Hi all,

On my way back from running errands yesterday (like stopping at Sam's Club 
to pick up my wife's prescription while she's in California seeing 
Golden-crowned Sparrows (I'm jealous)), I decided I'd spend a little time 
birding.

I went and hit my "usual" spots on Loch Raven Reservoir. i.e. the woods at 
Warren/Poplar Hill/Merryman Mills Rds., the woody area and bridge at Paper 
Mills Rd., and the first fire trail on Phoenix Rd.  I was rewarded with some 
good stuff.  The first stop wasn't too good, though I did here some Killdeer 
and see a few American Crows, as well as getting a glipse of a possible 
Osprey(?) flying north over the reservoir.

At my second spor, I saw a bunch of Song Sparrows, and out among the Canada 
Geese was a raft of Ring-Necked Ducks.  Scattered among the Ring-Neckeds 
were Mallards, Gadwall, All But Ducks (oops, American Black, or AB Ducks), 
and Green-winged Teal!  On the fire trail, I had Juncos, more Song Sparrows, 
a heard Belted Kingfisher, a few White-throated Sparrows and an elusive 
Downy (or Hairy?) Woodpecker.  All in all, I had five year birds for the 
day.

However, I'd glady trade these year birds for the ability to "mumble and 
grumble about other's sightings from my dark cubicle at work".

Good birding,
Richard

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