Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:42:25 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Lovelace, Glen" Subject: Re: Vesper Sparrows MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Hello All, I shall stand corrected on the issue of Vespers in summertime cornfields (i.e. when the corn is tall and green, not stubble). On Saturday morning I was watching the Vespers on Oak Grove Rd, Caroline Co. As usual, 2 males were singing from the powerlines along the road. Then a 3rd Vesper flew directly from the tall corn to the powerline close to the nearest singing male. It only chipped at me and never sang. I assume this was a female. Anyway, I had always thought they associated with the no-till fields (the other side of the road), but maybe not exclusively. Other finds in the area were 2 Yellow-Billed Cuckoos that acted like they have been here all summer. I had only heard one call once before this summer. A new arrival for the year was Bank Swallow right on schedule. Good Birding, Glen Lovelace III ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================