Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 16:08:06 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Steve Sanford Subject: Gwynn's Falls Park - Baltimore MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I went to check out the Winan's Meadow area of Gwynn's Falls/ Leakin Park in Baltimore in case Scott Crabtree's Connecticut Warbler was still around. I haven't been to that area for a while. It was about 1955 in fact! (Cub Scout picnic.) I did not see the Conn. Warbler, but I was impressed by the area, with OLD woods, streams, a little marsh, weedy fields and lots of trails. Kind of like Rock Creek Park, I believe. There were a lot of White-throated and Song Sparrows and a few Swamp Sparrows at the marsh, which is near the pavilion visible from the Winan's Meadow parking area, and a few warblers. It certainly looks like this area should be birded some more, at least for those who live nearby. One route there is simply to follow Dogwood Road (a little north of Security Blvd.) from Woodlawn until it turns into Franklintown Road. The Winan's Meadow area is about 1/2 mile beyond the intersection with Winan's Way. There has been some major trail building and refurbishing. The sign says that eventually the trail will go all the way down to the southern end of Baltimore harbor. If you wonder about security, the most numerous people there this morning were the police - in cars and one on a bike. I also noted that the upper end of the park, off Windsor Mill Road where the miniature railroad is, might have a lot of potential for hawks since it seems to be at one of the highest points for miles around. Any comments, Scott, or others? I know during my long captivity at the Social Security headquarters nearby, I would often see a pretty fair number of Broadwings in September. Steve Sanford tanager@bcpl.net Randallstown MD Baltimore County ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================