Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:42:03 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Fred Shaffer Subject: Common Snipe, Brown Thrasher I had a great early morning walk around Schoohouse Pond, the highlight of which was a flock of seven feeding COMMON SNIPE on the mudflats towards the rear of the Pond. The pair of KILLDEER also continue, calling and flying around from time to to time. Other birds included an EASTERN TOWHEE (male), a beautiful BROWN THRASHER, many WHITE THROATED SPARROWS, singing SONG SPARROWS, many CAROLINA WREN, displaying RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS and GRACKLES, 8 COOTS, many MALLARDS, 1 male RED BREASTED MERGANSER, 5 GADWALL, 2 female WOOD DUCKS, 1 DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT, 1 GREAT BLUE HERON, 1 RED SHOULDERED HAWK, 2 MRYTLE WARBLERS, TITMICE, CHICADEES, CARDINALS and 2 JUNCOS. The only gulls present this morning were RING BILLED. Yesterday had a low flyover 2nd year BALD EAGLE (there have been several Bald Eagles over the last few weeks) and four GREAT EGRETS, which have been present off and on all winter. Fred Shaffer Patuxent Bird Club Crofton, Anne Arundel fshaffer2@aol.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================