Hey!
 
I was at Jug Bay, in AA county, on Sunday the 18th.  As I walked in, I  noted 
an eagle in a tree near the overlook.  The light was behind him, and  I did 
not see the tail, but I really thought it was a Golden, not a Bald, due to  
coloration on the body and head - and it just looked a bit different than the  
many, many balds I've seen.   
 
However - the folks said there had been no Goldens spotted there in a long  
time, and I had not yet actually knowingly IDed a Golden, so I had no  
confidence. I'm betting that my bird was, indeed this Golden - not  absolutely sure, 
but thinking so. 
 
THANK YOU for the post! 
 
Joanne
 
Joanne Howl, DVM
West River, MD
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Hi  all,
I birded Jug Bay and surrounding area today.   Schoolhouse pond and
Depot pond had no interesting gulls to report, but at  Schoolhouse there were
3 Pintails, 2 Wood ducks, 1 Coot and the  Trumpeter.  I then went to Jug
Bay.  Waterfowl is pretty much  frozen out here except for 44 Common
Mergansers, 3 Hooded Mergansers, and  many Mallards.  There are many many
Canada Geese, and I noticed on the  visitor board that someone had posted a
Ross's Goose on the 17th.  I  was not successful locating that bird but the
highlight was a juvenile  GOLDEN EAGLE which soared over my head for several
minutes in perfect  light.  I could easily see the juvenile plumage on both
the top and  bottom of the bird.  Other birds of note were:
5 Fox Sparrow
6 Bald  Eagles
2 Hermit Thrushes
2 Red-Headed Woodpeckers
2 Yellow -Bellied  Sapsuckers
both Kinglets and
1 Purple Finch

Good  Birding!!
Chris Murray


 
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