Date:         Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:32:39 -0500
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From:         Maurice Barnhill <mvb@UDEL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Oland Rd. lappies
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Could MOS buy it for a sanctuary?  It could be leased to a farmer with restrictions on what he could grow to ensure that the plot remains good for birds, and taxes are no longer a problem.

Les Eastman wrote:

> Hey, let's all throw in our pennies and we should have that 2 million 
> dollars (conservative estimate ?) in no time.
>
> Unfortunately, those are the economics these days. No one can afford 
> to buy these tracks except developers. Another farmer can't afford to 
> buy it because he would never recoup his investment. Even if a farmer 
> never sells his land, when he dies, his heirs are assessed taxes for 
> that 2 million dollar value, almost guaranteeing that it will be sold 
> to developers at that time.
>
> Les
>
> ===========
> Les Eastman
> mailto:les@birdtreks.com
> Havre de Grace, MD
>
> The eagle looked down on the river below
> And he wrapped his wings round him and he fell like a stone And the 
> big salmon fought but the talons held true And he shuddered as the 
> world turned from silver to blue
>                               Steve Earle
>
>
> Denise Ryan wrote:
>
>> Unless some bird-loving person tried to buy the property and not 
>> build on it.  It is a long shot, but I thought I'd throw that 
>> suggestion out there.
>>
>> Denise Ryan
>> Washington, DC
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM]
>> On Behalf Of Rick Sussman
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:56 AM
>> To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Oland Rd. lappies
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>  Some business took me to Frederick yesterday morning, and on my way 
>> home I decided to stop on Oland Rd. to see if the Lapland Longspurs 
>> were still around. There is a huge flock of Horned Larks still 
>> feeding in a manured field along the road (the site of the famous 
>> Snowy Owl in 2000). There were numerous lappies in the flock, giving 
>> me adequate looks through the scope. Many of the larks actually came 
>> onto the road to feed (?) briefly before flying back into the fields. 
>> There wasn't a lot of traffic, but the road edge is still mostly snow 
>> and ice so parking was tricky. Also present was a flyby Harrier and a 
>> small flock of Tundra Swans in the same field. No Peregrine. No 
>> Pipit, no Snow Buntings (while I was there) that I saw.
>>
>> A word of note; while I was there a crew of construction workers were 
>> erecting a large sign at the intersection of Rt 85 and Oland Rd. (I
>> think) informing that the site is for sale by a realtor, some 
>> hundrend and eighty acres or so. Another sign was at the other end of 
>> Oland Rd. at the intersection with New Design Rd. So get up and see 
>> these birds, as the site may be houses by next winter...
>>
>> This is also one of the best fields for Upland Sandpipers...
>>
>>
>> Rick Sussman
>> Ashton,MD
>> warblerick@aol.com
>>
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