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.In a swampy, wooded area beyond the impoundments i came across a flock of Rusties in the trees and counted 58 with my scope. On the walk back in the flooded field where I saw alot of the ducks all of the Rusties were down on the ground feeding at the edge of the water. I CAREFULLY counted them and totaled 87!
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> Too bad I had to go to work. Would have beeN nice to stay out longer...
>
> Jim Green
> Gaithersburg, MD
>
> work in moderation, BIRD IN EXCESS !!!
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