Hi all:
     I went looking for water fowl yesterday and had the following birds
including a blue snow goose in Lake Artemesia and a couple of cackling geese
in Greenbelt Lake.

Location:     Greenbelt Lake
Observation date:     12/26/08
Number of species:     23

Cackling Goose     2
Canada Goose     350
American Wigeon     1
American Black Duck     2
Mallard     50
Ring-necked Duck     75
Greater/Lesser Scaup     20
Hooded Merganser     60
Ruddy Duck     35
Great Blue Heron     3
Turkey Vulture     15
Ring-billed Gull     X
Herring Gull     X
Mourning Dove     9
Belted Kingfisher     1
Downy Woodpecker     2
Blue Jay     1
Carolina Chickadee     6
Carolina Wren     3
Song Sparrow     3
White-throated Sparrow     11
Dark-eyed Junco     10
Northern Cardinal     3

Location:     Lake Artemesia
Observation date:     12/26/08
Number of species:     29

Snow Goose     1
Canada Goose     400
Mallard     25
Ring-necked Duck     15
Hooded Merganser     9
Ruddy Duck     30
Pied-billed Grebe     3
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
American Coot     12
Ring-billed Gull     X
Herring Gull     X
Mourning Dove     7
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     6
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     3
Pileated Woodpecker     2
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     6
Fish Crow     5
Carolina Chickadee     6
Tufted Titmouse     3
Carolina Wren     7
Fox Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     25
Swamp Sparrow     5
White-throated Sparrow     6
Dark-eyed Junco     18
Northern Cardinal     6

Good Birding
Chris Murray
Annapolis MD