I tried for the scoters this morning at around 10:30. I tried from both 
the trail that leads in from the north off Martz Rd. and from the docks 
on the south side without success. Except for the cove on the far 
western end and the far southern fingers of the lake, I could see about 
3/4 of the lake from those vantage points. Otherwise, there were just 
the usual suspects out on the lake. If someone gets there in the next 
day or so and has better lighting and visibility, look over the wigeon 
flock. One of the females seemed to have a darker head than the others 
but the mist and lighting was too poor to really see things clearly. 
Didn't have time to get numbers of each:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull

The Red-headed Woodpeckers that Bob mentioned in his post, at least one 
anyway, was busy trying to fend off a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker from one 
of its stash trees. There was quite a vocal exchange going on, with the 
Red-headed doing most of the talking while it chased the sapsucker every 
time it neared the one tree the Red-headed seemed to favor. This was 
along one of the side trails off the northern Martz Rd. side. Also from 
this side, there was a single LINCOLN'S SPARROW with several Song 
Sparrows near the scrubby clearing at the point.

Ed Boyd
Westminster, MD

 wrote:
>    I looked at the lake at Piney Run Park this afternoon between 3 and 
> 4 with Bill Ellis. Stan Arnold was across the lake and Joe Hanfman was 
> there earlier. We agree that it was two Surf Scoters, a stunning adult 
> male and a female, also seen in flight. They were still tucked in at 
> the center of the lake when we left. Also seen were four Wood Ducks 
> flying over and the two Red-headed Woodpeckers that have been stashing 
> acorns for the past month and are still hard at work.
>
> Bob Ringler
> Eldersburg MD
> 
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jane E Fallon" <>
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:25:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Piney Run Lake - Surf and White-winged Scoters
>
> Posted for Fred Fallon.
>
> This morning about 11:15 am  Fred found a Surf Scoter and a White-winged
> Scoter together at Pine Run Lake.
>
> Jane Fallon
> Huntingtown, MD