I went up to Black Hills Regional Park this afternoon looking for ducks. I found:
20-25 Hooded Mergansers
200+ Bufflehead
7 Canvasback (2 males, 5 females)
2 Tundra Swans
100+ Mallards
300+ Canada Geese
40-50 Ruddies
20+ Coots
5 Pied Billed Grebes
4 Black Ducks
1 American Widgeon
The Tundra Swans, Hooded Mergansers and Widgeon were all in the Ten Mile Creek area. The Canvasbacks were in the alcove by the pull-off on Rt. 121
Other birds of interest: 1 great blue heron, a Brown Creeper working the tree above the feeders at the Visitor Center, and a Cooper's Hawk swooping about a foot over the parking lot before disappering into the woods!
Matt Von Hendy
Rockville, MD
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