Stopped off to fish the Monocacy River this evening and found an Olive-sided on a snag on the north side of rt 550 above the playground. White patch down the center, strong notch on tail, large, peaked head. It held its own as a Blue Jay, Phoebe and several Cedar Waxwings tried to take its perch.
In the shrubs near the NW corner of the bridge were a very cooperative Cape May, a Red-breasted Nuthatch and a Chestnut-sided that responded to my screech-owl immitation.
Also, if anyone birds that area and know the status of nearby bobwhite please let me know offline.
Thanks,
David Gersten
Silver Spring, MD
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