Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 03:24:35 +0000 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Hans Holbrook Subject: Western Maryland Highlights 3/22 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Jim Brighton and I decided to continue on our Red-necked Grebe quest and hit spots in Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties. We found a total of eight birds split up between all three counties, plus a nice assortment of waterfowl. In Frederick County there was a Great Egret in a tree top along Rt. 70 were it crosses Catoctin Creek. 3/22/03 Williamsport, Washington County 2 Tree Swallows 2 Red-necked Grebes, flyovers, circled twice overhead Lake Habeeb, Allegany County 3 Red-necked Grebes 5 Red-breasted Mergansers 2 Lesser Scaup 1 Pine Warbler Cumberland, Allegany County 1 Goshawk along Rt. 68 New Germany State Park, Garrett County 5 Wood Duck Savage River Resavoir, Garrett County 1 Ruffed Grouse 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Lesser Scaup Broadford Lake, Garrett County 2 female Greater Scaup with a Lesser Scaup flock Herrington Lake, Garrett County more scaup, ring-neck ducks and hooded mergs Jennings Randolph Lake, Garrett County two large flocks of duck, scaup, ring-necks, red-breasted mergs, 2 gadwall, 1 bufflehead, 3 Red-necked Grebes (thanks Stan for the idea of hitting Garrett too) Good Birding, Hans Holbrook Columbia, MD _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================