Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:28:19 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Lynette Fullerton Subject: Red-Headed at MPEA In-Reply-To: <20020223184112.69182.qmail@web21410.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Fueled by everyone's posts of Red-Headed Woodpecker at MPEA, I decided to take a trip out there this morning. I found a very birdy pocket about 100 yards away from the parking lot and ended up spending about half an hour without moving more than a few feet. Saw Brown Creeper, several Hermit Thrushes, Towhees, Fox Sparrow, Field Sparrow, many White-Throated Sparrows and countless Chickadees and Titmice. Also a pair of Red-Shouldered Hawks circling overhead and calling. Managed to lose the trail for a while (I was on A trail, but not the wildlife trail - not sure how I did that) but found it again around post 11. Watched a very noisy pair of Belted Kingfishers along the river - I think there were just two but they were making enough noise for four! I found post 12, and post 14, but no post 13...so I just wandered between the two markers until I found him - he was a life bird for me! I watched him for about ten minutes before my neck and arms and lower back started complaining, and moved on. Not long after that, around 1:30, I heard a pair of Barred Owls calling!!! What a great trip - and a great place, so close to me! Wish it hadn't taken me so long to check the place out! Thanks to everyone who posted about the RHWO - he was just where you all said he would be! Lynette Fullerton Odenton, AA Co., MD l_fullerton_1999@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================