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Oxbow Lake Nature Preserve: 1st visit

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diane Ford

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diane Ford

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Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:54:22 -0700

Hi all,

  I took advantage of the nice weather to dig out directions and head to Oxbow Lake in 
Anne Arundel Co.  Got there late in the morning but there was plenty to see, both avian and reptilian. The Pectoral Sandpiper is still present, and I did manage to see some of the Wilson's Snipe. A Lesser Yellowlegs dropped in briefly. A Great Egret was present as well.
I only hiked a small portion of the lake, and met mdOspreyers' Tom and Wendy.
Will bird here again- very nice place.

Wilson's Snipe
Pectoral Sandpiper
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron(s)
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Killdeer  1
Belted Kingfisher
Mallard  
Wood Duck  1
Red shouldered Hawk 
Pine Warbler (heard)
American Robin
Fish Crow
Turkey Vulture
Palm Warblers ( they were suddenly everywhere)
Yellow rumped Warbler 2
Ruby crowned Kinglet
Red winged Blackbirds
Purple Grackle
Tree Swallow 
Rough winged Swallow
 
Black Rat snake  1 (3 foot long)
various frogs and turtles
D.Ford/Bethesda, Md