The beavers have repaired the dam (destroyed by humans earlier this year). 
The areas of the exposed mud flats from when the water level dropped so low 
are now covered with lush green vegetation. If only something extraordinary 
would just walk out of it! This morning at the Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake 
Nature Preserve:

Location:     Oxbow Lake
Observation date:     7/6/08
Number of species:     25

Canada Goose     15
Trumpeter Swan #960     1
Wood Duck     8
Great Blue Heron     8
Green Heron     1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Eastern Wood-Pewee     2
Eastern Phoebe     3
Eastern Kingbird     2
Yellow-throated Vireo     2
Barn Swallow     3
Tufted Titmouse     2
Carolina Wren     5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
Wood Thrush     2
American Robin     4
Gray Catbird     1
Cedar Waxwing     1
Common Yellowthroat     1
Northern Cardinal     6
Indigo Bunting     1
Red-winged Blackbird     20
Common Grackle     6

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD