The Short-billed Dowitcher was seen from 9:20-11:40 a.m. and was very
cooperative. From the SE Observation Point looking due north toward Gallinule
Point, there are a few large gray looking dead snags of varying heights in the
background. The largest of the snags was reflecting in the lake southward. It
was in the vicinity of this reflection where the dowitcher stayed. Moving to the
left and to the right sometimes, but staying in the general vicinity. Ira Simon
stopped by and captured photos. It was feeding with a Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser
Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, and a Pectoral Sandpiper. A few peeps flew in but
disappeared amongst the grasses along the shoreline.
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Subject: eBird Report - Oxbow Lake, Aug 20, 2011
Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Aug 20, 2011 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
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Comments: 20110820: 68-81F, Clear, Wind: N at 0 mph, Humidity: 98-54%.
Started the morning early. Picked up 2 bags of kids trash (empty cheap liquor
bottles, cheap beer cans, etc). - will be glad when school is back in session
and kids have things to keep them busy. Saw 2 River Otters! I was also focusing
on a large rock in the water when it suddenly moved - a Snapping Turtle!
The Short-billed Dowitcher was seen from 9:20-11:40 a.m. and was very
cooperative. From The SE Observation Point looking due north toward Gallinule
Point, there are a few large gray looking dead snags of varying heights in the
background. The largest of the snags was reflecting in the lake southward. It
was in the vicinity of this reflection where the dowitcher stayed. Moving to the
left and to the right sometimes, but staying in the general vicinity. Ira Simon
stopped by and captured photos. It was feeding with a Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser
Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, and Pectoral Sandpiper. A few peeps (probablyy
Least Sandpipers) flew in but disappeared amongst the grasses along the
shoreline. A Bald Eagle got all the Mallards up and flying, so it was easy to
count them.
32 species
Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 10
Mallard 20
Great Blue Heron 8
Great Egret 7
Snowy Egret 5
Little Blue Heron 5
Green Heron 6
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 5
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Barn Swallow 50
Carolina Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 6
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD
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