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Mont. Co.: Black Hill RP...

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Jim Moore

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Jim Moore

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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:17:04 -0500

Had a lot of pent up birding desire after having both the Christmas 
counts I was going to participate in this weekend called off.  So I 
decided to brave the roads and see what birding spots might be 
accessible.  I was glad I had a 4WD, but I did manage to do my usual 
circuit of Little Seneca Lake (Black Hill Regional Park) and found a 
good variety of waterfowl, including two Long-tailed Ducks, a Redhead, 
and six Canvasback. (Several of the usual parking areas were unplowed 
when I was there, however).  Full eBird list below.

Stopped briefly at Riley's lock and had a flyover Merlin, but the only 
waterfowl I saw when I was there were a few Lesser Scaup and a 
Pied-billed Grebe.

Lots of sparrows, juncos, and other birds by the sides of the roads, of 
course.

Location:     Black Hill Regional Park
Observation date:     12/20/09
(larger numbers are conservative estimates)

Canada Goose     200
American Wigeon     4
Mallard     4
Canvasback     6
Redhead     1
Long-tailed Duck     2
Bufflehead     40
Common Goldeneye     3
Hooded Merganser     6
Common Merganser     2
Ruddy Duck     40
Pied-billed Grebe     3
Double-crested Cormorant     1
Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture     3
Bald Eagle     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
American Coot     10
Ring-billed Gull     8
Mourning Dove     4
Downy Woodpecker     1
Fish Crow     2
crow sp.     4
Carolina Chickadee     2
Carolina Wren     1
Northern Mockingbird     1
European Starling     4
Song Sparrow     5
White-throated Sparrow     8
Dark-eyed Junco     12
Northern Cardinal     5
American Goldfinch     2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
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