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Hi Everyone,
Strange. The listserve seems to be displaying my first line twice.
I spent an excellent day birding with Tom Feild and Frode Jacobsen (12/9). We started at the Study Road pond in Carroll Co., then birded backroads and water areas in Carroll, Frederick, and Montgomery Counties. We also had some luck on our way back through Howard Co. Here are some highlights:
Mayberry and Unger Road, Carroll Co.
Sharp-shinned Hawk--2
American Kestrel--2
Study Road Pond, Carroll Co.
Canada Goose--200
Gadwall--1
American Wigeon--1
American Black Duck--1
Mallard--30
Northern Pintail--1
Greater Scaup--1
Sharp-shinned Hawk--1
American Kestrel--1
Stone Road south of Mayberry Road, Carroll Co.
Eastern Phoebe--1
Myrtle Warbler--1
Burt Koontz Road, Carroll Co.
White-crowned Sparrow--4
Shriver Road, Frederick Co.
Horned Lark--30
American Pipit--2-3
Northern Shrike--0
Mount Zion Road, Frederick Co.
Am. Tree Sparrow--1
Eurasian Collared-Dove--0 (though Frode thought he might have seen one fly by 3-4 miles north on Rte. 15 before any EUCD discussion)
Oland Road, Frederick Co.
Black Vulture--15
Northern Harrier--1
Bald Eagle--1
American Kestrel--1
Black Hills Regional Park, Montgomery Co.
Canada Goose--10
Am. Black Duck--2
Canvasback--3
Ring-necked Duck--3
LONG-TAILED DUCK--2
Bufflehead--60
Common Goldeneye--3
Hooded Merganser--5
Ruddy Duck--30
Pied-billed Grebe--5
Ring-billed Gull--10
Bald Eagle--2
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, Howard Co.
Canada Goose--500+
RICHARDSON'S GOOSE--4
Hooded Merganser--2
Brighton Dam, Triadelphia Reservoir, Howard/Montgomery Co.
Canada Goose--400+
RICHARDSON'S GOOSE--1
Am. Black Duck--3
Belted Kingfisher--2 in aerial antics
We ended the day with a nice sunset at Brighton Dam, shivering and waiting for the Cackling Goose to finish swimming to the Montgomery side of the reservoir. ;)
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Bill
Bill Hubick
St. Denis, Baltimore Co., Maryland
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