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Re: Caroline Co. Goldeneyes Galore

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Chris Starling

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Chris Starling

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Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:31:56 -0500

Though I have only been "birding for 3-4 years, I have never seen so many 
goldeneyes on the rivers of Cecil/Harford Counties as this year. Nearly 
daily I have had COMMON goldeneyes up here!!!

"Thank goodness they weren't Barrow's Goldeneyes!!!" Rotflmao!

Good Birding.
Chris Starling.


>From: Steve Sanford <>
>Reply-To: Steve Sanford <>
>To: 
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Caroline Co. Goldeneyes Galore
>Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:16:55 -0500
>
>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)
>scartanATverizonDOTnet

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