Today I birded the Blue Mash Nature Trail near Laytonsville, MD
 
11AM-1PM ~2 miles 
Overcast, 45F, light wind, soft, muddy ground. Generally fairly quiet. 
Total species:	29

Birds of note: 

RUSTY BLACKBIRD: In several small groups foraging in the mud w/robins or
perched making rusty-hinge noises.
NORTHERN FLICKER: Pair seen in courtship display & group of 5 in one tree.
SAVANNAH SPARROW: Foraging/running along muddy ground on top of dam. 

Canada Goose	2
Mallard	6
Ring-necked Duck 8
Bufflehead 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 7
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay	20
American Crow 7
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 18
Northern Mockingbird 4
Eastern Towhee 6
Savannah Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 20
House Sparrow 6


Felicia Lovelett
Sykesville, MD