Common Goldeneye has been one of my nemesis birds in Caroline County. 
For a good 10 years I've searched for it as a county-listing 
"close-out" for that species. (That is, to make that a species I've 
seen in all Maryland counties.) In fact, that's one of the reasons I 
almost ceased county-listing. Inspired by Jim Stasz's report the other 
day, Kevin Graff and I went to the Denton Sewage Lagoon and saw 2 male 
and about 6-8 female Common Goldeneyes. We were viewing them from 
behind the shopping center on Route 404 with the Rose's store. Thank 
goodness they weren't Barrow's Goldeneyes!!!

Then down Route 16 about 5 miles south of Denton, darn if there 
weren't 2 more female Goldeneyes on Williston Lake! Then 3 more on the 
pond along nearby Nagel Road! There were also several Buffleheads at 
the sewage lagoon and one at Williston lake. That's another very tough 
species in Caroline.

We looked for the Ruff in Dorchester without success. There were the 3 
White Pelicans at Blackwater, perhaps several hundred Pintails, and 
thousands of Snow Geese. Kevin will post his usual detailed list soon 
I assume.

Steve Sanford
Randallstown MD (Balto Co)
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