Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 10:55:25 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Paul Woodward Subject: McKee-Beshers WMA 9-21-02 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 21 September 2002 Took an abbreviated fall count this am so I could leave before the dove hunters came this afternoon. Made my basic loop of the area, checking the impoundments, east along Hunting Quarter Rd to the next parking lot, through the fields to the towpath, west to Horsepen Branch Hiker Biker and then back to the impoundments through the fields. Also checked the wires along River Rd. and looked out over the Potomac at Sycamore Landing. Somewhat surprisingly it was fairly active. Ended up with 46 species. Surveying my list, if I had done my full survey I would have ended up with my usual 55-60 species. Highlights were 7 Double-crested Cormorants, 8 Great Egrets, a MERLIN, 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and 5 White-eyed Vireos. Warblers were scarce saw single tennessee, chestnut-sided, magnolia, black-throated blue and 4 Common Yellowthroats. Not surprising since we really haven't had any strong cold fronts. Didn't see any swallows on the wires on the way in, but there were 33 rough-wings when I left at noon. Paul Woodward Fairfax City, VA 22032 grackling@worldnet.att.net ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================