This afternoon at Liberty Reservoir north of Eldersburg, I encountered the
following:

3 Mute Swans
7 Hooded Mergansers
24 Common Mergansers
1 (only) Canada Goose

The woods were very quiet except for:

2 Pileated Woodpeckers
1 Barred Owl hooting a 3 PM greeting. 
It answered my call, flew silently over, peered at me with great blue-black
eyes and flew off again. 

I also heard a few Crows, Chickadees, Cardinals, White-throated Sparrows and
a single Song Sparrow.

Felicia Lovelett
Sykesville, MD