Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 22:12:27 +0000 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: GREG FUTRAL Subject: Re: Conowingo Dam 21DEC02 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed This afternoon a Peregrine appeared to chase two eagles, preened on the island tower, and then went to the Dam superstucture. The sharpie was still around, and a Red-tailed Hawk perched for some good looks. Many eagles flew right overhead. Greg Futral Baltimore, MD >From: Les Eastman >Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding >To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM >Subject: [MDOSPREY] Conowingo Dam 21DEC02 >Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:17:55 -0500 > >The eagles were putting on a good show at Conowingo this morning. There >were about 20-25 present with about half being adults. At any one time, >there were 6 to 8 sitting on the near towers on Rowland Island but they >were regularly leaving to fish and being replaced by others, so there >was a large turnover. It seemed several eagles were in the air all the >time. > >When I first got there, I took a walk down the trail. The first birds I >heard when I got out of the car were bluebirds and a Pileated >Woodpecker. As soon as I got on the trail, there were Eastern Bluebirds >and Cedar Waxwings eating berries in the trees. I saw several Winter >Wrens and heard several more singing. At one point, I heard a Belted >Kingfisher and saw a bird flying by the water. I assumed it was the >kingfisher, but then it turned and flew across the trail in front of me >and it was a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Had he made a pass at the kingfisher? > >I didn't see any unusual gulls and their numbers were low. It doesn't >seem to be a good year for gulls at Conowingo, at least not yet. > >Les > >=========== >Les Eastman >mailto:les@birdtreks.com >Havre de Grace, MD >Visit the Harford Bird Club Web Page at http://www.harfordbirdclub.org > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=7474&SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_virusprotection_3mf ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================