[MDOsprey] Dickcissel at Lake Elkhorn

Auk1844@aol.com
Sat, 18 Dec 1999 14:32:42 EST


At 1PM on Saturday 12/18 I located the Dickcissel that had been previously 
seen at Lake Elkhorn, Columbia, MD. It was near the dam and townhouses with a 
flock of house sparrows. I re-located it about 15 minutes later about 100 
yards from the boat ramp still with house sparrows.
    Also at the lake were two Bonaparte's Gulls, Ring Necked Ducks, Pied 
Billed Grebes, Ruddy Ducks, Coots, and two Canvasbacks.
    I got a good look at the chestnut collar on the neck of a Ring-Neck Duck 
as he faced the sun and extended his neck while flapping his wings in the 
water.


Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD