Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:11:38 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Marko, Thomas L. GS BUMED" Subject: Lake Needwood MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Lake Needwood, Montgomery County, MD, 17 Jul 02, 1300: I stopped by the small bridge on Lake Needwood Road to see the nesting Cliff Swallows noted in this week's ANS Voice of the Naturalist. In addition to the swallows, I was treated to a male Blue Grosbeak pursuing a female in the trees at the far end of the small pond adjacent to the bridge. Should you visit, mind the stinging nettles along the path. Additional birds noted in short order included: Great Blue Heron (3) Great Egret (1) Green Heron (1) Canada Goose (many) Mallard Duck (4) Wood Duck (3-immature) Cooper's Hawk (1-flyover) Killdeer (3) Belted Kingfisher (1) Downy Woodpecker (1) Eastern Kingbird (1) American Crow (4) Carolina Wren (1) Chipping Sparrow (1) American Goldfinch (6) Tom Marko Olney, MD nitojo@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 ======================================================================= =========================================================================