The highlight of my lunchhour walk at Oxbow Lake was a Peregrin Falcon.

Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Feb 14, 2012 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)

Comments:     Valentine's Day Conditions: 52.9 °F, Clear, Humidity: 43%, Wind: 
Calm, Visibility: 10.0 miles, Dew Point: 31 °F, Precipitation: 32% Chance of 
Rain, Pressure: 29.85 in, UV: 5. Highlight was a Peregrin Falcon. First sighted 
perched on the Egret Tree waiting for the right opportunity to make its aerial 
assault. Watched as it took flight, got the whole flock of Ring-billed Gull up, 
and came screaming over my head in pursuit. As I walked along the area we call 
the fishing hole, I noticed where some predator had probably plucked a 
Ring-billed Gull for lunch. By measuring the diameter of where the feathers were 
tossed, should be able to tell the size of the predator.

20 species

American Wigeon  9
Mallard  75
Green-winged Teal  1     Saw a flock of about 12 teal fly, but I was unable to relocate them. I did see 1 female Green-winged Teal.
Hooded Merganser  7
Great Blue Heron  2
Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Peregrine Falcon  1     crow-sized, fast-flying, moustache, blue-grey back, dense vertical streaks on underparts, large yellow feet

Ring-billed Gull  125
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
Carolina Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  8
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Eastern Towhee  2
Dark-eyed Junco  10
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  25

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

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD


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