New species for Oxbow Lake - Marsh Wren - found by Jay Sheppard this morning.

Really need to do a good survey of the marsh area - no telling what species might turn up!

Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Oct 31, 2011 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)

Comments:     Conditions at 11:15 AM: 46.7 °F; Clear; Humidity: 79%; Wind: Calm; 
Visibility: 10.0 miles; Dew Point: 41 °F; Precipitation: 11% Chance of Rain; 
Pressure: 30.31 in; UV: 3. This is a Jay Sheppard report. It was probably colder 
when he started (I will adjust later). Jay is out in the marsh. He checked the 
condition of the beaver dam and found it was severly damaged after the wind and 
rain produced by Hurricane Irene and the affects of Tropical Storm Lee. The mud 
is expanding every day, although a lot of water remains. Good conditions for 
waterfowl, shorebirds, and raptors. Jay found a new species for the Oxbow - 
Marsh Wren. Really need to do a good survey of the marsh area - no telling what 
species might turn up!

12 species

Bald Eagle  1
Northern Harrier  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Killdeer  8
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Pectoral Sandpiper  14
Eastern Phoebe  1
Marsh Wren  1
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1

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

Marcy

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD


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