Montgomery Waterfowl

Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 14:42:44 -0500 

Despite the pouring-down rain this morning, Fran and I decided to make 
the rounds of some of our favorite Montgomery County waterfowl spots.  
Here's what we found:

Damascus Road Ponds, both north and south:  EMPTY

Sundown Road Pond North:
	Mallard  6
	American Black Duck  1

Sundown Road Pond South:  EMPTY

Zion Road Pond:
	Canada Goose  15
	Ring-necked Duck  60
	Bufflehead  20
	Redhead  6
	Gadwall  3
	Ruddy Duck  8
	American Coot  1
	Ring-billed Gull  30
	Herring Gull  10
	Great Blue Heron  1
	Red-tailed Hawk  1

Laytonsville Pond
	Canada Goose  350+
	Bufflehead  1
	Mallard  30
	Green-winged Teal  3
	Red-tailed Hawk  1
	American Crow  10
	European Starling  50

Brink Road Pond:  EMPTY

Black Hill Park, Boat Launch Area
	Horned Grebe  5
	Canada Goose  1
	Mallard  2
	Ring-necked Duck  9
	Bufflehead  22
	Red-breasted Merganser  1
	American Coot  25
	American Crow  1
	Northern Cardinal  2
	Dark-eyed Junco  5
	House Sparrow  10

Black Hill Park, Visitor Center
	Horned Grebe  1
	Canada Goose  10
	Bufflehead  6
	Carolina Wren  1
	American Crow  10
	Fish Crow  2
	Northern Cardinal  6
	Song Sparrow  2
	American Goldfinch  6

Black Hill Park, Bridge Area
	Pied-billed Grebe  3
	Horned Grebe  2
	Canada Goose  15
	Ring-necked Duck  12
	Canvasback  75
	Bufflehead  25
	Common Goldeneye  4
	Hooded Merganser  2
	Ruddy Duck  3
	Great Blue Heron  1
	American Coot  25

Riley's Lock Road (Seneca Creek) area of Potomac River
	Pied-billed Grebe  2
	Horned Grebe  3
	Turkey Vulture  2
	Canada Goose  12
	American Wigeon  25
	Ring-necked Duck  100+
	Canvasback  25
	REDHEAD  100+ (!!!)
	Lesser Scaup  75
	Greater Scaup  5
	American Coot  5
	Ring-billed Gull  5
	Herring Gull  3
	Belted Kingfisher  2
	Hairy Woodpecker  1
	Northern Flicker  1
	Carolina Wren  2
	Carolina Chickadee  4
	Song Sparrow  2
	Dark-eyed Junco  6
	American Goldfinch  3

Manor Care Pond (formerly National Geographic HQ)
	Turkey Vulture  1
	Canada Goose  150
	Ring-necked Duck  45
	Bufflehead  12
	Lesser Scaup  1
	Hooded Merganser  6
	American Coot  10
	American Crow  5
	Fish Crow  2
	Mourning Dove  6
	Dark-eyed Junco  15


How about all those Redheads on the Potomac???

Best,
Norm

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Norm Saunders
Colesville, MD
osprey@ari.net