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Another Weekend Birding at Patuxent North Tract

Posted on May 2, 2016October 9, 2020 by Nancie

A Wet Day at Lake Allen at Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract — A Wet Day at Lake Allen at Patuxent Research Refuge

This weekend we wound up spending a good chunk of Saturday and Sunday birding at Patuxent Research Refuge’s North Tract. Neither day turned out as we had hoped or expected, but we still saw something to excite us each day. It’s just that kind of place . . .

American Coots at Black Hill Regional Park

Posted on February 21, 2016October 9, 2020 by Nancie

American Coots seen near the dock while birding at Black Hill Regional Park — American Coots Neart the Dock at Black Hill Regional Park in Maryland

My husband Jim and I went birding at Black Hill Regional Park yesterday. Our local lakes have been mostly frozen over for weeks. So recent trips have resulted in seeing Canada Geese and Ring-Billed Gulls walking on ice.

But on Saturday temperatures went up to around 60. We had to get outside. I researched recent sightings on eBird to decide where to go. Then we headed to Maryland’s Black Hill Regional Park over in Montgomery County Maryland to look for interesting water birds.