This morning I led a bird walk at the National Wildlife Visitor Center/Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel MD.

Had a nice variety of birds (37 species) on the 2-hour walk....the highlight being an Am. Woodcock.

Here's the entire list...

Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Am. Black Duck
Mallard
Wood Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck (fem.)
Ring-billed Gull
Am. Coot
Killdeer
Am. Woodcock
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey (with fish)
Turkey Vulture
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Tree Swallow
Eastern Phoebe
Am. Crow
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Eastern Bluebird
Am. Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow 
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Am. Goldfinch

On Sunday, I saw a single Rusty Blackbird in the woods at the refuge.

Good Birding and Think Spring!!

Steve Noyes
Volunteer Naturalist
Patuxent Research Refuge
Laurel MD

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