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Blue Mash Trail 3/14

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diane Ford

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diane Ford

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Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:27:53 -0700

Hi all,
   
    Late this morning I did a 1hr+ walk around Blue Mash, the weather being nice; the small pond was void of waterfowl, except 2 Wood Ducks, but the big pond had some visitors. A list below:
   
  2 Northern Pintails
  8-10 Ring neck Duck
  8-10 Green-wing Teal
  10 Black Ducks
  American Widgeon? (far side of pond, hard to see)
  Buffleheads -several
  1 Ruddy duck
  Canada Geese 
  6 Yellow-rumped Warblers
  8 Towhees (all males singing "Sweet!")
  2 -3 Song Sparrows
  White throated Sparrows (several)
  1 Fox Sparrow
  1 Field Sparrow
  Dark eyed Juncos (several)
  Red winged Blackbirds & Grackles (Large Flocks moving around)
  Tree Swallows (several)
  2 Red shouldered Hawks
  2 Red Tailed Hawks
  Turkey Vultures 10+
  Black Vultures 3
  Northern Mockingbirds 4
  1 Bluebird
  Bluejays (10-15)
   
  D.Ford/Bethesda, MD

       
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