Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 11:08:03 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Phil Davis Subject: MOS Convention "Best Birds" Comments: To: voice@capaccess.org, marvadel@egroups.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I didn't take notes on this, but we convention-goers should pass on to th= e birding community (including the "Voice") some of the "best birds" we fou= nd this weekend ... Here are a few that I recall ... all are in Maryland ... Two SNOWY EGRETS on Saturday (5/20) the Potomac River at the town of Sand= y Hook (Washington County) on George Jett and Gwen Brewer's Washington Coun= ty Listers Trip. The Yellow Book shows that there are less than 10 records o= f Snowy Egret in Washington County. The birds were not relocated on Sunday. Killer looks at GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS at Indian Springs WMA (Washington County) at least on Sunday (5/21) and maybe all three convention days. W= e estimated maybe 4-6 birds total were present. There were also about 8-10 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS present (all three days 5/19-21). Good looks at BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO at the same location on Saturday (5/20). A STILT SANDPIPER at the "Emmitsburg Lagoon" (aka Harney Road ponds) on 5/20 and 5/21 in Frederick County. Also present were several DUNLIN (5/19-21) and a WESTERN SANDPIPER on 5/19. I believe a Dowitcher was als= o reported there on 5/20. Others ??? Phil =================================== Phil Davis Davidsonville, Maryland USA mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com =================================== ========================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ========================================================================= ===========================================================================