Hello, birders.
Bob Klarquist and I birded section 16 of the Seneca (MD) CBC on Sunday the
18th. Conditions were good for birding, sunny, calm and not too cold. We
birded on the Virginia side of the Potomac at Lowe's Island Golf Course in the
NE corner of Loudoun Co. Our best bird was a male LONG-TAILED DUCK that was
roughly in the middle of the river. Nearby were a large flock of Ring-billed
Gulls, a Canada Goose and several Am. Coot. This spot on the river was where
the Neotropic Cormorant was being seen several weeks ago (near Violette's Lock
on the C&O Canal, Maryland).
Other neat species included Am. Tree and White-crowned Sparrow (2 of 9
sparrow species seen), Purple Finch and Barred Owl. Oh, and a Woodchuck along
the river.
Special thanks to Superintendent Byron Lash and the Lowes Island Club for
allowing us to bird this interesting property. I enjoy doing it every
December. And thanks to Bob Klarquist for his good birding skills and good
company, and to compiler Mark England, as well.
Scott Baron
Fairfax, Va.
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