Hi Folks,

Nancy and I made a brief stop at Great Oak Pond this afternoon and found 
a good-sized flock of Snow Geese present. After a few minutes of 
scanning, a Bald Eagle flushed many geese from the fields to the water, 
making it easier to scrutinize individual birds. We found one adult 
Ross's Goose among the 1200 or so Snows and 22 'Blue' geese. Other birds 
present included 235 Ruddy Ducks, 3 Lesser Scaup and 4 Bufflehead. The 
complete eBird report has been appended below.

Good birding,

Walter Ellison & Nancy Martin

23460 Clarissa Rd
Chestertown, MD 21620

410-778-9568

Observing Nature is like unwrapping a big pile of presents every time 
you take a walk.


Location:     Great Oak Pond
Observation date:     11/2/08
Notes:     Bald Eagle was an immature, it flushed the Snow Geese. There were 22 "Blue" Geese among the white Snows. The Ross's Goose was an adult.  
Number of species:     24

Snow Goose     1200
Ross's Goose     1
Canada Goose     600
Mallard     9
Green-winged Teal (American)     35
Lesser Scaup     3
Bufflehead     4
Ruddy Duck     240
Black Vulture     4
Turkey Vulture     11
Bald Eagle     1
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)     1
Killdeer     1
Ring-billed Gull     8
Mourning Dove     4
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
American Crow     4
Eastern Bluebird     6
Song Sparrow     3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     1
Red-winged Blackbird     200
Common Grackle (Purple)     2000
House Finch     1
American Goldfinch     6