I covered several areas in the county today with Richard Wood. A few new waterfowl showed signs of migration. Also, a small flock of grackles at home were the first here since the snow.
Farm Pond on Study Road:
Canada Goose 95
Mallard 65
Pintail 1 female
Ring-necked Duck 3 males
Goldeneye 1 female
Hooded Merganser 8
Roads west of Taneytown:
Common Merganser 5 on the Monocacy River near Keysville
Kestrel 5 scattered individuals
Horned Lark 30 in one flock in the middle of John Shirk Road
Winter Wren 1 at Sixes Bridge on the Frederick Co. side
Robin 1 on John Shirk Road
Myrtle Warbler 1 at Sixes Bridge
Tree Sparrow 1 or 2 at Sixes Bridge
White-crowned Sparrow 1 adult on Bear Run Road
Piney Run Park where the lake is still 99% frozen:
Canada Goose 300
Wood Duck 4
Black Duck 50
Mallard 120
Canvasback 2 males
Redhead 2 (a pair)
Ring-necked Duck 10
Lesser Scaup 2 males
Bufflehead 10
Hooded Merganser 20
Common Merganser 16
Ruddy Duck 20
Great Blue Heron 1
Coot 7
Ring-billed Gull 70
Liberty Lake from the end of Oakland Road:
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 10
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Horned Grebe 1
Ring-billed Gull 65
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Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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