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Fwd: Spotted Sandpiper, Redheads, Canvasbacks

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Helen Horrocks

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Helen Horrocks

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Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:24:09 -0800

Mike Welch asked me to post this for him. 
> 
> Barbara Gearhart and I searched for waterfowl in
> Southwestern Frederick County and the adjacent part
> of Washington County.  At Kershner's Pond near
> Burkettsville, we had four Canvasbacks along with
> the usual cast of waterfowl including one Snow
> Goose.  The pond is 80% frozen over, but still had
> lots of ducks.
> 
> In the Potomac River at Weverton (Washington
> County), accessed from Keep Tryst Road off of US
> 340, we found the Spotted Sandpiper reported by Hans
> Holbrook along with a flock of 50+ Redheads, a few
> Canvasbacks and Scaup, Goldeneyes, and Mergansers. 
> That many Redheads may be unprecedented for
> Washington County.
> 
> Mike Welch
> 
> 


Helen Horrocks
Ijamsville, Fred. Co., MD
hlh_37~at~yahoo.com


 
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