Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 07:17:55 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Peter Lev Subject: Loch Raven MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT White Pine Circuit, Loch Raven Reservoir was bumpin' yesterday afternoon (to borrow a verb from my daughter). Cove near Loch Raven Dr. Killdeer--9 Least Sand.--5 Semi-Sand--1 peep sp.--1(stocky, light coloring overall, light orange wash on breast) Spotted--2 Solitary--2 Lesser Yellowlegs--1 GB Heron--2 Great Egret--1 Green Heron--3 also Ovenbird, Cedar Waxwing Back side of trail: Killdeer-3 Least--2 Spotted--2 Solitary--1 Lesser Yellowlegs--2 Pectoral--6 Black Tern--1 Caspian Tern--6 Pied-Billed Grebe--3 Wood Duck--5 (Mom plus 4 almost-full-growns) Am. Black Duck (or Black Duck x Mallard hybrid)--4 Mallard, Canada Goose (200+), Ring-Bill, Kingfisher NOTES The Black Tern was first reported by Kye Jenkins at mid-week. Thank you, Kye. I did not see the Stilt Sandpipers reported by Kye. The Cedar Waxwing was on a mudflat with several shorebirds. I am tempted to change its classification! Peter Lev Baltimore Bird Club ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================