I went birding on the C&O Canal just east of Lock 38 west to Lock 39 on
Sunday morning, 0715-0930.
Five woodpeckers identified: Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker and Downy Woodpecker.
Also saw a male and female Common Merganser (COME) on a log near the West
Virginia shore.
Other species seen were:
American Crow
American Goldfinch
Belted Kingfisher
Blue Jay
Brown Creeper
Canada Geese
Carolina Wren
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Bluebird
European Starling
Fish Crow
Song Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
One bird not seen was the Bald Eagle, which a runner told me yesterday had
been seen by a lady walking her dog. This morning I met the lady and she
told me she saw the eagle around the 73 mile post which is quite near the
parking lot.
Paul
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