This morning I started my Carroll County annual list at Piney Run Park
as usual. Unusual was to see at least twelve other birders there at
different times. All were searching for the putative Barnacle Goose. My
list for the morning included these waterbirds:

Canada Goose  350, including one speckle-headed bird
Tundra Swan  4, probably the same two adults with two immaturesthat have
been there a few weeks
Gadwall  4
Baldpate  13
Black Duck  17
Mallard  25
Redhead  1 male
Ring-necked Duck  20
Bufflehead  9
Hooded Merganser  80
Common Merganser  11
Ruddy Duck  20
Pied-billed Grebe  12
Great Blue Heron  3
Bald Eagle  1 adult
Coot  35
Ring-billed Gull  10

   Other people mentioned other birds to me. At the time I was there many
geese were probably feeding outside the park in local fields. Overall I
made a good start with 28 species for my walk.

-- 
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD

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