Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 14:56:58 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Bonnie Ott Subject: Ho Co (Alpha Ridge) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Spent a pleasant morning searching for sparrows. The BLUE JAYS were migrating in huge numbers with 600+ observed in the couple hours we were out. A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was a fall first for some. A few warblers around with NASHVILLE, BTG, BLACKPOLL and increasing numbers of YELLOW-RUMPS. A single SCARLET TANAGER, 2 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS (eating tearthumb) and 3 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. Sparrows were in good numbers with a single juv. WHITE-CROWN, many plumages of SWAMPS, WHITE-THROATS on the increase and 40+ SONG SPARROWS, CHIPPYS in the parking lot. Bonnie Ott Ellicott city,Howard County bonnie1163@home.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================