Yesterday I did miles 104, 105, and 106 of the C&O Canal Count in Washington County.  This includes Dam #5 and downstream.  Below are the numbers from each mile for each species:

Great Blue Heron  1-0-0
Snow Goose  0-1-0
Canada Goose  2-727-0
Greylag X Canada Goose  0-1-0
Black Duck  0-1-0
Mallard  0-2-0
Goldeneye  0-7-0
Common Merganser  0-12-5
Bald Eagle  0-0-2
Red-tailed Hawk  0-1-0
Mourning Dove  0-2-7
Kingfisher  0-1-0
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3-4-2
Downy Woodpecker  4-3-3
Hairy Woodpecker  2-1-0
Flicker  1-0-0
Pileated Woodpecker  0-1-1
Blue Jay  0-0-2
American Crow  6-5-3
Carolina Chickadee  6-4-6
Titmouse  6-1-1
White-breasted Nuthatch  3-3-1
Brown Creeper  2-2-1
Carolina Wren  5-1-4
Winter Wren  1-1-0
Golden-crowned Kinglet  6-1-0
Bluebird  0-1-0
Hermit Thrush  1-0-0
Mockingbird  0-1-0
Starling  0-5-6
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2-0-0
Song Sparrow  1-0-0
White-throated Sparrow  1-0-0
Junco  0-2-7
Cardinal  1-0-4
Goldfinch  14-3-0

   Species and numbers of passerines were down from last year.  Numbers of geese were up.  Snow cover was about two inches.  Starting temperature was about 8-10 degrees.  The Potomac was mostly open except above the dam which was virtually all ice.

Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD