Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 20:41:58 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Kurt R. Schwarz" Subject: Re: Dusky In Delaware MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I forgot to add, there was a roost of over a hundred vultures in Chestertown. In several tree right there shortly after I crossed the Chester River on rt. 213. Driving, I couldn't check just what species. I'm sure the locals must be delighted to have a large number of vultures right in town! Kurt Schwarz Howard County white-crown@home.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt R. Schwarz" To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 6:38 PM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Dusky In Delaware > The Dusky Flycatcher at Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area in Delaware was present > today, 21 Jan. I found it at 12:45. Find the intersections of > Thoroughfare Neck Rd. and Collins Beach Rd. (I THINK it's Collin's, but > at least it begins with a C). Park in one of two lots, then walk down > the gravel road that continues Thoroughfare Neck. The bird was alternating > between both sides of the road, about 2/3 of the way down to the large > evergreen on the left. Haunt the sumac, and you should find it. Shortly > after I found a couple from New Jersey came by, and we relocated it after > I had lost track of it for 15 minutes. Luckily for them it reappeared, > and we all had excellent looks. The best part was watching it try to > subdue an earthworm longer than itself. How it FOUND the earthworm among > the snow I cannot imagine. It ultimately abandoned the struggle. > > Restrict youself to the gravel road, do not stray off. Birders have > been given special dispensation to traipse this road, it's suppossed to > be hunters' turf. > > I did not find the Western Kingbird. Likewise, I struck out at Eastern > Neck this morning. By the way, the road to Ingleside where it has been > seen is gated, and posted "closed to the public." So watch yourselves. > Nice variety of waterfowl at Eastern Neck, with the best variety right as > you enter the refuge. Tundras, Black Duck, Common Goldeneye, Pintail, > Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, and Mallards. > > Bombay Hook this late afternoon was kind of dull. Lots of Pintail, with > a suprise, to me at least, of 51 Common Mergs, 22 Hooded Mergs in Bear > Swamp. 150+ Dunlin was neat, but not too unexpected. As I left at 4 pm > several thousand Snow Geese flew in, quite awesome. The Snowy Owl was not > present at Bear Swamp, and has not been logged since 13 Jan. > > Thanks to Paul Pisano for his precise directions to the Dusky! > > Kurt Schwarz > Howard County > white-crown@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 > ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================