Happy Holidays to all:

  Did a brief waterfowl survey of Lake Needwood this afternoon. Canada Geese were flocking in and the lake is about 90 % frozen over. Here's a short list of species:

Canada Geese 55-65
Mallards  45
American Black Duck 1
Hooded Merganser 2-3
Ring necked Duck 25
Red bellied Woodpecker 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Black Vulture 1
Carolina Wren  2
Carolina Chickadee
White throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow 1

Mammals: Gray Squirrel 
White tailed deer struggling to walk in deep snow.

D.Ford/Bethesda, Md