90+ Tundra Swan continued at the Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake Nature Preserve this morning:

Location:     Oxbow Lake
Observation date:     3/12/09
Notes: The Tundra Swan overnighted preparing for their journey northward.
Number of species:     27

Canada Goose     200
Tundra Swan     92
Wood Duck     20
Gadwall     2
American Wigeon     2
Mallard     30
Northern Pintail     2
Green-winged Teal (American)     12
Ring-necked Duck     6
Hooded Merganser     16
Great Blue Heron     2
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Killdeer     3
Wilson's Snipe     20
Ring-billed Gull     25
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     1
Fish Crow     5
Tree Swallow     20
Carolina Chickadee     2
Tufted Titmouse     2
Carolina Wren     1
American Robin     2
Eastern Towhee     1
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     15

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Location:     Oxbow Lake
Observation date:     3/11/09
Notes:  two visits today one at 1pm the other at 5pm. 80 Tundra Swan at 1pm, 99 at 5pm. counted 96, then 11 flew in overhead. 3 landed and 8 continued flying to the northeast.
Number of species:     16

Canada Goose     5
Tundra Swan     99
Mallard     2
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Wilson's Snipe     20
Ring-billed Gull     15
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     1
Fish Crow     5
Tufted Titmouse     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler     1
Eastern Towhee     1
Northern Cardinal     1
Red-winged Blackbird     15

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Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD