A long, slow walk near Loch Raven Reservoir with 2 Winter Wrens, 13 
Hooded Merganser, Golden-crowned Kinglets & a Red-breasted Nuthatch 
being the stars of the show.

I rounded a corner just to see if there were any ducks hiding in the 
inlet; instead I found a GC Kinglet foraging in the matted vegetation on 
the stony shore.  It was totally oblivious to our presence, moving 
closer & closer & allowing wonderful viewing.

The group of Hooded Merganser had twice as many males as females.  The 
males were engaging in a good deal of courtship display, with crests 
constantly raised & a good bit of head-shaking & head back-tilting.  
Gorgeous group of birds!

We also had:

Double-crested Cormorant
Pied-billed Grebe
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Northern Shoveler
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey   ---  flying with freshly caught fish
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin (1 only!)
Northern Mockingbird
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red--winged Blackbird

Georgia McDonald    Towson, Balt Co