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Re: Oxbow Lake - Short-billed Dowitcher (new species)

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Marcy Stutzman

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Marcy Stutzman

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Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:03:00 -0400

The Short-billed Dowitcher was seen from 9:20-11:40 a.m. and was very 
cooperative. From the SE Observation Point looking due north toward Gallinule 
Point, there are a few large gray looking dead snags of varying heights in the 
background. The largest of the snags was reflecting in the lake southward. It 
was in the vicinity of this reflection where the dowitcher stayed. Moving to the 
left and to the right sometimes, but staying in the general vicinity. Ira Simon 
stopped by and captured photos. It was feeding with a Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser 
Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, and a Pectoral Sandpiper. A few peeps flew in but 
disappeared amongst the grasses along the shoreline. 

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Subject: eBird Report - Oxbow Lake, Aug 20, 2011

Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Aug 20, 2011 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     20110820: 68-81F, Clear, Wind: N at 0 mph, Humidity: 98-54%. 
Started the morning early. Picked up 2 bags of kids trash (empty cheap liquor 
bottles, cheap beer cans, etc). - will be glad when school is back in session 
and kids have things to keep them busy. Saw 2 River Otters! I was also focusing 
on a large rock in the water when it suddenly moved - a Snapping Turtle!

The Short-billed Dowitcher was seen from 9:20-11:40 a.m. and was very 
cooperative. From The SE Observation Point looking due north toward Gallinule 
Point, there are a few large gray looking dead snags of varying heights in the 
background. The largest of the snags was reflecting in the lake southward. It 
was in the vicinity of this reflection where the dowitcher stayed. Moving to the 
left and to the right sometimes, but staying in the general vicinity. Ira Simon 
stopped by and captured photos. It was feeding with a Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser 
Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, and Pectoral Sandpiper. A few peeps (probablyy 
Least Sandpipers) flew in but disappeared amongst the grasses along the 
shoreline. A Bald Eagle got all the Mallards up and flying, so it was easy to 
count them.
32 species

Canada Goose  4
Wood Duck  10
Mallard  20
Great Blue Heron  8
Great Egret  7
Snowy Egret  5
Little Blue Heron  5
Green Heron  6
Turkey Vulture  1
Bald Eagle  2
Northern Harrier  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Least Sandpiper  5
Pectoral Sandpiper  1
Short-billed Dowitcher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Barn Swallow  50
Carolina Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  2
American Robin  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  25
Common Grackle  6

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

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD


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