Date:         Sat, 2 Dec 2000 15:30:54 -0500
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From:         Greg Downing <gregdowning@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cecil@Conowingo...and Perryville- Late Osprey!!
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Am familiar with Conowingo and may go look for the Golden Eagle. Thanks for
the info!   When you said you went to Perryville, where exactly do you mean?
I really want to see some hooded mergansers!  Thanks for sharing!

Greg Downing
Parkton, MD
gregdowning@mindspring.com
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From: "gonbrdn" <gonbrdn@DOL.NET>
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Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 2:50 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Cecil@Conowingo...and Perryville- Late Osprey!!


> Hi All:
> The Cecil Bird Club enjoyed a very successful trip to Conowingo Dam on
> 12\02, led by Charlie Gant and Sean McCandless.  19 birders were
> present, 3 of them our most  recent new members, and picked up a new
> member today!!  Birds of the day were GOLDEN EAGLE, 1 sub- adult and 2
> juvenile.  Charlie, making the first call,  was beside himself; actually
> everyone in the crowd was thrilled. The 2nd juv. GOEA was spotted after
> Charlie had left, and we were headed onto the trail; Sean picked it up
> flying from the Cecil side of the river.   Others were happy to get an
> adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, perched on the concrete wall at the base
> of the dam.  BONAPARTES GULL flew by at good intervals, providing all
> with good looks. By Charlies` reckoning, we counted 26 BALD EAGLES, in
> all plumages. A good flight of RED-TAILED HAWKS was going on as well,
> and one RED-SHOULDERED during the morning.   On the trail, we had
> numerous WINTER WREN.
>
> After the trip, I headed to Perryville for a quick look and got female
> RED-BREASTED MERG and HORNED GREBE, a single of each.  Also present were
> WIGEON, RING-NECKED DUCK, SHOVELOR, PIED-BILLED GREBE, HOODED MERG ( an
> invasion, ~ 40 ), GADWALL, GOLDENEYE ( one female ) and BUFFLEHEAD.  On
> the way out, I found Parke John just starting the loop.  He had found a
> very late OSPREY in the first cove, perched feeding on a log.  By the
> remnant speckling on its` back, it had to have been a juvenile bird.
> All in all, a very enjoyable day.
> Leslie Fisher
> Cecil Co.
>
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