Hi guys,
  Sorry, this is rather late. On the 9th last week, I went to Loews Rio
Cinemas to see Home On The Range (I like cartoons). Anyway, they have a
pond there that I like to walk around. And on that day I went to take a
look and here is what I got:
  -About 20 Canadas
  -15-20 Mallards (some are hybrids)
  -40+ Ring-billed Gulls
  -A few European Starlings
  -A few House Sparrows
  -3 Double-crested Cormorants
  One of the Cormorants got so close to edge I could see its emerald green
eye. It was really beautiful. Oh, there were about 6 white geese there. 4
of them resemble Snow Geese, the other two are more like barnyard geese
with shields. I think they're all runaways.
  Also, on the 10th I went to Calvert Cliffs with a friend to go sharktooth
hunting. We found about 11 using pizza pans as sifters. There were also
some birds...
  -Small flock of Chipping Sparrows
  -Small flock of Dark-eyed Juncos
  -2 Turkey Vultures
  -1 Downy Woodpecker
  -1 Common Grackle
  -2 nesting Canadas
  -Small flock of Ruby-crowned Kinglets
  -1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  -5 Buffleheads
  -1 Belted Kingfisher
  -2 Great Blue Herons
  -1 Rufous-sided Towhee (dark-eyed variety)
  -3 Mallards
  -1 Pileated Woodpecker
  -1 Osprey

  That's my list. It's was kinda rainy and cold that day. I bet the next
one who goes will have more luck.

Gema Crystal
Rockville, MD


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