Hey Stan,

Great post. I'm very jealous of that Great Cormorant! I just wanted to
make one minor comment on the NORTHERN SHOVELER at North Beach. I only
know that he has been around for all of THIS winter. I've seen him a
number of times at the small, tucked-away pond that you reach if you walk
south on the beach across from North Beach marsh. If he's not there, he's
usually floating somewhere along the waterfront of North Beach, including
right outside of Stasz's house. 

Have a good one!

Bill

Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland

http://www.billhubick.com

--- Stan Arnold <> wrote:

"...and then drove along the boardwalk at North Beach where we found a
drake NORTHERN SHOVELER paddling along shoreline with some Mallards.  Bill
Hubick told me that this bird is an annual winter resident, though this is
the first time I've seen it, and I've made many visits here at all seasons."