Bob Ringler's COMMON MOORHEN was present at about 8:30 this morning at the 
marshy NW end of Piney Run Lake, off White Rock Road in Carroll County. At that 
time it could only be seen by walking out to the tip of a little peninsula in 
the marsh and looking across the water toward a stand of fairly tall pines, 
maybe 200-300 yards away. I'd left my scope in the car, but was finally able to 
get a satisfactory look at the red bill and shield. I did not see the WW 
Scoter.

Other birds seen at Piney Run, from White Rock Road and the end of Martz Road 
(north side of lake):

Canada Goose
Wood Duck - pair (with the Moorhen)
Mallard
Green-winged Teal - 8
Reb-breasted Merganser - 2 females
Common Loon - 4
RED-NECKED GREBE - 1
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Osprey - 1
COMMON MOORHEN - 1
American Coot - 4
SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 1 
Bonaparte's Gull - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Kingfisher - pair
Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
both Kinglets
BG Gnatcatcher
Brown Thrasher - 1 singing
Pine Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
WT Sparrow

On the way home I stopped at the Liberty Dam Trail (Baltimore County) and 
picked up 3 Louisiana Waterthrush and a WINTER WREN, but not much else.

Joel Martin
Catonsville, MD



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