Thanksgiving morning I made a quick stop at Piney Run Park and found: 



Greylag Goose  1, all white 

Canada Goose  825 

Gadwall  11 

Baldpate  42 

Black Duck  14 

Mallard  75 

Canvasback  4 

Ring-necked Duck  80 

Bufflehead  35 

Hooded Merganser  130 

Ruddy Duck  70 

Great Blue Heron  5 

Bald Eagle  2, an adult and an immature 

Coot  120 

Ring-billed Gull  18 

Sapsucker  3, together 



Friday, 11/28 at Liberty Lake off Oakland Road: 



Canada Goose  71 

Black Duck  3 

Mallard  4 

Bufflehead  4 

Hooded Merganser  4 

Common Merganser  1 

Pied-billed Grebe  3 

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT  1, very late but not unprecedented 

Coot  4 

Ring-billed Gull  400, first large flock roosting this fall 



Saturday, 11/29 at Freedom Park, Sykesville: 



Sapsucker  1 



Monday, 12/1 a more complete look at Piney Run: 



Greylag Goose  1, all white 

Canada Goose  700 

Tundra Swan  2 

Gadwall  25 

Baldpate  41 

Black Duck  65 

Mallard  30 

Shoveler  1 

Canvasback  3 

Ring-necked Duck  100 

Bufflehead  35 

Hooded Merganser  105 

Red-breasted Merganser  1 

Ruddy Duck  50 

Pied-billed Grebe  25 

Horned Grebe  11, my first here 

Great Blue Heron  6 

Bald Eagle  2, adults 

Coot  155 

Ring-billed Gull  3 

Sapsucker  1 

Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD