Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 02:47:44 -0700 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Steve Noyes Subject: Re: Ho Co (Wilde lake) In-Reply-To: <006a01c1f626$6cfe9ba0$6ba13744@elictc01.md.comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Bonnie, On our way back (I lagged behind), I saw a female BLUE GROSBEAK land briefly in a bush. The group was too far ahead to get your attention and it flew after about 30 seconds. Thanks for a great walk! Bonnie Ott wrote: Wow! things are heating up - so many birds coming in that it's hard to catch a breath! The weekday walk at Wilde lake in Columbia turned up 60 species. I normally don't do a complete list but will provide one for folks that attended(we didn't get to do a trip list). PB grebe Canada Goose Mallard Great B Heron Cooper's Hawk (two in a courtship display) Spotted sandpiper Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Red-Bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker northern Flicker Acadian Flycatcher Great crested Fly Eastern Kingbird Blue jay American Crow Fish Crow White-eyed Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Warbling Vireo Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Starling Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-gray gnat (on nest) Tree swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Chick titmouse house sparrow goldfinch housefinch northern parula yellow warbler magnolia warbler Black-throated blue yellow-rumped black throated green Blackburnian blackpoll black-and-white redstart ovenbird yellowthroat song sparrow white-throated sparrow eastern towhee scarlet tanager' cardinal indigo bunting Baltimore oriole orchard oriole red-wing blackbird common grackle brown-headed cowbird YIKES!! Now I know why I don't put the whole trip list down! Bonnie Ott (field trip chair) Ellicott city, Howard County Maryland bonnie1163@comcast.net ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= Steve Noyes, Beltsville PG County noyessh@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness =========================================================================