Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:21:12 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Robert C Elvander Subject: Re: Any known nesting Cliff Swallows in PG County? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All: I checked the MD 216 bridge (0vr the Patuxent River in Laurel) for nests of Clilff Swallows on Sunday....NO evidence of any nests. I haven't had time to wander under I-95 yet. Bob Elvander Frank Boyle wrote: > Walter- > > I have the Beltsville NW block now, although my hands have been full > with the CE block. I certainly will check for cliffies!! > > ********************************** > Frank Boyle > Laurel, MD (formerly of Burlington, VT) ravenfrank@earthlink.net > ********************************** > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM] > On Behalf Of Walter Ellison > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:26 PM > To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM > Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Any known nesting Cliff Swallows in PG County? > > Hi All (and Bill), > > As you probably noted all three Cliff Swallow nesting records in > Prince George's County were along the Patuxent River. These were in > the Laurel quadrangle in the NW block, the NE block of the Beltsville > quadrangle, and in the Bristol - CW block (which includes part of the > Jug Bay Wetlands and Patuxent River Park). In 2002 there was a > confirmation in the Laurel - NW block, so the swallows are still > there, but they were not confirmed in the other two blocks. There > *was* a report for Cliff Swallow from Bristol - CW but it involved the > "X" possible code. My personal preference for wide-ranging and > colonial birds like swallows, seabirds, and herons is to use the "O" > code, but maybe the swallows were in the vicinity of their old colony. > > Good Atlasing & Birding, > > Walter Ellison > MD-DC Atlas Coordinator - MOS > 23460 Clarissa Road > Chestertown, MD 21620 > phone: 410-778-9568 > e-mail: rossgull@crosslink.net > > "A person who is looking for something doesn't travel very fast" - E. > B. White (in "Stuart Little") > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Schreitz" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 2:56 PM > Subject: [MDOSPREY] Any known nesting Cliff Swallows in PG County? > > Hello, > > Does anyone know of any nesting Cliff Swallows in Prince George > County? The last breeding survey in the 80's indicates that there were > at one time. > > Thanks, > > Bill > > WILLIAM B SCHREITZ CABINETMAKER INC > VIRGINIA STREET ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 > cabmkrwbs@erols.com > > ====================================================================== > = > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= > > ====================================================================== > = > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= > > ====================================================================== > = > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================