Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 21:44:12 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Tim Ray Subject: Wood ducklings at Middle Patuxent+ On the Middle Patuxent River (just downstream from Homewood Road): an adult female WOOD DUCK with 7 tiny ducklings. Several species of birds were bringing food to nestlings today: mockingbirds, cardinals, chickadees, common grackles, and bluebirds (not to mention certain non-natives). My local white-breasted nuthatches have a fledgling, and my house wrens have a couple of eggs. A pair of Rough-winged swallows were circling low over the water within a few feet of a likely riverbank nest hole. Tim Ray Columbia MD tray160@home.com 410-715-0623 ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================