Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 19:25:27 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Bonnie Ott Subject: Ho Co (new arrivals) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Started this a.m. with a nice group of birders at Mt. Pleasant. We = were well rewarded with 5 VESPER SPARROWS. Great looks plus singing! I = will be checking for them regularly now. The Centennial park walk turned up some new arrivals of BLUE-GRAY = GNATCATCHER and BLUE-HEADED VIREO. PALM WARBLERS, COMMON LOON, CASPIAN = TERNS and SWAMP SPARROW were other highlights (through the fog). I was also treated to a pair of RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES at a friends = house. During the 2+ hour wait we had 3 flyover OSPREY and singing BROWN = THRASHER.=20 On the ride home I spotted two lovely drake BLUE WING TEAL Bonnie Ott Ellicott city,Howard County Field trip chair bott@erols.com =20 ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================