Hi Everyone,

The following report is posted on behalf of Jim Green.  Have fun,

Ron Gutberlet
Salisbury, MD
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WESTERN MARYLAND - 11/22

Hi Everybody: I spent Monday birding in our three westernmost counties and had an overall uneventful day. I started in Garrett County and then worked my way east into Allegany and then Washington Counties. Below are abridged trips of my various stops.

Garrett County
Finzel Swamp

Swamp Sparrow     2
American Tree Sparrow      11      I did not know it at the time but this would be my best species of the day.  (Several of them were singing)
Hermit Thrush     1

Piney Run (Frostburg Watershed)

Killdeer    21
American Tree Sparrow    3
(There was absolutely no waterfowl here)

Lake Meadows

Canada Goose    255
Mallard     24
Ruddy Duck     53

I spent the next 90 minutes on Russell Road unsuccessfully trying to refind the Northern Shrike seen over the weekend by Stasz and Co.)  I had one Red-tailed Hawk and one Common Raven for my efforts.

My best bird on Michael Road was a Northern Mockingbird.

ALLEGANY COUNTY

Old Legislative Road was extremely quiet (midday).
On Old Dan's Rock Road  I was surprised by an E. Screech Owl that called spontaneously after I started back down the road from the overlook.

At North Branch I saw one American Kestrel and an Eastern Phoebe.

Lake Habib at Rocky Gap State Park

Pied-billed Grebe     1
Killdeer     8
Mallard    11
Ruddy Duck     29
Bufflehead     2
Hooded Merganser     2
Common Raven     1

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Big Pool

Canada Goose     235
Mallard     36
Black Duck     15
Gadwall     7
Common Merganser     12
American Coot     3

Blair Valley Lake

Canada Goose     48
Hooded Merganser     2

That about sums up my day in western MD.

Jim Green
Gaithersburg, MD

work in moderation, BIRD IN EXCESS!!!