Date:         Mon, 11 Dec 2000 14:54:12 -0500
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From:         Fran Saunders <fcsaunders@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: Snowy Locations
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Add the OC Jetty.   We were pleasantly surprised to find one
there one wintry morn....


Fran Saunders
MOS Web Site Director
Silver Spring, MD
http://www.MDBirds.org/
webmaster@MDBirds.org
Silver Spring, MD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marshall Iliff" <Miliff@AOL.COM>
To: <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 2:55 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] No Snowy Owl today


| Hi all,
|
| Given that there is a lot of interest, I post that I looked for
the Snowy Owl
| on New Design Rd. from 9:30-11:00 today and did not locate it.
A number of
| other birders (Harvey Mudd, Elliot Kirschbaum etc...) were
touring the fields
| as well and none of us had success of any sort. When I left I
suggested that
| birders drive up Cap Stine Rd. and some of the fields to the
north and west,
| so perhaps they will have some luck.
|
| Also in the New Design Rd. area were a number of Lapland
Longspurs. 3-5 were
| in a lark flock by the "Snowy Owl spot" and 10+ were among 200+
Larks at the
| intersection of New Design and Oland Rds. They did not provide
good views on
| the ground, but flew around and called alot.
|
| In other news I was successful in locating the Red-throated
Loon at Piney Run
| Reservoir, Carroll County, on the way there. It was atthe far
west end of the
| lake hanging tight with the ducks. The female Harlequin was
also easily found
| by the Visitor's Center at Black Hilld Res. but promptly flew
off to the cove
| directly west of the V.C., where it was much more difficult to
locate.
|
| I expect this Snowy Owl has moved on as they are prone to do
this early in
| the season. Later in the year (Jan/Feb) I think it is a bit
more likely that
| birds will stay around for several days or more. With the
steady stream of
| them showing up in NJ and elsewhere, I think MD will get a few
more. I have
| been checking the buildings in Ocean City and the dunes on
Assateague almost
| daily, thus far without success. Some other ideas of places to
look are:
|
| *Hart-Miller and Poplar Islands - unquestionably the best
places in the state
| for Snowies
| * Deal Island and Elliott Island - saltmarsh habitat is often
preferred
| * Smith Island - anyone in touch with Marty Cribb?
| * Frederick Valley and Hagerstown Valley - birders know the
former well but
| someone should try cruising areas east of Blair's Valley Lake
(e.g.
| Broadfording Rd. area). The habitat is excellent/
| * Pleasant Valley of Garrett County (south of Oakland) is also
ideal habitat
| * Aaron Run Rd. and Russell Rd. in southeastern Garrett County,
and also
| Dan's Mountain, provide great views of great fields -
attractive to
| Rough-legs and surely a good bet for Snowies...
|
| Snowy Owls have a knack for turning up in weird places though.
Note that a
| number of Snowy Owl records in MD have come from urban areas.
The District of
| Columbia has several records from The Mall, Haines Pt., and
National Airport.
| A number of other recent ones have shown up in downtown
Baltimore (Ft.
| McHenry), downtown Annapolis (Hillsmere), and along the
Washington Beltway
| and/or I-270. Watch those tall buildings on your commutes to or
from work.
|
| Good owling,
|
| Marshall Iliff
| miliff@aol.com
| Ocean City, MD
|
|
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