Spent a few hours birding at Loch Raven Reservoir this morning between 8:30-11:00 AM. Highlights were three immature bald eagles standing next to each other on the ice between the upper dam and the bridge on Loch Raven Dr. They seemed to be playing around. A single Snow Goose was resting among dozens of Canada geese in the water near the parking area by the second dam.
Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 340
Mallard 24
Northern Shoveler 1
Ring-necked Duck 56
Bufflehead 1
Hooded Merganser 12
Common Merganser 34
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 61
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 45 |