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Blue-winged Teal at Schoolhouse Pond

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Fred Shaffer

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Fred Shaffer

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Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:02:55 -0400

The highlight from my morning walk around Schoolhouse Pond was a group of 
five Blue-winged Teal.  The Blue-winged Teal joined the group of Green-
winged Teal that has been at the pond the last few weeks.  Other ducks 
present included a pair of Wood Ducks, Shovelers, and Mallards.  Both the 
Trumpeter Swan and Mute Swan were also present.  When I arrived, two Bald 
Eagle were perched in a tree at the rear of the pond.  An Osprey later arrived 
and circled repeatedly over the pond.  

Four or five Wilson's Snipe probed the mudflats at the rear of the pond, and a 
Killdeer was also present.  Songbirds included several Phoebe, a Swamp 
Sparrow, an Eastern Towhee, a few Yellow-rumped Warblers, and several 
species of woodpeckers.

Fred Shaffer
Patuxent MOS