Maren Gimpel and I ventured west today to try for the Loggerhead Shrike and bird around Washington and Frederick counties neither of which I had ever stepped foot in before. We found the LOSH perched atop trees along the edge of the barbed wire fence at 1050ish, unfortunately we didn't get to watch it too long before it disappeared.  We made a few stops along the C & O canal, Lilypons and drove up Sugar Loaf Mtn. We didn't find anything out of the ordinary but did enjoyed the birding. Our last stop of the day was at Little Seneca Lake on the way home, where we found what seemed to be good numbers of waterfowl. The complete list is below.


Location:    Black Hill RP--Little Seneca Lake, Rte.121
Observation date:    1/16/10
Notes:    Just about all birds were north of the bridge as the south side is mostly covered in ice.
Number of species:    24

Canada Goose    7
Tundra Swan    13
American Black Duck    5
Mallard    2
Canvasback    7
Ring-necked Duck    59
Lesser Scaup    1
Bufflehead    15
Common Goldeneye    2
Hooded Merganser    40
Common Merganser    150
Ruddy Duck    22
Pied-billed Grebe    2
Great Blue Heron    1
Bald Eagle    2
Ring-billed Gull    2
Rock Pigeon    18
American Crow    19
Carolina Wren    5
American Robin    1
European Starling    3
Song Sparrow    3
White-throated Sparrow    18
Northern Cardinal    3

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Dan Small
Chestertown, MD