North American Beavers in the suburbs

We took an evening stroll at the Wheaton Branch Stormwater Ponds and were surprised to see two beavers Castor canadensis at this urban location. One was a large, presumably adult animal, the other small - perhaps this year's offspring? I didn't have a camera with me, but I took this short video with my iPhone. Kinda cool!

So are they breeding nearby??



Checklist of birds observed, from eBird:

Wheaton Branch Stormwater Ponds, Montgomery, US-MD
Jul 31, 2012 7:12 PM - 8:13 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.62 mile(s)
Comments:     Also 2 beavers - 1 big adult (?) and a little one. Overcast, calm, 80F
Submitted from BirdLog World for iOS, version 1.4.8
25 species

Canada Goose  35
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  16
Great Blue Heron  1
Green Heron  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  6
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  5
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Fish Crow  6
Barn Swallow  3
Carolina Wren  2
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  2
European Starling  10
Eastern Towhee  1
Song Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  17
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  10

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