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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