Hi Everyone,

The feeders were slow today, but there's now a little more open water near the mouth of Rock Creek where it flows into the Patapsco River. My wife Becky and I did some scoping from the point across from our house and had some nice birds. Here's the full list from our yard and the point.

Canada Goose--2
Mallard--41
Greater/Lesser Scaup--123
Bufflehead--12
Common Goldeneye--5
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER--1 drake. Ran back to the yard to see it from the yard proper (embrace the listing madness!). Third yard record after 3/25/09 (4 birds) and 3/7/09 (4 birds).
Ruddy Duck--77
RED-THROATED LOON--1. Rock Creek. Third yard record after 3/18/09 and 4/4/08.
Cooper's Hawk--1
Ring-billed Gull--78
Herring Gull--2
Great Black-backed Gull--4
Mourning Dove--5
Red-bellied Woodpecker--2
Downy Woodpecker--1
Blue Jay--6
American Crow--2
Fish Crow--1
Carolina Chickadee--2
Tufted Titmouse--1
White-breasted Nuthatch--1
Carolina Wren--1
American Robin--151
Northern Mockingbird--1
BROWN THRASHER--1
European Starling--30
Eastern Towhee--2
Song Sparrow--2
White-throated Sparrow--22
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)--7
Northern Cardinal--3
Red-winged Blackbird--40
Common Grackle--70
Brown-headed Cowbird--2
House Finch--5
American Goldfinch--3
House Sparrow--6

Good birding,

Bill

Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland

http://www.billhubick.com