[MDOsprey] Dickcissel at Lake Elkhorn
Auk1844@aol.com
Sat, 18 Dec 1999 14:32:42 EST
At 1PM on Saturday 12/18 I located the Dickcissel that had been previously
seen at Lake Elkhorn, Columbia, MD. It was near the dam and townhouses with a
flock of house sparrows. I re-located it about 15 minutes later about 100
yards from the boat ramp still with house sparrows.
Also at the lake were two Bonaparte's Gulls, Ring Necked Ducks, Pied
Billed Grebes, Ruddy Ducks, Coots, and two Canvasbacks.
I got a good look at the chestnut collar on the neck of a Ring-Neck Duck
as he faced the sun and extended his neck while flapping his wings in the
water.
Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD