I also checked this area today since I will be covering it next week as 
part of the C&O Canal count. I visited in the afternoon and by then more 
birds had arrived. A pair of Common Goldeneye were there, as well as 10 
Gadwall, several hundred more Canada geese, and some sort of hybrid 
goose (possibly Canada x domestic Graylag) and a white domestic goose. 
An adult Bald Eagle also soared overhead. Hope all these birds stick 
around for the count!

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland

Joe Hanfman wrote:
> Jeff Culler and I birded at Big Pool, Washington County this morning. The highlights were Tundra Swan 1, Am Wigeon 1, Northern Pintail 3, Canvasback 1, Redhead 2, and American Coot 1. All of the ducks were just past Mile Marker 113 which is about 1 mile north of the C&O Canal parking area at Fort Frederick State Park. We missed the Common Goldeneyes which David Yeany saw, a few days ago. The complete list is below. 
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> On returning to Howard County we had 1 blue phase adult Snow Goose at the pond on Lariland Farms, visable from Rt 94. 
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> Location:     Fort Frederick SP---Big Pool 
> Observation date:     1/18/10 
> Number of species:     35 
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> Canada Goose     75 
> Tundra Swan     1 
> American Wigeon     1 
> American Black Duck     48 
> Mallard     36 
> Northern Pintail     3 
> Canvasback     1 
> Redhead     2 
> Ring-necked Duck     2 
> Bufflehead     7 
> Hooded Merganser     1 
> Common Merganser     30 
> Ruddy Duck     1 
> Wild Turkey     5 
> Turkey Vulture     1 
> Red-tailed Hawk     2 
> American Coot     1 
> Downy Woodpecker     3 
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     4 
> Pileated Woodpecker     2 
> Blue Jay     6 
> American Crow     8 
> Carolina Chickadee     14 
> Tufted Titmouse     6 
> White-breasted Nuthatch     4 
> Carolina Wren     2 
> Golden-crowned Kinglet     2 
> Eastern Bluebird     4 
> American Robin     2 
> Northern Mockingbird     3 
> European Starling     6 
> White-throated Sparrow     2 
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     1 
> Northern Cardinal     10 
> House Finch     2 
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> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) 
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