Did some wet birding on the C&O Canal in Montgomery County Saturday 
morning and Sunday under drier conditions. Nothing stupendous but a few 
birds interest.

Location:     C&O Canal--Pennyfield
Observation date:     4/11/09
Notes:     steady rain throughout observation period

Canada Goose     4
Wood Duck     2
American Wigeon     2
Mallard     2
Ring-necked Duck     9
Common Merganser     2
Double-crested Cormorant     10
Great Blue Heron     4
OSPREY 1  (uncommon in the area?)
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     2
Eastern Phoebe     1
American Crow     3
Tree Swallow     2
Barn Swallow     1
Carolina Chickadee     6
Tufted Titmouse     3
Carolina Wren     4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1 (singing)
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     12
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH 3 (singing loudly near Blockhouse Point)
Eastern Towhee     1
White-throated Sparrow     6
Northern Cardinal     8
Brown-headed Cowbird     1

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Location:     Hughes Hollow - McKee Beshers WMA
Observation date:     4/12/09

Canada Goose     6
Wood Duck     10
GADWALL 1     (uncommon in Montgomery County)
Ring-necked Duck     6
Hooded Merganser   1
Mallard  4
Pied-billed Grebe     1
Turkey Vulture     1
Buteo sp.     1
American Coot     6
Rock Pigeon     1
Belted Kingfisher     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
Blue Jay     2
crow sp.     4
Tree Swallow     30
Barn Swallow     1
Carolina Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     3
Carolina Wren     2
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER    1
Eastern Bluebird     2
American Robin     2
European Starling     15
Eastern Towhee     1
Song Sparrow     3
White-throated Sparrow     20
Northern Cardinal     6
Red-winged Blackbird     25
RUSTY BLACKBIRD    25 (singing)
Common Grackle     25
Brown-headed Cowbird     1

Location:     C&O Canal--Violette's & Riley's Lock
Observation date:     4/12/09

Canada Goose     4
Mallard     4
Bufflehead     5
Common Merganser     1
Ruddy Duck     3
Lesser Scaup 3
Pied-billed Grebe     6
Double-crested Cormorant     20
Great Blue Heron     2
Turkey Vulture     1
Black Vulture   4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Mourning Dove     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Eastern Phoebe     2
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     1
Fish Crow     3
Tree Swallow     15
Barn Swallow     10
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW 36
Carolina Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     3
White-breasted Nuthatch     3
Carolina Wren     5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler     8
Eastern Towhee     2
White-throated Sparrow     10
Northern Cardinal     6
Common Grackle     1
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
American Goldfinch     2

Location:     Hughes Rd. polo fields
Observation date:     4/12/09

Turkey Vulture     1
crow sp.     2
HORNED LARK 1
Carolina Wren     1
Eastern Bluebird     1
Brown Thrasher     1
European Starling     30
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     1
Field Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     10
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 2
Northern Cardinal     2

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland