> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 09:44:44 -0500 > From: Gail Mackiernan > Subject: Any interesting CBC results? > > Hi all -- > > I was wondering if anything unusual showed up on the CBCs done > yesterday? We missed the tally rally for the Tridelphia Count (which > had the wonderful Western Tanager last year) so don't know the final > outcome, and also, the D/C. count usually turns up a goodie or two. > (There was a Rufous hummer in Arlington, within the count circle, for > goodie # 1). > > We did Tridelphia in drizzly conditions with rather mediocre results, > but had one good bird, Long-eared Owl, for second time in 4 years. > However, we are obviously loath to give the locale. We found some > species to be unexpectedly low (or missing) -- e.g. NO Myrtle Warblers > in an area usually reliable for them, no Hermit Thrushes and very few > Bluebirds, House Finches, Kinglets and Towhees. I am sure the bad > weather recently didn't help! Interestingly enough, still good numbers > of Fox Sparrows. > > Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper > Silver Spring, MD > gail@mdsg.umd.edu > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================