I too spent this morning at Pt. Lookout State Park in St. Mary's Co. In
addition to the King Eider and the very photogenic Eared Grebe, I saw 5
Brown Pelicans, 1 Northern Gannet, 1 Osprey, 1 Northern Harrier, 1
Forster's Tern, 1 Am. Woodcock, 3-5 Hairy Woodpeckers, 2 Winter Wrens, all
three nuthatches, Brown Creeper, a flock of 8+ Fox Sparrows, and 2 Meadow
Larks in a field just north of the park.

I posted one picture of the Eared Grebe, but more is yet to come:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/frodejacobsen

(PS.flickr is down for the next couple of hours for maintenance)

Good Birding,

Frode Jacobsen
Ten Hills, Baltimore


> Hey all you MDOspreyers,
>
> I joined Kevin Graff and Pete Webb on a spontaneous trip to Point Lookout
> State Park today in hopes of seeing the Eared Grebe and King Eider.  We
> were
> able to see both (life birds for me), and also got two other lifers for
> me,
> A White Winged Scoter and some Black Scoters.  The Eared Grebe showed
> amazingly well, and I was able to get some photos from the docks at the
> boat
> launch.  What an awesome way to start out the birding year!  Enjoy the
> photos!
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicobirdphotos/
>
> Nico Sarbanes
> Baltimore
>
>
>