If you'd like to see two playful River Otter, now is the time at Oxbow Lake. Because of the almost 2.5" of rain that fell on Thursday, the Little Patuxent River backwashed into the Oxbow so there is a lot of water in the lake right now. The River Otter were very active this morning with lots of water to hunt and play in. A very smart Great Blue Heron shadows the otters as they kick up food sources for them and make hunting a little easier.

Marcy


Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Dec 10, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)

Comments:     Conditions: 37- 41 °F, Clear, Humidity: 72%, Wind: 3.0 mph from 
the WSW, Visibility: 10.0 miles, Dew Point: 33 °F, Precipitation: 7% Chance of 
Rain, Pressure: 30.28 in, UV: 1. Jay Sheppard and I started out early just after 
sunrise (7:15 a.m.). No Common Goldeneye this morning. Ran into Ira Simone just 
before we were leaving. Watched the 2 River Otter as they swam around hunting 
and playing. Observed them both on a log and on top of the muskrat lodge out in 
the middle of the lake. Also, watched 1 Muskrat swam to the shoreline and 
stopped for a bite to eat.
20 species

Canada Goose  250
American Wigeon  1
American Black Duck  1
Mallard  35
Green-winged Teal  5
Hooded Merganser  25
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Killdeer  8
Ring-billed Gull  15
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  5
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
Fish Crow  15
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  10

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

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD


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