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Hughes Hollow Impoundments/ Reilly's Lk/Pennyfield Lk

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diane Ford

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diane Ford

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Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:02:30 -0700

Hi all,
11:30-2:45
  Made brief birding stop at Hughes Hollow, only observing the impoundments, then on to Reilly's Lk & Pennyfield along the C&O Canal.
 A Brown Thrasher was singing along the impoundment gave nice views.
Hughes Hollow:

Song Sparrow
White thr Sparrow
Red winged Blackbird
Purple Grackle
Common Coot
Pied billed Grebe
Canada Geese
Wood Duck
Gadwall 1
Blue winged Teal 2
Hooded Merganser (female) in Spatterdock
Ring necked Duck (several)
Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture
Red shouldered Hawk
Red tailed Hawk
Blue gray gnatcatcher
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Bluejay
Tree Swallows
Great Blue Heron

Reilly's LK:
Yellow rumped Warbler
Blue gray gnatcatcher
Double crested Cormorant
Ruby crowned Kinglet (singing)
Fish Crows
Carolina Wren
Great Blue Heron
Canada Geese
 
Pennyfield Lk (C&O canal)
Eastern Phoebe
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Bluejay
White thr Sparrow
Ruby crwn Kinglet
Blue gray gnatcatcher
Red bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red shouldered Hawk
American Widgeon 2 on Potomac
Blue winged Teal 4     "    "

*Northern Watersnake sunning on rocks

D.Ford/Bethesda, Md