Did a quick check of some County waterfowl spots today.  Ducks are 
starting to arrive in numbers.  Nothing too unusual but did have two 
uncommon-in-the-county Northern Shovelers at Black Hill Regional Park 
and six Redheads at Violette's Lock.  eBird lists below:

Location:     C&O Canal--Violette's Lock
Observation date:     12/11/10

Canada Goose     2
Tundra Swan     5
Gadwall     1
American Wigeon     2
American Black Duck     1
Mallard     20
Redhead     6
Ring-necked Duck     1
Common Merganser     2
Ruddy Duck     5
Pied-billed Grebe     8
Ring-billed Gull     5
Downy Woodpecker     2
Carolina Wren     2

Location:     C&O Canal--Riley's Lock
Observation date:     12/11/10

Canada Goose     60
Mute Swan     1
Tundra Swan     5
Gadwall     1
American Black Duck     10
Mallard     70
Green-winged Teal     5
Canvasback     2
Lesser Scaup     5
Greater/Lesser Scaup     25
Ruddy Duck     4
Horned Grebe     1
Great Blue Heron     2
American Coot     60
Ring-billed Gull     18
Northern Flicker     1
American Crow     1
Fish Crow     2

Location:     Black Hill Regional Park
Observation date:     12/11/10

Canada Goose     150
Gadwall     2
American Black Duck     2
Mallard     15
Northern Shoveler     2
Canvasback     15
Ring-necked Duck     250
Bufflehead     50
Hooded Merganser     6
Common Merganser     2
Ruddy Duck     60
Pied-billed Grebe     6
Bald Eagle     1
American Coot     18
Ring-billed Gull     2
Downy Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     3
Fish Crow     1
crow sp.     12
Carolina Chickadee     2
Tufted Titmouse     2
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     1
Northern Mockingbird     1
Song Sparrow     3
Northern Cardinal     2
American Goldfinch     2

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

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
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