Had a chilly climb up the 120' meteorological tower this morning. Thankfully there was virtually no wind. Lots of geese streaming in from the Bay, presumably. Noteably, a single Cackling Goose in one strand and a Snow Goose in another. The Snow Goose strand flew so close overhead I probably could have gotten a halfway decent photo with a standard point and shoot camera!

Our Bald Eagles appear to be setting up shop again on the nest that failed last year. They produced two eaglets which disappeared when I went on vacation in late April. We're all hoping that they'll fledge this time around.
 
Tyler Bell

California, Maryland 



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Location:    Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Observation date:    2/2/10
Notes:    tower climb
Number of species:    10

Snow Goose    1
Cackling Goose (Richardson's)    1
Canada Goose    150
Bald Eagle    1
Red-shouldered Hawk    1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet    1
Eastern Bluebird    1
American Robin    3
Northern Cardinal    1
House Finch    1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)