Date: 5/1/25 7:02 am From: Anna Urciolo <anna.urciolo...> Subject: [MDBirding] Male wood duck and purple gallinule at Avenel golf course
I monitor bluebird boxes weekly on this golf course and had quite a surprise this morning. There was a pond that has a sad, leaning wood duck box for a long time but no wood ducks as there is little vegetation or shrubs around the pond.
This morning I saw a male wood duck flying towards one end of the pond and slowly swimming back. He was following another waterfowl which was definitely not a female wood duck but a purple gallinule complete with red bill tipped with yellow. Interesting combination!
Avenel is not that close to McBeshers where a purple gallinule has been seen for weeks. I wonder if it could be the same bird.
Avenel is a private golf course.
Anna Urciolo
Rockville MD
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