Hello Everyone, 

 Yesterday i went to Lake Elkhorn on Brokenland Parkway in Columbia. My goal was to find the Pine Siskins at the feeders by the house by the bridge which i succeeded but not by walking the 2 miles it would have taken me from the parking area but by parking in the nearest neighborhood and walking from there . WHAT A SETUP OF FEEDERS !! Happy birds all around including me. 
When i first arrived at the parking area i saw a group of Canada Geese in the small pond . This being my first time here i found there was a bigger pond over the hill. As i was  walking over the isthmus the geese were moving from one pond  to the other .  This was perfect for checking bill and leg color . Within the first minute i had orange legs orange billed goose flying over . I got pretty good views of this goose in the small pond . He was hanging with another that looked exactly like himself ( mostly white head and neck with brown patches ) except this one had a black beak . My fieldguides do not show this patchy bird for a Greater White Fronted goose . Can anyone verify ? 

Saturday me and mom took a ride to JugBay hoping the possible Golden Eagle would  just show up cause we werent planning on going very far from the car in that cold. There were a group of birders getting back to their cars so we asked if they found Golden Eagle . Answer no . They had 2 Adult Bald Eagle and one Juvenile that could be mistaken for a Golden .Saw  Nothing exciting from our  drive thru .  

birdlist 

Small pond at Lake Elkhorn 

Hooded Merganser  2
Canada Goose 50   ( there were lots of geese and ducks in the big pond but the cold and my mission for Pine Siskin kept me from checking ) 
Greater White Fronted Goose    1 , 2 , none ? 
Scaup         10   closest views ever 
House finch     1
Northern Flicker 2 
Redtailed Hawk  1  

House by the bridge

Redshouldered  Hawk    2   stalking feederbirds 
House sparrows    30 
Mallard          50   gathered next to the bridge 
Whitethroated sparrow  20
American goldfinch  10
Redwinged blackbird   10
Common Grackle     10 
Darkeyed junco   10
Mourning dove    5
Downy    WP     2
Tufted titmouse   1
Carolina chickadee    1
Carolina wren       1
Song sparrow   2
Pine  siskin    1    ( new bird for me ) 

Behind Extended Stay America Hotel on Rt. 1 near rt. 32 

Redshouldered Hawk   Pair 

Race road Elkridge marsh frozen 

Merlin   1
Greatblue Heron flyover 2



Saundra Byrd 

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