Date:         Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:46:38 -0500
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From:         Leslie Roslund <Lroslund@BLUECRAB.ORG>
Subject:      Some Talbot County Birds this Week
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    Monday - Five adult Bald Eagles playing around in the air - two at my
home and three at Pickering Creek Audubon Center.  (By size, I suspect the
three were two males and one female).  Also at Pickering Creek - three
Purple Finches.  Along my own driveway - both Kinglets and the usual
Catbirds, later in the day a flock of about 80 Cedar Waxwings.

    Today (Wednesday) - Ruddy Ducks in the Miles River near Unionville,
Golden Eye in the Miles River near the Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, a
Horned Grebe at Claiborne, and another Purple Finch (beautiful male) at a
private residence near St. Michaels.

    And the by far biggest highlight --- the St. Michaels resident (who
remains unnamed by request) reported noon-time sightings of a Snowy Owl on
both Monday and Tuesday of this week.  At their request, I went to the area
and loitered from 11:30 until 1:15 today, but there was no sign of the bird.
I also drove the roads in the area - again with no success.  But the report
was quite detailed, and the bird was seen by both husband and wife, so it
sure sounds encouraging.  Talbot County residents and visitors should be on
the lookout - examining all the white plastic bags in every field, just in
case.

    Is anyone to the south of us (Northern Neck for instance) missing a
Snowy Owl?

Les Roslund
Lroslund@bluecrab.org
Talbot County
Easton, MD

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