Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 08:32:47 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Tyler Bell Subject: south Calvert, 5/9 Comments: To: md-smas@yahoogroups.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Left a little early for work this morning and scouted a few wet fields in = search of plovers. Didn't find any but did find a nice Lincoln's Sparrow = on Turner Rd. There is a red barn on the left and a wood fence on the = right and the Lincoln's was harassing the Grasshopper Sparrows that were = singing on the fence. Also a number of Savannah Sparrows along the fence = and working the muddy fields along the grassy road edge. A small flock of = about 25 Bobolinks were in the field near Turner and Preston Rds. Also a = few Bobolinks at the end of Soller's Wharf Rd. as well as the persistent = flock of about 50 Bobolinks in the alfalfa field on Mackall Rd. Yesterday, I talked to the farmer who owns the field on Mackall Rd. He = said he hasn't been able to mow the field because of the rain but as soon = as he can, he'll mow it. Well, if you can believe the weather people, it's = supposed to improve after Sunday so bye-bye alflalfa early next week. At = least the Bobolinks will still be in place for May Count! Tyler Bell bell@acnatsci.org California, Maryland Wave that flag...wave it wide and high! Grateful Dead, U.S. Blues =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =========================================================================