Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:01:28 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Stan Arnold Subject: Re: Brown Creepers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Marcia, Last summer (late June) I had singing Brown Creeper at the Fran Uhler Natural Area north of Bowie, not far from the Patuxent River. I didn't see it, but it's six-note song was distinctive. This is a long way from Piscataway, but still in PG Co. I'm still hoping to find them along the Patapsco River, as they nest very locally across the state. Stan Arnold Glen Burnie dy.dx@verizon.net > According to the "yellow book", there are brown creepers in Prince George's > County in the summer, but I have found them locally only in wintertime. > However, I thought I saw one on a tree in my front yard the other day - no > binoculars, but the size and color and behavior were right. I'm near Piscataway > Creek, and have small woodlands, wetlands, and scattered houses in the immediate > vicinity. > > I'd like to know what others' experiences are - I'll certainly watch for a > return of this little sickle-billed tree climber in this spot - where I have > seen one fairly often in winter. > > marcia nelson > Accokeek, MD > marciaen@aol.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================