Today Mikey Lutmerding, John Hubbell, and I birded Garrett and Allegany Counties mainly for waterfowl.? Joanna Leachman joined us in Allegany in the afternoon.? It was a great day to be out with the birds and the weather both cooperating.? Despite missing the previously reported Sandhill Crane, the views of Golden Eagle were spectacular and made the day for me.? Below are the main highlights by location.


Rt. 36 Park and Ride south of I-68 at 6:45am:
American Woodcock - 2 displaying males

Piney Reservoir:
Horned Grebe - 1
Tundra Swan - 5
Canada Goose - 25
Wood Duck - 4
Mallard - 12
Gadwall - 10
American Wigeon - 16
Green-winged Teal - 4
Northern Pintail - 1
Lesser Scaup - 75
Greater Scaup - 8
Ring-necked Duck - 75
Bufflehead - 20
Red-breasted Merganser - 6
Hooded Merganser - 9
Ruddy Duck - 2
American Woodcock - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 9
Wild Turkey - 2

Little Meadows Lake:
Horned Grebe - 1
Canada Goose - 30
American Wigeon - 25
Lesser Scaup - 35
Greater Scaup - 5
Ring-necked Duck - 45
Bufflehead - 10
Hooded Merganser - 6
American Coot - 1

Rt. 495 pond:
Blue-winged Teal - 2
American Wigeon - 10
Gadwall - 2

Mountain Lake:
Green-winged Teal - 6
Great Blue Heron - 1
Sandhill Crane - 0

Broadford:
Canada Goose - 30
Wood Duck - 9
Mallard - 35
American Black Duck - 2
Green-winged Teal - 6
American Wigeon - 45
Northern Pintail - 2
Gadwall - 18
Lesser Scaup - 80
Greater Scaup - 30
Ring-necked Duck - 100
Redhead - 13
Canvasback - 1
Bufflehead - 25
Common Merganser - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 12
American Coot - 10
Ring-billed Gull - 72

Trout Run STP:
Lesser Scaup - 6
Greater Scaup - 4

Blakeslee:
Green-winged Teal - 6

Penn Point: 
Lesser Scaup - 1
Hooded Merganser - 15

Glendale bridge:
Bald Eagle - 3 (1 adult, 2 sub-adult) on ice

Rt. 219 bridge:
American Wigeon - 2
Lesser Scaup - 40
Greater Scaup - 5
Ring-necked Duck - 15
Long-tailed Duck - 4
Hooded Merganser - 2

McHenry:
Lesser Scaup - 35
Greater Scaup - 4
Ring-necked Duck - 40
Redhead - 4
Canvasback - 10
Bufflehead - 10

Rt. 135 poweline cut over Backbone Mtn:
Golden Eagle - 1 juv during 5 minute skywatch, quick spotting by Mikey

Jennings Randolph Lake:
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Horned Grebe - 1
Wood Duck - 9
Northern Pintail - 4
Lesser Scaup - 60
Greater Scaup - 6
scaup sp. - 80
Ring-necked Duck - 45
Long-tailed Duck - 8
White-winged Scoter - 1
Bufflehead - 12
Hooded Merganser - 2

Pinto Pond:
Mallard - 1
Lesser Scaup - 1
Canvasback - 1
Black Vulture - 6
Turkey Vulture - 25
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Golden Eagle - 1 sub-adult, again spotted by Mikey very far away and drifted right overhead and was dive-bombed by the Red-tail
falcon sp. - 1 Mikey only

Terminus:
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Fish Crow - 5 apparently becoming common in this area, Mikey had 20 earlier in the week

North Branch:
Canada Goose - 80
Mallard - 25
American Black Duck - 1
Gadwall - 9
Lesser Scaup - 1
Fox Sparrow - 1

Mason Rd pond:
Lesser Scaup - 13
Ring-necked Duck - 119
Canvasback - 19
Bufflehead - 2

Rocky Gap:
Horned Grebe - 2
Green-winged Teal - 1
American Wigeon - 24
Bufflehead - 3
American Coot - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 2

Kershner's Pond: Hafner and Hubbell only
Green-winged Teal - 8
American Wigeon - 8
Gadwall - 6
Northern Pintail - 2
Lesser Scaup - 15
Greater Scaup - 5
Ring-necked Duck - 40
Canvasback - 20
Bufflhead - 6
Common Merganser - 18
Ruddy Duck - 12


Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD