The flock the bird was in waslocated by a birder named Benjamin in the playing field at mcdouglas school grounds. The flock took flight before i could view them on the ground and appeared to land in the aformentioned pond about thirty minutes ago.
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On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 12:48 PM EST Jeffrey Culler wrote:
>Still here. Thanks Joel!
>Jeff
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>Sent from my iPhone
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>On Feb 17, 2013, at 12:00 PM, <jcdlmartin...> wrote:
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>> Ross's Goose at T. Rowe Price pond right now. Definite ROGO.
>>
>> Joel Martin
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>>
>>
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>> From: <timmyc83...>
>> To: mdbirding
>> Sent: Sat, Feb 16, 2013 11:59 am
>> Subject: [MDBirding] About the Ross's Goose in Baltimore
>>
>> There was a Ross's Goose reported at the end of Red Run Boulevard in Owings
>> Mills. It's easy to find, but distant. Kevin Graff, Richard Edden, and I did
>> our best to look for the identifying field marks through my scope (which doesn't
>> exactly zoom very far) but couldn't really discern bill size. Honestly the bird
>> looked a little big to me, so I wouldn't rule out Snow Goose just yet. Either
>> way, cool bird for Baltimore. If anyone has photos or can definitely ID this
>> bird one way or another, please post.
>>
>> Some notes on access: The bird is on an athletic field attached to a school.
>> There are VERY CLEAR "No trespassing" signs where the campus meets the edge of
>> the business park. We parked at 10045 Red Run Boulevard and viewed it from the
>> parking lot. A police officer was on duty in the same parking lot and said
>> nothing to us, and eventually drove off while we were still there, so I assume
>> (please correct me if I'm wrong!) it's OK to view the bird from the parking lot
>> after hours and on weekends.
>>
>> Other interesting Baltimore birds included a drake Canvasback at Canton
>> Waterfront with 12 Lesser Scaup, and a very scraggly Chipping Sparrow at the
>> community gardens in Patterson Park. You know it's slim pickins when a Chipping
>> Sparrow is one of the most interesting birds of the day. Hurry up spring!
>>
>> Tim Carney
>> Baltimore/Anne Arundel
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