Date:         Mon, 30 Dec 2002 14:58:05 -0500
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From:         June Tveekrem <tweekiebird@TOADMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Howard County Waterfowl
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I was at Lake Elkhorn today.  Mostly frozen, one open area near the bubbler, one near the center of the pond, and one in Forebay pond.  What I saw was:

Ring-necked Duck (female) - 1
Coot - 1
Wood Duck (male) - 1
Mallard - about 25
Canada Goose - a few
Ring-billed Gull - about 100
Great Blue Heron -1
Mute Swan - 1
Trumpling - 1

Red-shouldered Hawk  - 1 immature

The Wood Duck gave me the best look I've had at one in years, so of course that's when the batteries died in my camera!

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June Tveekrem
Columbia, Howard County, MD
tweekiebird@toadmail.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Schwarz" <goawaybird@COMCAST.NET>
To: <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 7:05 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Howard County Waterfowl


> I went out this morning to presurvey for the HowCo Bird Club's 1 
> January walk (08:00, Centennial Park, Concession Stand, Be There, 
> Aloha), and found a nice variety of waterfowl, but nothing remarkable;
>
> Centennial
>
> Canada Goose - several hundred
> Mallard - who cares?
> Canvasback - 4 (3 male, 1 female)
> Ring-necked Duck - 20
> Ruddy Duck - 7
> Hooded Merganser - 2 (male and femal)
>
> Wilde Lake
>
> Frozen, just a few Canadas and the Trumplings
>
> Brighton Dam
>
> Canada Goose - 2
> Black Duck - 14
> Mallard - wasn't counting
> Common Merganser - about 250 (actually counted 244, but misssed some) 
> Hooded Merganser - 1 (male) Herring Gull - 8
>
> Sue Neri reported a possible Scaup from Lake Elkhorn in Columbia for 
> yesterday.  I'll check it out tomorrow afternoon, if it's still 
> present.
>
> For anyone caring to join the 1 January outing, the itinerary will 
> include Centennial and Brighton Dam.  It may include Wilde and 
> Elkhorn, depending on conditions, and we may just finish up at 
> Meadowbrook for White-crowned Sparrows.  So, if your hangover isn't 
> too robust and you want to get the year list off to a rousing start, 
> join us.
>
> Contact me off-list for directions.
>
> Kurt Schwarz
> Howard County
> goawaybird@comcast.net

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