Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:36:08 -0500 Reply-To: Dave Perry Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Dave Perry Subject: Longspurs back MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01BF64DD.A36DDF20" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01BF64DD.A36DDF20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I checked out the "Caroline Co. Longspur location late this morning and = had good looks at the mixed flock on and alongside of Sparks Rd. That = road and the adjoining roads have now been plowed and Sparks road itself = is being well used by the flock. The species there included many Horned = Larks, about 20 or so Snow Buntings and several Lapland Longspurs. = There were probably more of each of those species around. It was really = enjoyable watching the Snow Buntings right in front of the car running = across the road and stopping sometimes right in the middle of the road. The fields along Clarks Lane were empty while I was there; however, I = had a small flock (about a dozen) of horned larks on Mason Branch Rd. = and separate from them three Snow Buntings right alongside that road. Thanks to all of those that were helpful in identifying this location. Dave Perry Crofton, MD perry59@gateway.net ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01BF64DD.A36DDF20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I checked out the "Caroline Co. = Longspur=20 location late this morning and had good looks at the mixed flock on and=20 alongside of Sparks Rd. That road and the adjoining roads have now = been=20 plowed and Sparks road itself is being well used by the flock. The = species=20 there included many Horned Larks, about 20 or so Snow Buntings and = several=20 Lapland Longspurs. There were probably more of each of those = species=20 around. It was really enjoyable watching the Snow Buntings right = in front=20 of the car running across the road and stopping sometimes right in the = middle of=20 the road.

The fields along Clarks Lane were = empty while=20 I was there; however, I had a small flock (about a dozen) of horned = larks on=20 Mason Branch Rd. and separate from them three Snow Buntings right = alongside that=20 road.

Thanks to all of those that were = helpful in=20 identifying this location.

Dave Perry

Crofton, MD

perry59@gateway.net

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