No luck on the reported American Bittern from past days, but 
there were plenty of other great birds.  Warblers: PALM, 
PINE, YELLOW-RUMPED.  Full eBird report below.

Location:    Oxbow Lake
Observation date:    4/10/09
Notes:    A visit to the lake to look for the reported 
American Bittern -- no luck, but lots of other good birds. 
May have heard Killdeer, Gray Catbird, and Brown-headed 
Cowbird.
Number of species:    49

Canada Goose    7
Wood Duck    7    male & female
Mallard    3
Blue-winged Teal    10
Green-winged Teal    9
Ring-necked Duck    7
Pied-billed Grebe    2
Black Vulture    1
Turkey Vulture    1
Bald Eagle    1
Cooper's Hawk    2
Red-shouldered Hawk    1    attacking eagle
Wilson's Snipe    5    at least
Ring-billed Gull    4
Caspian Tern    11
Mourning Dove    2
Red-bellied Woodpecker    2    heard only
Downy Woodpecker    2
Hairy Woodpecker    1
Northern Flicker    2
Pileated Woodpecker    1    heard only
Eastern Phoebe    1    heard only
Blue Jay    2
American Crow    1    heard only
Fish Crow    5
crow sp.    5
Tree Swallow    10    at least
Northern Rough-winged Swallow    2
Barn Swallow    2
swallow sp.    20
Carolina Chickadee    4
Tufted Titmouse    3
White-breasted Nuthatch    2
Carolina Wren    2    maybe 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet    1
Eastern Bluebird    2
Hermit Thrush    2    maybe 3
American Robin    6
Brown Thrasher    1
Yellow-rumped Warbler    10    at least; male & female
Pine Warbler    1    maybe 2
Palm Warbler    6
Eastern Towhee    2
Song Sparrow    3
Swamp Sparrow    1
White-throated Sparrow    2    heard only
Northern Cardinal    5    male & female
Red-winged Blackbird    20    at least; male & female
American Goldfinch    1    heard only

This report was generated automatically by eBird 
v2(http://ebird.org)

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Derek C. Richardson, Ph.D. (CANTAB) ________
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