Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:34:54 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Adam Smith Subject: First Osprey at Downs Park MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The first Osprey to visit Downs Park this year was seen today at about = 850am. It is a shame the nesting platform they normally use was destroyed by a = combination of Tropical Storm Isabel and the ice flows on the Chesapeake = this year. =20 Also, A LARGE flight of Raptors on Saturday. 30+ Red-shouldered, 1 = eagle, 2 cooper's, 1 Sharpie, 2 Red-tailed, 6 Turkey Vultures, 2 Black = Vultures and 2 Great-Horned Owls. Most were seen after the initial = blast of winds and cold air, but before the large storm front the swept = through the area later that day. Adam Smith Downs Park cyanbluecobalt@msn.com =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 =========================================================================