Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:06:25 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Lisa Colangelo Subject: Re: Pintail and Goldeneye in HowCo MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Kurt; are these ducks still around? Didn't get over there promptly like I should have. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Schwarz" To: Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 2:14 PM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Pintail and Goldeneye in HowCo > Kevin Heffernan found a male N. Pintail at Centennial about 11:15 > this morning. I went to investigate, finally arriving at 1:30, > when I found not only the male, but also a female, PLUS an immature > male C. Goldeneye. All three birds are at the western end of the > lake, in the so-called wildlife area. Best access is from Centennial > lane. Park just north of the 2nd fire hydrant (don't block it!), > and take the paved trail in. The birds were between the first two > islands. This is an opportunity for a close, good look, if they > hang around. Light was excellent, this may be a photo op for all > you who rec'd a digital camera for the holidays and have had the > courage to try and figure it out (unlike myself!). Neither species > was present when I checked the length of the lake between 7:45 and > 9:00. Just Ring-necks, Ruddies, and Hoodies. Brighton Dam/Triadelphia > was likewise devoid of much interest. Forty-one Ring-necks, 6 Black > Ducks, 2 Hoddies. The C. Mergs and gulls must have been elsewhere. > > At 11:20 noted my year Fish Crow from my sure-fire spot, near Chatham > Mall on rt. 40. One was calling from the wire at rt. 40 and Chatham > Rd. A nice flock of Bluebirds graced my cul de sac, Dunloggin Ct., > at 11:30. > > Thanks Kevin! > > Kurt Schwarz > Howard County > goawaybird@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 > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================