Three'fer
MHoff36100 (MHoff36100@aol.com)
Sun, 4 Jan 1998 22:15:52 EST
Having done little else (not quite true) but bird the past two weeks I decided
it was time to bring may wife's life, state, etc. lists up to speed. Besides
staying home and taking care of our 10 month old, she had to listen to endless
stories and strategizing related to crossbills, not to mention extended
disappearances (to the Shore for counts) and a sudden vanishing act (to
Conowingo of course) on New Year's Day.
All is well. In the space of about 2 hours (on 01/04/97), we managed to see
(perched!) Red (2) and White-winged (4) Crossbill at Deer Park Road, plus a
fly-by flock of a dozen White-wings.
Then on to Conowingo, where the Common Gull, initially absent (with a paltry
number of gulls), finally put in an appearance after about 40 minutes, from
noon, until we left at 12:45. No other other good gulls, although the young
Peregrine put on a nice show.
Three life birds for her in the space of 3 or so hours. She must live a
charmed life, oops, I forgot, she is married to me!
Good birding,
Mark Hoffman
Sykesville, MD
Mhoff36100@aol.com