Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:33:33 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Peter Vankevich Subject: Re: Great Blue Heron Season In-Reply-To: <20000202.195550.-992171.5.RaptorsRule@juno.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" There is a large Great Blue rookery that can be viewed from the towpath o= f the C&O Canal between mile 18-19. It is across the river (and on an islan= d and not in Virginia, I believe) so you will need a scope. You can get the= re by walking upriver from Swain's Lock or downriver from Penneyfield. / Pet= er Vankevich At 07:55 PM 2/2/00 -0500, you wrote: >Hello fellow Ospreyers, > >Traditionally, Valentines Day marks the beginning of the mating season >for the Great Blue Heron (GBHE) giving a whole new meaning to love birds. > Over the past few weeks I have noticed increased GBHE activity in the >Metro Area. Has any one else noticed this? Does anyone know of a plac= e >accessible to the public for watching them congregate and display durin= g >the next month or so? I have only seen this in pictures and would like >to observe it in the wild? Any location suggestions are appreciated. > >Naturally, >Mike Callahan >Naturalist > >========================= ================================================ >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >========================= ================================================ > > ========================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ========================================================================= ===========================================================================