Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:35:18 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Sherry Peruzzi Subject: Re: Transplanted Obnoxious Humans In-Reply-To: <0HPN00K52KVFOL@chimmx03.algx.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Frank Boyle wrote: >Hrmmm... I must get that Field Guide to Transplanted Obnoxious Humans >(Eastern Region) I saw at Barnes Not Noble... > Make sure it's the updated one that includes all the splits of the Common Loudmouth. White-breasted are the most common in summer, Blue-legged in spring and fall. But there are numerous other species, including Bill-capped, Red-faced, Beer-bellied, Bouncing-breasted, etc. Common Loudmouths are best located by their calls -- once you hear them, they're easy to identify. They used to be strictly communal, traveling always in pairs and flocks, but in recent years single individuals are seen more frequently (easily identified by their habit of holding one wing up to their heads as they move). The favored habitat of Common Loudmouths is suburban parks and streets, but their numbers are increasing and they can now be found everywhere. Solitary individuals especially have become quite common in cities, even managing to make their way, House Sparrow-like, into indoor spaces like department stores and public conveyances. In fact, watch for them on your foray to Barnes Not Noble -- the presence of a Common Loudmouth -- in a flock or solitary -- in an otherwise-quiet place like a bookstore will be noticeable from anywhere in the vicinity. Sherry ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================