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Swallow and Eurasian Wigeon (Harford/Cecil)

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Chris Starling

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Chris Starling

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Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:59:42 -0400

Greetings,
Perryville's Eurasian Wigeon (adult male) was observed from The Perryville 
Community Park yesterday at 6:00PM. After unsuccessfully checking the 
numerous duck/coot rafts within the Mill Creek basin, I focused on the distant 
rafts up in furnace bay. It took about 20 minutes of scoping an aggressively 
feeding raft of Am. Wigeon, Gadwall, Canvasback, and Coot before I found the 
Eurasian Wigeon jutting out of the end of the raft. The bird was only 
identifiable because it kept leaving the raft; allowing adequate looks at its 
steel-grey body, reddish head, and white pate. The whole raft was feeding 
rather ferociously and the wigeons, gadwall, and canvasback were being quite 
the aggressors. 

Additionally, I had at least 14 Tree Swallows at APG (Harford County) 
yesterday! -My first true sign of spring! Last night, I dreamt that I had 
Ospreys here at work... so who knows!!!!

BTW- The Black Vulture roost is still going strong above building 2200 at APG. 
This morning it held approximately 50 birds. 

Good Birding,
Chris Starling
North East, MD