Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 18:32:33 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Bonnie Ott Subject: Ho Co (Lake Elkhorn) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A nice birder turnout for our first weekday walk of the spring. The highlight was a nice group of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS turning leaves over as they searched for food. Waterfowl included the usuals- HOODED MERGANSER, CANVASBACKS and RING-NECKED DUCKS. Much courtship activity and nest building observed. A RED-SHOULDERED gathering greens and CROWS breaking off sticks. Bonnie Ott Howard County Ellicott city bott@erols.com ========================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ========================================================================= ===========================================================================