This afternoon I traveled to the western and northern parts of the county from Union Bridge to Union Mills. I started with an adult Bald Eagle perched along Route 75 on the Frederick County side of Union Bridge.
Little Pipe Creek Park, Union Bridge:
Canada Goose 7
Mallard 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 adult made an unsuccessful pass on a dove
Solitary Sandpiper 2, my first of the year locally
Snipe 12
Chimney Swift 6
Rough-winged Swallow 3
Mumma Ford:
White-eyed Vireo 1 heard
Warbling Vireo 1 heard
Baumgardner Rd S:
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 2
Study Rd:
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 2
Blue-winged Teal 1 female
Goldeneye 1 female, here since last fall
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Field Sparrow 2
Big Pipe Creek Wetland, Union Mills:
Canada Goose 16
Mallard 2
American Bittern 1, my third of the spring which is extraordinary
Green Heron 1
Killdeer 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 4, my first of the year
Kingbird 1
Swamp Sparrow 1 singing
Meadowlarks were scattered round in several places.
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Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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