Date:         Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:15:26 -0500
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From:         Leslie Roslund <Lroslund@BLUECRAB.ORG>
Subject:      Woodcock in the Snow in Talbot County
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    Continuing to take advantage of the birding beside our snow-covered
roads this afternoon, there were several rewards.  Besides the great
numbers
of White-throats, Song Sparrows, Juncoes and Towhees, I also found:
                    Fox Sparrow            1
                    Hermit Thrush          2
                    American Robin    50+
                    Rusty Blackbird        1   (first that I have found
in
the Tunis Mills Area)
                    Woodcock                1  - This bird was right out
on
the road around 3:00 in the afternoon.  It was in a sunny area,
sheltered
from the wind, and the bird remained at the roadside by a snowbank as I
drove past in my car - including my stopping to look at the bird when I
was
less than 10 feet away.  I looked carefully at the bird, with my binocs,
and
the bird just gazed back at me, and continued to enjoy the sunlight.
(Another first for me in this area, though Jan Reese has always said
that
Woodcock should be present in the area where this one was found.)

Les Roslund
Easton, MD

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