David Yeany II and myself made it out of Western MD and into the big city (Silver Spring and  Annapolis).  I don't know why people are having such a tough time with the WWCR as it showed for us within the first 10 minutes of our arrival  :-)  .

Montgomery County
Location:     Sligo Creek Parkway
Observation date:     2/2/08
Notes:     Multiple observers 8+ but only 2 in our immediate party.  Same Crossbill that has been seen at this location for several weeks
Number of species:     15

Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Ring-billed Gull     1
Rock Pigeon     5
Mourning Dove     6
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     5
Carolina Chickadee     3
Tufted Titmouse     1
Carolina Wren     2
Dark-eyed Junco     2
House Finch     10
White-winged Crossbill     1
American Goldfinch     6


Anne Arundel County
We tried birding the Asquithview trail area and managed to find the right feeders and a couple of birders (first Kathy and then Dan).  Dan had us going because before he appeared from beyond the bamboo, he played a call of a painted bunting.  We did not manage to see the bunting while we were there.  Then Dan led David and I out to Greenbury Point.

Location:     Greenbury Point
Observation date:     2/2/08
Number of species:     34

Canada Goose     100
Mallard     4
Lesser Scaup     10
Surf Scoter     40
Long-tailed Duck     12
Bufflehead     140
Common Goldeneye     60
Double-crested Cormorant     1
Black Vulture     4
Sharp-shinned Hawk     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Ring-billed Gull     15
Herring Gull (American)     2
Great Black-backed Gull     4
Rock Pigeon     10
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Blue Jay     8
American Crow     5
Carolina Wren     4
Winter Wren     1
Eastern Bluebird     2
Gray Catbird     3
Northern Mockingbird     5
Brown Thrasher     1
European Starling     100
Cedar Waxwing     30
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     2
Field Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     10
White-throated Sparrow     15
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     20

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