On Friday, December 14, 2012 11:37:48 AM UTC-5, katahdinss wrote:
> HI all,
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> Barry and I were scouting for tomorrow's Triadelphia CBC, the area we do is upper NW Branch Park (Montgomery Co.) which is the old-field area around the Trolley Museum. It's usually fairly interesting, this year the "flavor" seems to be really large numbers of sparrows including a dozen beautiful FOX SPARROWS, good numbers of Field, Song, Junco and an abundance of White-throats. A CATBIRD was watched as it fed on Bradford pear fruit (this invasive plant is good for something, I guess); hope we find it on the count tomorrow! Three male Towhees brightened a shrub, as did a flight of Bluebirds. Otherwise pretty much the "usual suspects" but lots of activity and you never know...
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> Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
> Colesville, MD
>
> birds of interest:
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> Red-shouldered Hawk �2 � � both adult birds
> Red-tailed Hawk �1
> Hairy Woodpecker �1
> Northern Flicker �2
> Pileated Woodpecker �1
> Eastern Bluebird �12
> Gray Catbird �1 � � feeding on Bradford pear fruit
> Eastern Towhee �3 � � adult males
> Field
> Sparrow �15 ��
> Fox Sparrow �12 ��
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> Song Sparrow �35
> Swamp Sparrow �1
> White-throated Sparrow �120 � � estimate; largest number we have seen here
> Dark-eyed Junco �40 � � estimate
> Red-winged Blackbird �1 � � female
>
> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12286839
Hi Gail,
Keep an eye out for Chipping Sparrows too. I had a large flock in my Norway Spruces this morning, a dozen or more bids, still plentiful here. We're doing Blue Mash and environs tomorrow, so will also be keeping an eye out. Hope for Short-ears in the pre-dawn at the landfill too.
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
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