Hello all.

Before the winds picked up, there were good numbers for waterfowl at Fort 
Smallwood today:

Mallard: 40 on the pond
Green-winged Teal: 1 male on the pond, not common here
Lesser Scaup: 450+  on the Patapsco and Rock Creek
Scaup sp.: 250+  more distant birds 
Bufflehead: 65
Long-tailed Duck: c. 30  scattered around 'White Rocks'

Also of note:

Pied-billed Grebe: 1  on the pond
Bald Eagle: 1 adult, cruising low over Rock Creek
Red-tailed Hawk: 1 adult 


Best to everyone,

Matt Grey
Pasadena