After voting I spent the rest of the morning at Hashawha looking
specifically for chickadees. Birds of interest today:

Sapsucker  1
Carolina Chickadee  17, mostly in ones and twos, only one group of three
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE - 1 on the Vista Trail. I followed this bird for
about twenty minutes as it stayed mostly hidden in the tops of the White
Pines and Mulberries. It was alone but I felt sure of the identification
based on its voice. When it reached the end of the pines it dropped lower to
feed on the Poison Ivy and I had an excellent view of it to confirm the
identification. I believe it has been at least a decade since I have seen
one in the county.
Brown Creeper  1
Winter Wren  1, heard only
Field Sparrow  6
FOX SPARROW  2
Song Sparrow  20
Swamp Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  65
Junco  16

   At Cranberry Reservoir:

Canada Goose  200
Gadwall  3
Black Duck  4
Mallard  2
Black Duck X Mallard  1
Pintail  1
Green-winged Teal  6
Hooded Merganser  7
Ruddy Duck  6

   At home I heard 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch and 1 Purple Finch flying over.

   On Sunday (10/31) at Piney Run Park new arrivals were 7 Buffleheads, 1
Common Loon, and 2 Horned Grebes.

-- 
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD