Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:58:47 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Stan Arnold Subject: Re: Status of shorebird areas, addendum MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I also forgot to mention, the "pond" on Cedartown Rd. in Worcester Co. still has water in it, and hosted three Solitary Sandpipers on Thur., 2 Aug. It needs to be continuously checked for those who are in the area. Stan -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Iliff To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Date: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 1:06 PM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Status of shorebird areas >Hi all, > >Am just back in the state from a great 2.5 weeks in se. AZ, where the good >birds included Brown Pelican, Laughing Gull, and Prothonotary Warbler (oh >yeah, also Plain-capped Starthroat, Berylline Hummingbird, Rufous-capped >Warbler, Five-striped Sparrow, Elegant Tern (and Trogon), etc...). Best of >all were two non-birds: Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake and MOUNTAIN LION! > >I'll be home for the next month and am getting prepped for some serious >shorebirding. Since Maryland gets such short-shrift in the shorebird >department, other than Hart-Miller we are at a real disadvantage, and many of >the locations depend on water levels. I am curious to know, has anyone been >to any of the following places recently, all of which can have good shorebird >habitat under the right conditions. > >* Ridgely W.T.P, Caroline Co. (is this still under construction?) >* Bullfrog Rd. Pond and Harney Rd. Ponds, Frederick Co. >* Lilypons, Frederick Co. >* North Branch/Rouge Lagoon, Allegany Co. >* Berlin W.T.P., Worcester Co. (was good in spring) >* Easton W.T.P., Talbot Co. >* Pemberton Manor, Queen Anne's Co. >* Tower Gardens, Queen Anne's Co. >* Youghigheny River Reservoir, Garrett Co. >* Piney Reservoir, Garrett Co. >* Lakeside Ponds, Harford Co. >* Courthouse Point, Cecil Co. >* Deal Island W.M.A., Somerset Co. (good when water levels are low) > >I have seen recent reports from E.A. Vaughn, Blackwater, and Hurlock so have >some sense for how those areas are. Any reports, pro or con will be >appreciated so we start to learn where to focus our shorebird efforts (other >than Delaware and Virginia, obviously). > >Best, > >Marshall Iliff > >*********************** >Marshall Iliff >miliff@aol.com >Annapolis, 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 ======================================================================= =========================================================================