Bill Ellis and I toured around several locations in Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties today. There are still lots of waterfowl passing through.

Greenbrier SP, Washington Co.
Red-breasted Merganser  1 female on the beach
Ruddy Duck  4
Common Loon  11
Horned Grebe  1
Osprey  11 in view at one time; they love this place
Phoebe  2
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow  1
Pine Warbler  2, a pair
Yellow Palm Warbler  2

Beaver Creek, Washington Co.
Canada Goose  10
Mallard  1
Blue-winged Teal  8
SHOVELER  1 female

I-70 Median just E of Little Conococheague Creek, Washington Co.
Wild Turkey  1 female

Rocky Gap SP, Allegany Co.
Wood Duck  1 male
Mallard  3
Long-tailed Duck  1 male, near breeding plumage
Red-breasted Merganser  13 females
Common Loon  3
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Horned Grebe  3
Osprey  1
BALD EAGLE  1 adult
Coot  1
Kingfisher  1
Tree Swallow  300
CLIFF SWALLOW  1
Barn Swallow  20
Myrtle Warbler  2
Pine Warbler  1 male
Savannah Sparrow  3

Farm pond on Mason Road, Cumberland, Allegany Co.
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Tree Swallow  1
Rough-winged Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Junco  1

Piney Reservoir, Garrett Co.
Canada Goose  40
Wood Duck  6
Mallard  8
Blue-winged Teal  5
Ring-necked Duck  3
Lesser Scaup  27
Long-tailed Duck  1 male in breeding plumage
Bufflehead  9
Hooded Merganser  2 females
Red-breasted Merganser  64
Ruddy Duck  4
Common Loon  3
Pied-billed Grebe  4
DC Cormorant  65, most in the hidden cove
Osprey  2
Coot  5
SPOTTED SANDPIPER  1
Bonaparte's Gull  1
CASPIAN TERN  7, three circling upward out of sight & four flying over later
Kingfisher  1
Phoebe  1
Tree Swallow  20
Barn Swallow  1

Little Meadows Lake, Garrett Co. - closed because of the snow; birds seen from the gate & road
SHOVELER  3 males
CANVASBACK  1 male
Ring-necked Duck  3 males
Bufflehead  8
Ruddy Duck  5
Common Loon  2
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Coot  1
Bonaparte's Gull  25
Sapsucker  1 male
Purple Finch  1 im male singing

Terminus in Cumberland, Allegany Co.
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  3
Hooded Merganser  2 females
Red-breasted Merganser  2 females
DC Cormorant  1
Kingfisher  2
FISH CROW  1 calling from a nearby tree; the farthest west in the state I have seen one
Rough-winged Swallow  3

Big Pool, Washington Co.
Canada Goose  30
Common Merganser  1 female
Red-breasted Merganser  1 female
Ruddy Duck  10
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Phoebe  1
Tree Swallow  50
Winter Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Myrtle Warbler  3
RUSTY BLACKBIRD  40

On the return home along Route 26 in Carroll County a Caspian Tern was flying over Winfield and an adult Bald Eagle was circling over Eldersburg a few blocks from home.

--
Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD