Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 12:28:41 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: C COMEAU Subject: Blackwater NWR area MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yesterday, Dec 29. The weather at Blackwater was too good, I suppose. = Besides geese and ducks and usual birds, did see a Great Egret, several = Northern Harriers including at least 3 adult males (one on Maple Dam = Road), 5 adult Bald Eagles, and a Red-headed Woodpecker. Also an = immature Sharp-shinned and a light phase Rough-legged Hawk on Maple Dam = Road. And a flying flock of about 500 shorebirds, probably Dunlin. The visitor center still is not open, and don't count on the alternate = location at the beginning of the wildlife drive to be open during its = posted hours. =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 =========================================================================