Hi everybody:
I realized that I forgot to post the last location I visited prior to
returning to Tuckahoe St. Pk. I was on Draper Mill Rd at a creek crossing -
this was another part of Gravelly Branch that appears to run east of the
Red Bridges Rd - Greensboro Christian Park and crosses the above
mentioned road.
On my map the area on the east side of Draper Mill Rd. is actually part of
a small bird sanctuary that is called Pelot Bird Sanctuary. For some reason
I believe this sanctuary is owned by MD Ornithological Society but could
not put my fingers on verification of this belief of mine before posting.
So if I am incorrect or correct and anybody can verify or denounce this
thought of mine I would appreciate it.
Bottom line it was a very interesting location, heavily wooded on both
sides of the road with the stream running under the road. I was their later
in the afternoon and there was a decent amount of commuter traffic.
Nontheless I had some nice sightings.
There are some adjacent field/wood edges nearby but I was still surprised
to have a first year male singing and chipping in the trees above the
stream for most of the 25 minute period that I was there. I also heard
Acadian Flycatcher, Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager and a very vocal Kentucky
Warbler that also popped up and gave me a nice five second look.
One other interesting observation I had early this morning on one of the
wooded trails that runs parallel to the back swampy section of the lake at
Tuckahoe St. Pk on the Carolina side was a female N. Bobwhite that appeared
30 feet in front of me as I was walking along the trail. I watched the bird
nonchalantly feeding by apparently grabbing bugs off of the underside of
green leaf plants that were within its reach on the side of the trail. I
know that I have seen N. Bobwhite in Caroline County before but never in
this type of habitat. I expect somebody to tell me that they are
raised/released somewhere in the vicinity but regardless it was very
interesting watching the bird feed for about five minutes.
Jim Green
Gaithersburg, MD
work in moderation, BIRD IN EXCESS !!!
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