Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:08:00 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Coleman Subject: Red-necked Phalarope at Francis Scott Key Mall, Frederick, MD MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am posting this to MDOSPREY at the request of the sender: I found a Red-necked Phalarope this afternoon, May 22, in the drainage = pond for the Francis Scott Key Mall in Frederick. The pond is located = between the Mall and I-270 and is accessed by taking the Rte 85N exit = from I-270, turning right into the Mall and taking the first right past = the Texaco station toward the Holiday Inn. The pond will be on the = right. There is plenty of parking in the mall lot, so there is no = reason to stop along the road, which has no significant shoulder. The Phalarope appears to be a female in not quite full breeding plumage = as compared with the illustration in Sibley. It has a thin, dark bill, = dark red on the side of the neck, and a streaked back. It has a slight = white line above the eye. and a white throat. It was foraging in = classic phalarope fashion, standing and turning in shallow water. I'm not on Maryland Osprey, so maybe someone could pass this along to = them. Mike Welch mdjvwelch@aol.com 301-975-3100 work 301-874-5828 home=20 =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 =========================================================================