I took the afternoon to try once again for the gulls in Washington County, much more successful this time around. I birded through Montgomery County on the way. Here are the highlights:
Violette's Lock
Bonaparte's Gull - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Horned Grebe - 2
Rough-winged Swallow - 2
Seneca Creek Park, Montevideo Rd
Pine Warbler - 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Hughes Hollow
Common Moorhen - 1 early, calling from second impoundment on right, Yellow Books lists arrival date as March 25
Rusty Blackbird - 1, not associated with large grackle/red-wing flock
Blue-winged Teal - 2
Green-winged Teal - 1
Barred Owl - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 3
Tree Swallow - 25
West Willard Rd Pond
Wilson's Snipe - 1
Harper's Ferry/below Dam #3
Great Black-backed Gull - 12 (8 1st year, 2 2nd year, 2 adults)
Herring Gull - 20
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Gadwall - 2
American Wigeon - 2
Hooded Merganser - 4
Common Merganser - 12
Black Duck - 8
Mallard - 20
Canal mile marker 72
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (same 4th year individual)
Herring Gull - 3
Common Merganser - 1
Loch Raven Reservoir
Common Loon - 15 all in full breeding plumage
Horned Grebe - 1
Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD |