Date: 12/13/12 9:15 pm
From: jflowers <artsnimages...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Re: Short-eared Owls and White-winged Crossbills, Carroll County (Dec 13)


On Thursday, December 13, 2012 8:31:07 PM UTC-5, Jim Wilkinson wrote:
> White-winged Crossbills: 1 flying out of Norway Spruces at the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery and one at Christmas Tree Park; both in Manchester
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> Short-eared Owls- 3 at dusk in big field along Bullfrog Road just north of Baumgardner Road
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> Also at Bullfrog Road were an adult Bald Eagle, Winter Wren, and Fox Sparrow
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> Jim Wilkinson
> Columbia, MD

Great to hear the owls are back Jim and nice to meet you as well this afternoon.
As far as I can remember the property that has conflicts last year was along Baumgardner road and not Bullfrog road. Just make sure not to park along that area. The landowner along the Bullfrog section is a very nice individual. As Tim mentioned be very careful along that stretch as it can get a quite a bit of traffic. I had been there already several times this year during overcast afternoons but was unable to stay until dusk.

Jim Flowers
Adams, PA

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