The first nice sight this morning on the road, just before entering  
Black Hill, were 2 Pileated Woodpeckers like bookends pecking at a  
large tree, 2 feet from the ground. When we stopped to have a look we  
saw a third one close by. There was one large flock of geese & ducks  
on the lake behind (below) the Visitor Center. The geese were mostly  
Canada, a few domestic white, and a few confusing ones. I first  
thought there was a greater white-fronted Goose but I am pretty sure  
now that they are hybrids. I posted some photos (http://tweetweet.smugmug.com/gallery/7188469_7jPhL/1/461579060_5q9yi 
).
An American Crow came and landed on the ice to take a drink. There  
were goldfinches & pine siskins at the feeders. Ten Mile Creek was  
completely frozen: not a single waterfowl, but along the road, coming  
back towards Black Hill there was a nice mixed flock, with several  
Pine Siskins, and one House Finch singing his heart out as if he could  
not read the thermometer. He was right, it was a beautiful morning.

	Evelyn

Complete list (Jennifer Kawar and me)

 From the road:

Pileated Woodpeckers (3)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)

On the lake behind the Visitor Center:

Canada Geese
Domestic Geese
Hybrid Canada- domestic Geese?
Ruddy ducks (about 10)
Hooded Mergansers (about 12)
Am. Coots (about 20)
Bufflehead (1)
Canvasbacks (5)
Mallard Ducks (not counted)
Ring-necked duck (1)
Ring-billed Gulls (6)
Am. Crow

Around the Visitor Center:

Goldfinches
Pine Siskins
Dark-eyed juncos
White-throated sparrows
TCC (titmice, cardinals, chickadees)
White-breased nuthatch
Downy & Red-bellied Woodpeckers
Blue Jay

On the road to Ten Mile Creek (on the Ten mile creek side of 121)

Northern Flickers
House Finch
Goldfinches
Pine Siskins
Eastern Bluebirds
White throated sparrows
TCC

Evelyn Ralston
Bethesda, Md