Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 08:21:40 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Rob (Robert) Hilton" Subject: Update on Scissor-tails Comments: To: marvadel@egroups.com, va-bird@list.audubon.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I saw the pair late afternoon on Saturday.... The Georgia family has two (out of three--?) young and have moved 1/4 or more mile from the nest site. The adults are still feeding young. I am a little hazy, but I think the young came off a couple of weeks ago? Best, Rob Hilton robert@csa.com >Mr Hilton > >I don't have posting access to the Osprey list, but thought someone might want >to post this update. I sent it to you because you provided the information on >the location. > >I visited the Scissor-tail nest site near Culpepper on Saturday morning, July 1. >The birds appeared to still be on eggs, as they took turns sitting on the nest >and feeding in the cut hay field on the other side of the road or along the >fence. They appeared to be catching and eating insects near the ground and not >carrying anything back to the nest. They changed places about every 10 minutes >and provided great views as they hunted-- sometimes no more than 50 feet from >where I was standing. > >Dave Davis >Arlington VA ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================