Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:47:01 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Eugene J Scarpulla Subject: Sora Observers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sora observers, Please note that according to the "Atlas of Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia", we are now within the "Safe Dates" (1 June - 1 August) for breeding Soras in Maryland. The Patterson Park pair could be nesting, and callback tapes should not be used. The pair may ignore people and other noises, but another "Sora vocalizing" in their territory could be very disruptive. This could possibly cause nest abandonment. Thanks, Gene Gene Scarpulla Millers Island, Maryland mailto:.ejscarp@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================