The continuing male Blue-winged Teal was feeding just out from the 
outlet channel on the peninsula with some Green-winged Teal and Mallards. All at 
once the waterfowl got up and the Blue-winged Teal flew past us standing at the 
SE Observation Point flashing his magnificent baby-blues!

Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Feb 17, 2012 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)

Comments:     Conditions: 50°F, Clear, Humidity: 53%, Wind: 14.0 mph from the 
WSW, Visibility: 10.0 miles, Dew Point: 34 °F, Precipitation: 20% Chance of 
Rain, Pressure: 29.97 in, UV: 4. Jay Sheppard and I checked out the Oxbow over 
lunch today. Was happy to meet four other birders and where able to show them 
the Blue-winged Teal (in flight) and some Wilson's Snipe - life birds for some 
of them! The continuing male Blue-winged Teal was feeding just out from the 
outlet channel on the peninsula with some Green-winged Teal and Mallards. All at 
once the waterfowl got up and the Blue-winged Teal flew past us standing at the 
SE Observation Point flashing his magnificent baby-blues!

11 species

Canada Goose  12
American Wigeon  1
Mallard  55

Blue-winged Teal  1     continuing - was feeding just out from the outlet 
channel on the peninsula with some Green-winged Teal and Mallards. All at once 
the  waterfowl got up and the Blue-winged Teal flew past us standing at the SE 
Observation Point flashing his magnificent baby-blues!

Green-winged Teal  12
Hooded Merganser  8
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Wilson's Snipe  6     continuing - Oxbow Lake with its widespread mudflats provides perfect habitat
Ring-billed Gull  35
American Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD


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