Date:         Wed, 16 Apr 2003 05:31:40 -0400
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From:         Norm Saunders <marshhawk@ATT.NET>
Subject:      A Worcester Tuesday
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Once again we were housebound yesterday, dealing with the plaster repair
guy and the horrible cleanup afterwards.  Fran discovered a new yard bird
for us though, a pair of skulking Virginia Rails right at the wet back edge
of our yard.  I=92ve been dipping into Bill Sipple=92s =93Days Afield: Explo=
ring
Wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay Region,=94 for the past few days.  Last night=

I came across a mention of the =91Mystic Harbor marsh on the Sinepuxent Bay
just south of Ocean City.=92  With something of a start I realized he was
talking about the marsh backing up to our house.  I am looking forward with
great pleasure to finding out a lot more about our =93backyard!=94

This will be our last report from Worcester until the weekend after
Easter.  We wish all of you a wonderful Easter.

Here are our yard sightings from Worcester County for 15 April 03:

Common Loon 8
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 4
Canada Goose 5
Mallard 13
Osprey 2
Virginia Rail 2
Willet 3
Laughing Gull 7
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 11
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Forster's Tern 1
Mourning Dove 6
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 7
Fish Crow 5
Tree Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 6
Pine Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle 15
Boat-tailed Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 9

Best to all,
Norm & Fran Saunders
Colesville & West Ocean City, MD
Marshhawk@att.net

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