Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 22:56:39 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Robert Ringler Subject: Re: Garrett County Birds MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gail, I saw 1 Baltimore Checkerspot at Carey Run Sanctuary and 4 at Finzel on Sunday. They are harder to find at sites in Carroll County than they used to be. Two years ago Fran Pope saw an adult Myrtle Warbler carrying food. it was on Maple Glade Road. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail Mackiernan To: Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Garrett County Birds > Hi Bob -- > > I was interested if, while butterflying, you found any Baltimore Checkerspots? > We have seen these only at Finzel Swamp in recent years and their numbers in > the state have seemed to decline. A recent newspaper article cited deer > grazing on Turtlehead (the larval food plant) as one reason. We have > Turtlehead in our butterfly garden but (here in suburban Maryland) don't really > expect to see any Checkerspots. > > Also, in regard to Myrtle Warblers, two years ago we had what appeared to be > a family party along Maple Glade Rd. in Swallow Falls SP. Either that or a > clean-plumaged adult with two scruffy dull molting birds. I also feel they > breed in western Maryland. > > Cheers, Gail Mackiernan > Colesville, MD > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================