Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 08:34:31 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Paul Woodward Subject: McKee-Beshers 1-09-00 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01BF5B45.83C72240" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01BF5B45.83C72240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 10 January 2000 Took my fourth winter count along the length of Hunting Quarter = Road (ca.1.5 miles) yesterday morning. Had 30 species which is about = normal for this route. Highlights were an Eastern Phoebe at the = impoundments, 8 Winter Wrens and 10 White-breasted Nuthatches(a very = good winter for this species). Walked into the fields from the eastern most parking area on HQ = Rd.. There were 225-250 Rusty Blackbirds feeding in the corn stubble as = I entered the fields. Came back through the fields to the impoundments = and left. Added another 4 species on the return trip. My highlight was = an adult male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker hanging upside down on a thin = branch feeding on poison ivy berries. Earlier this winter I had seen = one perched upright on a small twig plucking wild grapes off the vine. Paul Woodward Fairfax City, VA grackling@worldnet.att.net ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01BF5B45.83C72240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

10 January 2000

Took my = fourth=20 winter count along the length of Hunting Quarter Road (ca.1.5 miles) = yesterday=20 morning. Had 30 species which is about normal for this = route. =20 Highlights were an Eastern Phoebe at the impoundments, 8 Winter Wrens = and 10=20 White-breasted Nuthatches(a very good winter for this = species).

Walked = into the=20 fields from the eastern most parking area on HQ Rd.. There were = 225-250=20 Rusty Blackbirds feeding in the corn stubble as I entered the fields. = Came back=20 through the fields to the impoundments and left. Added another 4 = species=20 on the return trip. My highlight was an adult male Yellow-bellied=20 Sapsucker hanging upside down on a thin branch feeding on poison ivy=20 berries. Earlier this winter I had seen one perched upright on a = small=20 twig plucking wild grapes off the vine.

Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA
grackling@worldnet.att.net=

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