Hello all.

Today brought about a morning and evening trip for me, as I checked out the 
shore areas of the Patapsco-Stoney Creek area of northern Anne Arundel 
County.
I had been sick most of last week, so it's good to be in the field again.

Riviera Beach (Pond Area):

DC Cormorant: 60+ this morning around White Rocks, only 5 in the evening
M. Swan: 2 subadult, one was seriously injured
Mallard: 40
LT DUCK: 10  4 hens and 6 drakes
Bufflehead: 35 total
G. Scaup: c. 50
C. Goldeneye: 10
RB Gull: 35
GBB Gull: 1

Riviera Beach (Stoney Creek overlook):

DC Cormorant: 2
C. Goose: 3
Mallard: 6
Bufflehead: 8
L. Scaup: c. 200
C. Goldeneye: 3
Canvasback: c. 300
Ruddy Duck: c. 150
RB Gull: 70
GBB Gull: 2

Sunset Beach Pier (Stoney Creek):

DC Cormorant: 1
Mallard: 41
Bufflehead: 7
RB Gull: 37
H. Gull: 1

Elizabeth's Landing Pier (Stoney Creek):

Mallard: 16
Bufflehead: 2
G. Scaup: 1
Bald Eagle: 2  Flew over, circled and left to the west, both adults
Cooper's Hawk: 1
C. Waxwing: 20+ Foraging 

Yard: (Sunset Beach Community):

SS Hawk: 1  Terrorizing my Juncos for several days now
YB Sapsucker: 2  They followed one another from tree to tree and vocalized 
often. Fun to watch.
Junco: 15+
WT Sparrow: 12

Best to all.

Matt Grey
Pasadena