[MDOsprey] Black Scoter in Harford

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        Thanks to eagle-eyed Dave Webb, who pulled the bird out of a flock
of 25,000 scaup, I added BLACK SCOTER, a female, to my year list this
morning at Hoadley Road. The scaup were at least 98% Lessers, with a few
Greaters evident. We also had 15 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
and 6 CANVASBACKS. And, despite the massive rafts, that's all. Oh, 16 Mute
Swns.
        The scoter is number 242 for the year (with a bird or two to be
resolved yet).

Rick

PS - There was a Northern Shrike in Lancaster County today (I know, its not
Maryland), and they ahve been showing up in fab numbers in New York and PA
the last week. Keep looking. Also, both crossbills are on the move and
showing up at feeders just north of us.

rick

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken
seriously.
-- Hubert H. Humphrey

Rick Blom
rblom@blazie.com
4318 Cowan Place
Belcamp, Maryland 21017
(410)575-6086

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