Hi Folks,

I visited Oxbow Lake (Russett Comm., Laurel, AA Co.) for a little over an
hour this afternoon, finding my first of the season Blue-winged Teal, a
single drake among the many Green-wings.  Also had my first AA Co Tree
Swallow and Barred Owl for the year.  In typical fashion, I called the owl
several times, and it took about 25 minutes for it to respond, and then it
wouldn't shut up for the next 20 minutes.  There are still good numbers of
Snipe there, and two Tundra Swans, one of which had a neck band with the
number U443 or 0443.  I have not reported a banded bird before; does anyone
happen to have the email address for the Bird Banding Lab so I can send a
report?  Thanks.

The complete ebird list for the outing is below.

Stan Arnold
Ferndale (AA Co)



> Location:     Oxbow Lake
> Observation date:     3/24/09
> Number of species:     31
>
> Canada Goose     12
> Tundra Swan     2 (one with neck band)
> Wood Duck     12
> American Black Duck     5
> Mallard     14
> Blue-winged Teal     1 male
> Green-winged Teal     33
> Hooded Merganser     2 (pair)
> Ruddy Duck     1
> Great Blue Heron     3
> Red-tailed Hawk     1
> Killdeer     4
> Wilson's Snipe     11
> Barred Owl     1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
> Northern Flicker     1
> Eastern Phoebe     2
> Blue Jay     3
> Fish Crow     1
> Tree Swallow     1
> Carolina Chickadee     2
> Tufted Titmouse     6
> White-breasted Nuthatch     1
> Carolina Wren     1
> Eastern Bluebird     1
> Hermit Thrush     1
> American Robin     2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     3
> Song Sparrow     1
> Northern Cardinal     3
> Red-winged Blackbird     20
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>