A brief visit to Lake Artemesia in Berwyn Heights (PG 
County, near College Park) revealed a few surprises, 
including a white-phase SNOW GOOSE, a handful of HOODED 
MERGANSERS, a male WOOD DUCK, and a PILEATED WOODPECKER.
(No, I didn't see a domestic goose: the Snow Goose had pink 
legs/feet and bill, a large black grin patch, and 
black-tipped primaries; it was hanging out with the Canada 
Geese in the smaller pool to the south, which was mostly 
unfrozen.)  Here's the complete report (submitted to eBird):

Report Details
Location name: Lake Artemesia
Observation date: 12/21/05
Duration: 0 hour(s) 50 minute(s)
# of people in birding party: 1
Are you reporting all the species you identified? Yes
Total # of species: 27
Observation type: Stationary Count
Start time: 3:45 PM
Distance covered: N/A
Area covered: N/A
Weather had a negative effect on my ability to collect 
birding information: No

Checklist diary notes:
A brief check of the lake yielded a white-phase Snow Goose! 
Cool, clear, with equal parts ice and open water on the 
lake.

Species Details
Species Name/Number Reported
Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 250
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 20
Ring-necked Duck 8
Hooded Merganser 5
Ruddy Duck 15
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Ring-billed Gull 80
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 5
American Goldfinch 3

-- 
Derek C. Richardson, Ph.D. (CANTAB) ________
Astronomy, U Maryland, College Park MD 20742
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