Thanks to Steve Noyes' posting yesterday, I birded Patuxent 
Research Refuge South Tract this morning in order to catch a 
glimpse of the REDHEAD.  I saw an adult male keeping a low 
profile in the strong winds among the many RING-NECKED DUCKS 
on Cash Lake.  Also got some good woodland birds next to the 
lake, including YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT 
THRUSH, and EASTERN PHOEBE.  Full report follows.

D

Report Details
Location name: Patuxent Research Refuge/South Tract
Observation date: 1/15/06
Duration: 1 hour(s) 50 minute(s)
# of people in birding party: 1
Are you reporting all the species you identified? Yes
Total # of species: 29
Observation type: Stationary Count
Start time: 8:50 AM
Distance covered: N/A
Area covered: N/A
Weather had a negative effect on my ability to collect 
birding information: No

Checklist diary notes:
Very windy and cold, but sunny, and I found my target bird: 
a male Redhead resting on Cash Lake among the Ring-necked 
Ducks. The Eastern Phoebe had weak wing bars and was pumping 
its tail furiously (no eye ring). The Hermit Thrush also did 
its slow tail bob for me. The Hooded Merganser was at quite 
a distance on Lake Reddington with the geese.



Species Details
Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 200
American Black Duck 12
Mallard 10
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 75
Hooded Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 5
Ring-billed Gull 3
Mourning Dove 30
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 7
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 10

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Derek C. Richardson, Ph.D. (CANTAB) ________
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