Date:         Sun, 9 Feb 2003 09:39:16 -0500
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From:         Rich Dolesh <dolesh@EROLS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Prince George's County field trip
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I am very interested to hear that you saw a pheasant at National Colonial
Farm.  I would be mightily surprised if it was not a pen-raised bird that
was released, or otherwise escaped from the Colonial farm operations, nearby
Hard Bargain Farm of the Alice Ferguson Foundation, or a local landowner.
Does anyone know any more about a pheasant came to be at the farm/Piscataway
park?
Rich Dolesh
dolesh@erols.com
Aquasco, Md

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Shaffer" <fshaffer@MNCPPC.STATE.MD.US>
To: <MDOSPREY@home.ease.lsoft.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 8:13 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Prince George's County field trip


> The Prince George's Audubon Society/Patuxent Bird Club had a field trip
this
> morning to various sites around the County (mostly along Piscataway
Creek).
> Stops included Greenbelt Lake, Wharf Road, the National Colonial Farm, and
> Mockley Point.  Highlights for me were the Redheads & the Pheasant seen at
> the Colonial Farm.  With seven people in attendance, the following birds
> were seen:
>
> Ruddy Ducks
> Northern Pintails (Greenbelt Lake)
> Mallard
> Common Mergansers (many along Piscataway Creek & Potomac)
> Hooded Mergansers
> Red Breasted Mergansers
> Lesser Scaup (many)
> Greater Scaup (one or two)
> Common Goldeneye (one female near Mockley Point)
> Redheads (4 or 5 at Mockley Point)
> Buffleheads
> American Coots (only seen at Greenbelt Lake)
> American Wigeon (Greenbelt Lake & Mockley Point)
> Black Ducks
> Canada Geese
> Tundra Swans
> Horned Grebe
> Canvasback
> Belted Kingfisher
> Pileated Woodpecker
> Hairy Woodpecker
> Northern Flicker
> Red Bellied Woodpecker
> American Crow
> Fish Crow
> American Robin
> Eastern Bluebird
> Hermit Thrush (many)
> White Breasted Nuthatch
> Carolina Chicadee
> Brown Creeper
> Carolina Wren
> Northern Cardinal
> European Starling
> Mourning Dove
> Rock Dove
> Ring Billed Gulls
> Herring Gulls
> Great Black Backed Gulls
> Ruby Crowned Kinglet
> Mrytle Warbler
> Tufted Titmouse
> White Throated Sparrow
> Song Sparrow
> Swamp Sparrow
> Black Vulture
> Turkey Vulture
> Bald Eagle (imm.)
> Red Tailed Hawk
> Red Shouldered Hawk
> Northern Harrier
> Great Blue Heron
> Northern Mockingbird
> Brown Thrasher
> Blue Jay
> Slate Colored Junco
> House Sparrow
> Killdeer
> Common Grackle
> Pheasant sp.
>
> We believe that the Pheasant, which was seen at fairly close range, but
> backlit, was a Ring-Necked Pheasant, although I don't believe that anyone
> confirmed actuallying seeing the neck ring.  It was seen briefly at rest
and
> in flight at the entrance to the parking lot at the Colonial Farm.  We
were
> unable to relocate the Greater White Fronted Goose at the Colonial Farm.
>
> Fred Shaffer
> Patuxent Bird Club
> fshaffer3@aol.com
>
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