Following Bob Ringler's example from yesterday, the dog and I had a 
pleasant walk around Centennial Lake in Columbia this morning.  My 
best bird was a MERLIN (female/immature), which I spotted from the 
"wildlife" end of the lake, perched in the top of a tree on the other side 
of Centennial Lane.  Another highlight was an adult BALD EAGLE,
which flew up the length of the lake as we arrived.  Waterfowl were 
rather sparse, consisting of several hundred CANADA GEESE, a 
dozen or so MALLARDS, a few RING-NECKED DUCKS and RUDDY 
DUCKS, and 3 AMERICAN COOTS.

On the way home we stopped at Wilde Lake, where there was a single 
white juvenile SNOW GOOSE with the Canadas.

Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD  (PG County)



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