Seeing Kurt Schwarz' report of a Common Raven in Howard County today
has reminded me to post a report of the same species -- becoming more
common by the year in mid-Maryland -- from a walk upstream along the
C&O Canal from Pennyfield Lock this morning, Thursday, 12/13.
Our regular Thursday morning "Rolling Turnstones" group heard a Raven
when we were pretty close to Blockhouse Point, midmorning. We never
saw the bird but clearly heard its croaking.
The canal towpath was very birdy this morning, with a ton of
sparrows, Wrens (Carolina and Winter) and (Golden-crowned) Kinglets,
but our most rewarding sighting was of 9 Rusty Blackbirds. The
blackbirds were at extremely close range on the wet margins of the
canal, turning over leaves, giving us some of the neatest views of
this species that we have ever had. In contrast to Common Raven,
Rusty Blackbird has become increasingly uncommon, as all regular
birders in our State know.
Michael Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club
Bethesda, MD
D.H. Michael Bowen
8609 Ewing Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
Telephone: (301) 530-5764
e-mail: dhmbowenATyahooDOTcom
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