First the easy part-- stopped by Druid Ridge briefly today from 11 to 12. No sign of the White-winged Crossbills by myself or anyone else this morning. I hope people continue to post sightings as I plan on continuing my attempts at seeing them (fourth try today).


I drove to Ocean City on Saturday 1/24/2009 and birded the inlet and Elliot Pond, as well as another inlet to the north. Overall, good variety. The highlight was a single female COMMON EIDER at the end of the jetty. I also had a possible LITTLE GULL, but the look was brief as it flew out toward the ocean. It appeared to have dark under wings, but I would have preferred a better look before laying claim.

Here's the list:

Elliott Pond

TUNDRA SWAN - 3
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Canvasback
Hooded Merganser

Ocean City Inlet

Brant
COMMON EIDER - 1 F
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Purple Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull

Happy birding!
dcs

David C. Smith
Owings Mills, MD