Jim Peters and I watched a Clapper Rail swim across the channel in the
wetland at Fort McHenry yesterday (4/22) -- it disappeared in the marsh and
remained hidden for the rest of the morning.

Location:     Fort McHenry NHM
Observation date:     4/22/10
Number of species:     29

Canada Goose     8
Mallard     7
Canvasback     1
Double-crested Cormorant     19
Great Blue Heron     3
Osprey     2
Clapper Rail     1
Ring-billed Gull     45
Herring Gull     5
Great Black-backed Gull     2
Mourning Dove     1
Fish Crow     3
Tree Swallow     55
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Barn Swallow     2
Hermit Thrush     3
American Robin     7
Northern Mockingbird     1
European Starling     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     2
Eastern Towhee     1
Song Sparrow     5
Swamp Sparrow     22
White-throated Sparrow     15
Red-winged Blackbird     18
Common Grackle     14
House Finch     2
American Goldfinch     3
House Sparrow     3

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

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