A little ice on the upper end of the lake this morning. A few scattered snow flakes. Some of the wintering waterfowl have departed but there are no new arrivals.

Greylag Goose  1
Canada Goose  120
Tundra Swan  2 adults
Gadwall  3
Black Duck  28
Mallard  35
Ring-necked Duck  31
Bufflehead  24
Goldeneye  1 female
Hooded Merganser  15
Common Merganser  65
Ruddy Duck  74
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-shouldered Hawk  2, a very vocal pair
Coot  20
Ring-billed Gull  78, one in breeding plumage
Herring Gull  2, one first-winter & one fourth-summer
Kingfisher  1 heard
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1 heard
Downy woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1 heard
American Crow  7
Fish Crow  8
Carolina Chickadee  2 heard
Tufted Titmouse  1 heard
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  1 heard
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2 heard
Bluebird  6
Mockingbird  2
Myrtle Warbler  5
Song Sparrow  1 heard singing

--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD