They are still there.  I saw three of them fishing quite industriously this
morning.  A good number of other birds were out as well, including
woodpeckers and swallows.  There were also quite a few coots and cormorants
on the lake.  The full report is below.

-Colin Hebert
Beltsville, MD 



Location:     Lake Artemesia
Observation date:     4/12/07
Number of species:     31

Canada Goose     5
Mallard     3
Ruddy Duck     6
Pied-billed Grebe     2
Double-crested Cormorant     20
Osprey     1
American Coot     12
Ring-billed Gull     4
Caspian Tern     3
Mourning Dove     3
Chimney Swift     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker     2
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Fish Crow     1
Tree Swallow     8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     8
Barn Swallow     4
Carolina Chickadee     1
Carolina Wren     1
American Robin     15
Northern Mockingbird     2
European Starling     15
Field Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     3
White-throated Sparrow     6
Northern Cardinal     6
Red-winged Blackbird     8
Common Grackle     10
House Sparrow     6