Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 20:24:33 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: David Farner Subject: Kinder Farm Park Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A few notes from the last couple of days at Kinder: As mentioned earlier the Clay-colored continues to sing away and has been = fairly easy to spot near Box No. 9. I have seen no evidence that the = clay-colored breed this year. There are several recently fledged field = sparrows in the area, but they all look like field sparrows. I have also = been able to consistently find a singing male Blue Grosbeak near Box 9 or = in the tallest tree in the field. The bluebirds in Box 9 successfully dealt with the increased traffic near = their box and fledged 5 young. There is now another brood of 5 chicks in = the box. Orchard Orioles have been common in a few spots lately. A few have been = found in the clay-colored area. But the best spot seems to be near the = bulletin board with birding info. As you head down the paved trail towards = the sparrow field there is a bulletin board and path on the right. I have = seen both Orioles, but mainly Orchard, down the trail the last few days. = This is also the best spot to hear, if not see, a yellow-billed cuckoo. I = heard one calling at 8pm this evening. This coming Friday (20th) we will be showing a kids movie in the park = after sunset. Because of this I don't recommend that anyone try birding = here that afternoon or evening. We expect a crowd of 2000+ people, but all = activites will be far enough away from the clay-colored that he shouldn't = be disturbed. David Farner Kinder Farm Park Anne Arundel County ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================