Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 06:35:47 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Peter Webb Subject: Fw: Sandhill Cranes seen at Loch Raven MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ---------- > From: Cschreter@aol.com > To: Pete Webb > Cc: WarnerPLW@aol.com; Adriana Masiarova ; Guineabird@aol.com; Joy W. ; Steve Sanford > Subject: Sandhill Cranes seen at Loch Raven > Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:16 AM > > Hi Peter Webb, Rare Bird Alert. > Please post something suitable on MDOSPREY. From Carol S. > Observers Carol Schreter, Adriana Masiarova, Paula Warner (new birder) > > Pair of Sandhill Cranes (definitely gray, and not Great Blue Heron, flying > with long outstreached necks, longer than trailing feet. Had very hunched > backs, carried higher than either feet or head.) seen over Loch Raven > Reservoir, Monday, Dec. 17, 10:50 - 11:05 AM, from Loch Raven Rd. near Bridge > 1, the area that is closed to traffic on weekends, where you can park and see > ducks. Birds in flight, made large circles along shoreline, left to right and > then back, usually above tree line, as if looking for a suitable place to > land. Flew in tandam, quite close to one another. Finally flew away from us, > toward Dulaney Valley Road, and did not reappear. We phoned Joy Wheeler, who > joined us, and we all 4 went into Hampton Furnace Trail, to scan the > shoreline there, but did not locate the Cranes. > > By the way, Ducks seen there included 15+ Ring-Necked, 8-10 American Widgeon, > one Redhead. > > And Peter. Should we file a report for siting Sandhill Cranes in Baltimore > County? Do you have a form on computer to send to Adriana and me? Please > respond! Thanks. Carol S. > > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================