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Oxbow Lake, mud flats, shorebirds & ducks

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Marcy Stutzman

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Marcy Stutzman

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Thu, 6 Oct 2011 07:48:10 -0400

More and more mud is appearing daily at Oxbow Lake indicating the beavers still have work to do to repair the dam damaged by Hurricane Irene. There's still plenty of water and food to eat for waterfowl, so we find Oxbow Lake in a win-win situation. The complete list is below, but notice the increased numbers in waterfowl and shorebirds.

We also had a 6 woodpecker day.

Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Oct 5, 2011 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Conditions: 59-71.3 °F , Clear, no clouds, Humidity: 53%, Wind: 
2.0 mph from the North, Visibility: 10.0 miles, Dew Point: 53 °F, Precipitation: 
1% Chance of Rain, Pressure: 30.13 in, UV: 6. Joined Jay Sheppard looking for 
warblers (with no luck). The amount of mud has increased and the number of 
shorebirds was up.

34 species

Canada Goose  75
Wood Duck  55
American Black Duck  1
Mallard  35
Blue-winged Teal  6
Green-winged Teal  8

Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  1
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  5
Osprey  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  3
Red-shoulder Hawk  2

Killdeer  8
Lesser Yellowlegs  10
Least Sandpiper  3
Pectoral Sandpiper   6

Chimney Swift  9
Belted Kingfisher  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker  6
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  3
Pileated Woodpecker  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay 12
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  8
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Carolina Wren  4
American Robin  12
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  6
American Goldfinch  3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD

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