Erin and I spent a wodnerful evening along the C&O canal walking between
Riley's Lock and mile marker 21 south of Violette's Lock, spending quite a
bit of time scanning the cormorant roost with no luck on the Neotropical
Cormorant reported last week. Weather was great and it was nice to be out.
Several water snakes, and both orioles in the same sycamore were nice.
eBird list below.
Good birding,
Dan Lebbin

Location:     C&O Canal--Violette's Lock
Observation date:     7/3/09
Notes:     Riley's Lock to Violettes Lock downstream to mile marker 21
(Cormorant
Roost).
Number of species:     34

Canada Goose     12
Wood Duck     2
Mallard     20
Double-crested Cormorant     69     Did not find a Neotropical among them
at the
roost site. Also, 1 dead cormorant hanging from a tree tangled in fishing
line.
Great Blue Heron     4
Great Egret     2
Green Heron     2
Black Vulture     X
Turkey Vulture     X
Osprey     1
Chimney Swift     X
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Eastern Wood-Pewee     2
Acadian Flycatcher     2
Eastern Phoebe     3
Red-eyed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     1
Fish Crow     X
Purple Martin     1
Tree Swallow     2
Carolina Chickadee     X
Tufted Titmouse     X
Carolina Wren     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
European Starling     5
Prothonotary Warbler     1
Louisiana Waterthrush     3
Chipping Sparrow     1
Indigo Bunting     2
Red-winged Blackbird     1
Common Grackle     X
Orchard Oriole     1
Baltimore Oriole     1
American Goldfinch     3