Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Apr 15, 2012 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Conditions: 81°F, Clear, Wind: S at 9 mph, Humidity: 32%. New 
arrivals included Spotted Sandpiper, Hermit Thrush, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 
Also observed two Eastern Ratsnake coiled together in the sun near the beaver 
lodge. The female was large (long and thick), while the male was very small 
(thin). Completely black except for a white chin. The body is slender and the 
head is wedge-shaped. Talked to a family taking a walk and showed them Wilson's 
Snipe, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Yellowlegs, and a Red-winged Blackbird. The 
snipe, teal, yellowlegs, and sandpipers are all feed amonst each other and are 
easily seen along the edges of the peninsula.

26 species

Canada Goose  20
Wood Duck  6
Mallard  7
Blue-winged Teal  4
Great Blue Heron  5
Osprey  2
Red-shouldered Hawk  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Killdeer  3
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Lesser Yellowlegs  5
Wilson's Snipe  11
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  6
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  3
American Crow  10
Fish Crow  15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Hermit Thrush  4
American Robin  14
Eastern Towhee  4
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  25
Common Grackle  2

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

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD


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