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Lake Artemesia, PG county

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"Derek C. Richardson"

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Derek C. Richardson

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Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:39:21 -0500

A beautiful day for birdwatching today, so I stopped at Lake 
Artemesia for a bit in the morning.  Highlights included a 
male BUFFLEHEAD, 2 male/female pairs of HOODED MERGANSERS, 
lots of RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 PILEATED WOODPECKERS, and 1 
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (female).  Full report below:

Location:    Lake Artemesia
Observation date:    11/28/07
Notes:    A great day to walk around the lake.
Number of species:    33

Canada Goose    250
Mallard    5
Ring-necked Duck    125
Bufflehead    1
Hooded Merganser    4
Ruddy Duck    20
Pied-billed Grebe    10
Red-shouldered Hawk    2
American Coot    3
Ring-billed Gull    20
Mourning Dove    8
Belted Kingfisher    1
Red-bellied Woodpecker    2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker    1
Downy Woodpecker    2
Northern Flicker    3
Pileated Woodpecker    2
Blue Jay    25
American Crow    10
Carolina Chickadee    5
Tufted Titmouse    5
White-breasted Nuthatch    1
Carolina Wren    6
Northern Mockingbird    5
Eastern Towhee    1
Song Sparrow    5
White-throated Sparrow    15
Northern Cardinal    3
Red-winged Blackbird    20
House Finch    2
American Goldfinch    20
House Sparrow    10

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-- 
Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/Archives/Photos/birds.html