Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 20:58:30 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Stan Arnold Subject: Re: Sightings at Glen Artney, Patapsco State Park, 5/1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joel, you had some nice sightings at Glenartney. I was there the other day, and am hoping to get back early tomorrow a.m., before school. Your gnatcatchers at the nest provides the first confirmation of this species for the atlas. Anything going on at the comm. college? Stan -----Original Message----- From: Joel Martin To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Date: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 11:55 PM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Sightings at Glen Artney, Patapsco State Park, 5/1 >A lunchtime walk at one of my favorite local spots was surprisingly >productive. Right next to the parking area, an unfamiliar song turned >out to >be a NASHVILLE WARBLER, my first ever in the spring. Also there was a singing >Blue-headed Vireo, alticola race. Near the pond was a pair of Carolina Wrens, >one carrying food, and my first-of-spring Indigo Bunting. Down the >Grist Mill >Trail were Blue-winged, Black-throated Blue, Redstart, Kentucky and >Prothonotary Warblers. Yellow-throated Vireos seemed to outnumber >Red-eyes, with two birds apparently duetting right over my head. >Gnatcatchers were numerous, and I saw two tending a nest. Great Crested >Flycatchers were out in >force. > >Just before I left, a small bird popped up onto a low branch at the >parking area -- a late JUNCO. It was a very pleasant outing. > >Joel Martin >Catonsville, MD >jcdlmartin@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 >======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================