Location:     Oxbow Lake (and from my home in the Russett Community)
Observation date:     7/27/08

Notes:     Least Bitterns viewed through scope in the same area of vegetation in middle of lake. Possibly a breeding pair. First seen since June 24, 2006 when 
reported "observed a female Least Bittern foraging at Oxbow Lake." 

Number of species:     27

Canada Goose     12
Trumpeter Swan     1     #960, a male, hatched in 2005
Wood Duck     15
Least Bittern     2     possibly a breeding pair. First seen since June 24, 2006 
when reported "observed a female Least Bittern foraging at Oxbow 
Lake."
Great Blue Heron     10
Snowy Egret     1
Green Heron     2
Killdeer     1
Mourning Dove     2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     2 (coming to feeder at my home)
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     2
Eastern Phoebe     1
Eastern Kingbird     1
Yellow-throated Vireo     1
Blue Jay     1
Purple Martin     1
Carolina Chickadee     1
Tufted Titmouse     2
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Carolina Wren     1
American Robin     1
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     27
Common Grackle     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
House Sparrow     13

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

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD