Re: Conowingo Dam & Harford County

Les Eastman (les_eastman@netfox.net)
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:26:02 -0500


Darius,

You should have let me know you were coming.  I would have joined you.

Les


Darius Ecker wrote:
> 
> On Sunday October 26, The Howard County Bird Club's trip to Waggoner's Gap
> for a Hawk watch was cancelled.  There were five dedicated souls who just
> couldn't go the day without birding, and since we'd set the day aside
> anyway, we decided to go to Conowingo Dam.  There we found 4 immature Bald
> Eagles and 2 adult Bald Eagles.  At least 20 Great Blue Herons and a couple
> immature Black-crowned Night Herons. Somewhere around here it started to
> pour.  After a warm breakfast at the Conowingo Diner, we birded along the
> river.  We found two Common Loons at the boat ramp, and ended up watching a
> Sharp-shinned Hawk hunt House Sparrows in Havre de Grace.  A total of 28
> species in all, and a lot nicer than going home and watching TV.
> 
> Darius Ecker  (dariuse@abs.net)
> Columbia, MD

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Les Eastman
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Havre de Grace, MD