I visited Piney Run Park Tuesday afternoon but had a computer problem
preventing me from reporting then. I went out again late this afternoon to
see how things had changed after some warm weather. There are two large
openings in the lake now. The larger one is in the main body of the lake on
the north side. The smaller one is between the nature center and the dam.
Tuesday, 1/18/11:
Canada Goose 180
Black Duck 85
Mallard 130
Pintail 3, a male and two females
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 male, rare here in winter
Canvasback 6
Ring-necked Duck 4
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 1 female, rare here any time, thanks to Joe Hanfman
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 9
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Coot 65
Ring-billed Gull 14
Thursday, 1/20/11
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 1 orange-billed adult
Canada Goose 2,500
Canada Goose X Greylag Goose hybrid 1
Canada Goose X Blue Goose hybrid 1
Black Duck 60
Mallard 40
Canvasback 1
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 12
Common Merganser 1 female
Ruddy Duck 5
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Bald Eagle 1 adult
Coot 50
Ring-billed Gull 410
Herring Gull 6
--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD |