I spent the day birding Western MD. I started at Finzel Swamp
where I encountered the day's highlight: a Northern Shrike perched on
a snag in the swamp proper. Other notable birds at Finzel were ten
American Tree Sparrows and a single Ruffed Grouse. From there things
got rather quiet. Piney Reservoir, Little Meadows Lake, North Branch,
and Rocky Gap combined for a total of about 200 Canada Geese, two
Buffleheads, and two Pied-billed Grebes. Big Pool, however, did have a
large number of water birds but not the greatest diversity:

Pied Billed Grebe--3
Ring-necked Duck--39
Common Merganser--19
Hooded Merganser--3
American Wigeon--1
Mallard--150
American Black Duck--100
Canada Goose--300

There easily could have been other ducks at Big Pool. The water was
quite high and almost all the dabblers were hidden among the newly
emergent vegetation.

Mike Ostrowski
N. Bethesda


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