With the warm weather there is plenty of open water at the lakes.  Here is what I saw today:

Piney Run Park:
Cackling Goose  2
Canada Goose 1200
Gadwall  3
Baldpate  25
Black Duck  1
Mallard  235
Pintail  2 females
Canvasback  15
Ring-necked Duck  25
Bufflehead  20
Hooded Merganser  120
Common Merganser  35
Ruddy Duck  65
Pied-billed Grebe  15
Great Blue Heron  2
Coot  95
Ring-billed Gull  100
Herring Gull  2
Hermit Thrush  1

Westminster Community Pond:
Canada Goose  240
Mallard  50
Ring-billed Gull  95

Westminster Reservoir:
Canada Goose  80 + the resident Greylag and Snow Goose hybrid
Tundra Swan  2
Black Duck  13
Mallard  40
Hooded Merganser  4
Ruddy Duck  1

Liberty Lake at Oakland Road:
Canada Goose  17 plus 310 flying over headed south or southwest
Black Duck  2
Mallard  31
Hooded Merganser  2
Common Merganser  at least 33
Bald Eagle  1 adult
Ring-billed Gull  360

Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD