I spent this gorgeous morning birding Greenbelt Lake and Lake Artemesia in PG County. At Greenbelt Lake, the highlights were 1 male Wood Duck and 2 Gadwall. At Lake Artemesia, I was happy to find a CACKLING GOOSE among the 598 Canada Geese, 2 REDHEADs, and a single HORNED GREBE.

Complete Lists:

Location:     Greenbelt Lake
Observation date:     2/8/09, 10:00-10:55AM
Number of species:     27

Canada Goose     106
Wood Duck     1
Gadwall     2
Mallard     39
Ring-necked Duck     7
Hooded Merganser     2
Ring-billed Gull     28
Mourning Dove     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     3
Downy Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     4
American Crow     1
Fish Crow     2
Carolina Chickadee     2
Tufted Titmouse     1
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
American Robin     7
European Starling     2
Song Sparrow     2
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     4
Northern Cardinal     13
Common Grackle     10
House Sparrow     10


Location:     Lake Artemesia
Observation date:     2/8/09, 11:05-11:50AM
Number of species:     23

CACKLING GOOSE     1
Canada Goose     598
REDHEAD     2
Ring-necked Duck     18
Bufflehead     1
Hooded Merganser     3
Ruddy Duck     19
Pied-billed Grebe     2
HORNED GREBE    1
American Coot     9
Ring-billed Gull     90
Rock Pigeon     2
Mourning Dove     1
Blue Jay     1
American Crow     2
Fish Crow     6
Carolina Chickadee     3
Tufted Titmouse     2
Carolina Wren     1
Eastern Bluebird     2
Song Sparrow     2
Northern Cardinal     2
Common Grackle     1


Robert Ostrowski
Bowie, MD