Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 07:52:19 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Kevin Dodge Subject: signs of spring . . . in Garrett County Signs of spring in early March in Garrett County: 5) Big groups of red-winged blackbirds and common grackles at the feeder and singing in the yard. 4) American robins serenading the neighborhood and calling vehemently from the gutter above my window . . . before it's time to get up. 3) American woodcocks displaying above the shrub swamp along Bear Creek. My 7-year-old daughter and I had fun sneaking up on one of them. 2) A couple of wood frogs hopping across the road in the rain last Friday night. 1) Six or so inches of fresh new snow, with more to come! Kevin Dodge Bittinger, Garrett County, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================