Date:         Sat, 22 Jan 2000 16:09:54 -0500
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From:         Leslie Roslund <Lroslund@BLUECRAB.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Longspurs in Caroline Co.
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    Apparently the early birders found the birds!  (Congratulations Dave
and
Fred).  My wife and I visited the Sparks Road area shortly after noon
today,
and missed on Snow Buntings and Longspurs - but did see three small
flocks
of Horned Larks.
    Highlight of the day for that region was an Eastern Phoebe - in the
yard
of one of the houses along Sparks Road, and even lit on the porch rail
of
the house as we watched.  May have been trying to get inside to get
warm.

    A search along roads of Queen Anne's County, in particular, Little
Eagle
Road, produced a larger flock of Horned Larks - about 150 of them, and
lots
of Mourning Doves in the same field, but no Buntings or Longspurs. 
Another
highlight over there was the 'in-the-road' viewing of eight Bob White
Quail.

Les Roslund
Lroslund@bluecrab.org
Easton, MD

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