On Friday, June 29, 2012 9:08:33 AM UTC-4, Bob Ringler wrote:
> Debbie Terry and I ventured into Western Maryland yesterday. Our first stop was near my uncle's farm on Porter Cemetery Road in Allegany County. I had never found Henslow's Sparrows there in the past so I wanted to check out the recent reports. Though all the hayfields have been mowed the steeper slope on the west side of the road remains unused. We saw one Henslow's Sparrow singing there and one Grasshopper Sparrow singing also. A juvenile Grasshopper Sparrow was in the road allowing close approach. I heard a Bobolink but did not see any. Meadowlarks are doing well and one Kestrel was here also. We heard at least two Savannah Sparrows.</div>
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> �� At Old Legislative Road we found no winged warblers. The only warblers we saw were Yellowthroat and Redstart. We saw a stub-tailed fledgling Red-eyed Vireo. The White-eyed Vireo was still singing.</div>
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> �� We spent about an hour and a half on Russell Road in Garrett County without finding the Blue Grosbeak. Highlights here were a Vesper Sparrow carrying food and another Kestrel. Farther up the road we heard more Henslow's Sparrows and saw more Meadowlarks and Bobolinks.</div>
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> �� We stopped in to visit the Gaffneys. Their hummingbird feeder was very active and a Purple Finch was singing there. Two Wild Turkeys were along McAndrews Hill Road.</div>
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> �� In the afternoon we switched primarily to butterflying though we did see the immature Common Loon at Piney Reservoir. While driving Lower New Germany Road just above Blue Lick Road a Black Bear crossed the road in front of us.
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> Bob Ringler</div>
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My friend Jason and I also checked out Old Legislative Road on Thursday June 28. We also did not find any Golden-winged Warblers. We counted 5 Henslow's Sparrows in a walk of over dirt trail mostly along the east side of the road plus the roadside itself plus pieces of the trail on the west side of the road.
Piney Mountain Rd. in Garrett SF was quite productive (lots of B.T. Blue Warblers as was Finzel Swamp (pair of Am. Woodcock at dawn).
Scott Baron
Vienna, Va.
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