Was leading a trip of novice birdwatchers - some on their very first bird trip!  Wooton's Landing is on the Patuxent River a bit north of Jug Bay.  While it was not terribly birdy and the ducks were nonexistent, we did have an interesting eagle flyover.  One of the participants initially IDd it as a Black Vulture.  I quickly discounted this given the rounded tail shape and the utter lack of white on the underwing.  The poor lighting made coloration differences difficult to distinguish.  However, another Turkey Vulture that flew by provided an opportunity to easily see the 2 toned underwing.  The eagle in question was uniformly brown underneath with no distinguishable lighter markings on the undertail or underwing areas.  The head and bill were much larger and more pronounced than a vulture.  The bird carried its wings in a distinct slight dihedral but less than that of a vulture but distinctly more than a Bald Eagle.

Kathie Lambert
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Harwood, MD