Joe,

Marshall Howe and I saw that loon during the Triadelphia CBC on Jan 2. 
Do you think it has enough clearance to get out of there?

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg

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> This afternoon I re-found 2 American Tree Sparrows at Schooley Mill Park. They were at the Beaver Pond which is #10 on the Schooley Site Guide Map. 
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> There was also a Winter Wren in the same area. 
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> At Brighton Dam there was a male Common Goldeneye and a Common Loon. Both birds were on the south side of the dam and within 30 yards of the dam. An adult Bald Eagle made a weak attempt a diving on the goldeneye. Maybe the eagle could see that the goldeneye was too healthy or maybe it doesn't like the taste of goldeneye. 
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> At least 400 Common Mergansers and 15 Hooded Mergansers on the north side of the dam. 
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> Joe Hanfman 
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