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Friday, 02/15, Violette's Lock, C&O Canal, Montgomery County, waterfowl

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Jim and Ann Nelson

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Jim and Ann Nelson

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Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:04:35 -0500

We walked from Violette's Lock to Blockhouse Point on the C&O Canal towpath yesterday late morning.  Earlier that morning, Jim Green saw about 40 Redhead, two American Wigeon, and about a dozen Common Mergansers at Violette's.  We didn't see the Wigeon, but did see the Redhead, even more Common Mergansers, and a lot of Ring-necked Ducks down at Blockhouse Point.

A complete list follows from my eBird report.

Jim Nelson
Bethesda, MD
Location:     Violette's Lock
Observation date:     2/15/08
Number of species:     26

Canada Goose     11
Mallard     3
Redhead     30
Ring-necked Duck     100
Common Merganser     21
Pied-billed Grebe     5
Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture     3
Red-shouldered Hawk     2
Ring-billed Gull     70
Herring Gull     11
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     3
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     6
American Crow     2
crow sp.     4
Carolina Chickadee     10
Tufted Titmouse     11
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     10
Eastern Bluebird     4
American Robin     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler     3
White-throated Sparrow     11
Northern Cardinal     4