This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_891951301_boundary Content-ID: <0_891951301@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_891951301_boundary Content-ID: <0_891951301@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: Warblerick <Warblerick@aol.com> Return-path: <Warblerick@aol.com> To: mdosprey@ari.net Cc: voice@capaccess.org Subject: Sightings for Sunday April5 Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 18:54:40 EDT Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I had a bird-walk scheduled from The Backyard Naturalist for Saturday morning, but the weather cancelled it. So instead, I did the walk this morning by myself, to the same location, the Triadelphia Reservoir watershed area. First stop was Brighton Dam, where I scoped out 3 very nice breeding plumaged adult COMMON LOONS, and a single DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, and my first OSPREY of the season, perched in a tree on the Howard County side. Also had a couple of TREE SWALLOWS skimming the water. Near the dam were 3 female RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS. Second stop was Triadelphia Lake Rd., down by the boat ramp. I walked along the trail to the top of Triadelphia Lake, and scared up a WILD TURKEY from the ridge where the reservoir narrows. It flew across the water to the Howard County side, and landed in the woods, where it began foraging. I tried but could not get it in my scope. Neat to see it fly across the water, as I got to view it from above, with a nice view of its light brown uppertail. At the top part of the reservoir just a few more cormorants and a pair of Canada Geese. Nothing of note near the picnic area nor along the cemetary trail. Driving back out along Triadelphia Lake Road I had a single foraging RED- BREASTED NUTHATCH in the pine woods. I ended with a walk along the fire trail at Greenbridge Road to view the BALD EAGLES (one sitting on nest). Coming back out, my last good bird was a calling BARRED OWL, which remained hidden from [my] view in the pine woods along the trail. It did a perfect "who cooks for you, who cooks for you alll" and after I responded with my own version, it called twice more. I initially set out with hopes of finding gnatcatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, or perhaps some other early warblers, but was content with my days finds. Rick Sussman Ashton, MD Warblerick@aol.com 301-589-4848 --part0_891951301_boundary--