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Greenbelt Lake 2/9 (and L. Artemesia 2/8)

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Ryan Farrell

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Ryan Farrell

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Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:49:05 -0500

Earlier this morning I made a stop at Greenbelt Lake hoping
to see the redheads that Mike Ostrowski had first reported
earlier in the week.  I not only saw the redheads but also had
the good fortune of bumping into Warren Strobel who, in
turning to look at an unusual sparrow drew my attention to
a Y-B Sapsucker, my first!  I'd been looking for a sapsucker
for quite some time... now just need an IBWO, ;).  The lake
had had 6-7 redheads (4 in the open area on the west straight
side of the lake, 3 in the other large open area... so unless one
flew between the two, there were 7).  I missed a few of the
species that Mike had found the other day, but they could well
have been there.  Full list below 

P-B Grebe (1)
American Wigeon (1)
N. Shoveler (2, 1 pr)
Canvasback (17+)
Redhead (6-7)
Ring-necked Duck (many)
Scaup sp. (2-3)
Hooded Merganser (2, 1 pr)
Coot (1-2)
Ruddy Duck (handfull)
Mallard (~50?)
Ring-Billed Gull (~50?)
Canada Goose (hundreds)
Missed: Wood Duck, Gadwall, Pintail.

Yesterday at nearby Lake Artemesia, while not too many unusual
birds, there were 11-12 Hooded Mergansers (5-6M, 6F), 2 drake
Ring-necked Ducks and 1 female Bufflehead.  Also a Cooper's Hawk
and a Killdeer at the Paint Branch golf course/driving range.  A
friend in College Park has had Fox Sparrows across the street
lately, saw 2-3 yesterday evening.

Good birding,
Ryan Farrell
College Park, MD