I arrived at the lake immediately after Jay and Marcy, but lost them as I was getting my gear out of the car. By the time that I reached the platform overlook I did not know where they had gone. Doing all of my observations from above the lake on the hillside, I had similar numbers of most species except for the shorebirds as I didn't get down to the flats (not knowing the trails here) and only saw some of the birds that I assume that they flushed on their travels. Although I only had 5 Killdeer I suspected that more were around but couldn't see them from my vantage point and I did not see the snipe.
My observations about the weather differed in that there was a high, thin, broken cloud layer due to the approaching storm system. I verified this through the historical METAR reports for nearby Fort Meade airport. The only other major differences that I had were my missing the Green-winged Teal, but I did find the Blue-winged teal that flew over the lake about 15 minutes after I arrived (and I had suspected may have been flushed by Marcy and Jay) and settled in the middle not far from the beaver lodges. It later came out into view in some open water to the right of the lodges and was feeding with a group of Mallards. I saw two Black Ducks fly in and land towards the back side of the lake shortly before I left and they did not appear to be intergrades. I did not notice the intergrade reported by Marcy and Jay.
Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Jan 21, 2012 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Comments: High, thin broken clouds, light winds, 35 degrees..
21 species
Canada Goose 18
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 52
Blue-winged Teal 1 Continuing bird - First observed flying over & into marsh. Later observed with Mallard group feeding in open water in area of lake with leafless shrubs 2/3 way across lake from observation platform.
Northern Pintail 1
Great Blue Heron 8
Killdeer 5
Ring-billed Gull 50
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 200
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
American Goldfinch 1
After I left I headed east on MD 32 from the parkway and had 4 ducks fly north, low over the highway near Lake Allen in Fort Meade that consisted of 2 Mallards and 2 Northern Shovelers.
Edward Boyd
Chestnut Hill Cove, MD
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From: Marcy Stutzman <>
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Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:12 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Oxbow Lake - Wilson's Snipe
7 Wilson's Snipe - Wilson's Snipe are common at Oxbow Lake. With all the mud at the lake, there probably are a lot more than we saw.
Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Jan 20, 2012 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Conditions: 32°F, Clear, Wind Calm: E at 5 mph, Humidity: 37%,
Visibility: 10.0 miles, Dew Point: 9 °F, Precipitation: 19% Chance of Rain ,
Pressure: 30.16 in , Ice coverage: 50%. Jay Sheppard and I checked out the Oxbow
before the possible snow expected overnight. While we were scoping the south and
west parts of the lake, 2 beaver swam from out of their lodge and looked us
over. With a slap of the tail, they moved on to better things.
16 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 30
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 1
Mallard 55
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 1
Great Blue Heron 8
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 30 continuing
Wilson's Snipe 7 Wilson's Snipe are common at Oxbow Lake. With all the mud
at the lake, there probably are a lot more than we saw.
Ring-billed Gull 35
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 175
Carolina Chickadee 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD
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