Flag Ponds, Calvert Co., MD

Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 05:06:57 -0500


Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 21:47:25 -0400 
To:MDOsprey@ari.net, Voice of the Naturalist <voice@capaccess.org> 
From: Bluebird <bluebird@nestbox.com> 
Subject: Flag Ponds, Calvert Co., MD 

Summary of birds seen April 23-24 (year-round residents are excluded
from this list):

The LEAST BITTERN is still being heard. On 4/23 it was vocalizing on
Richardson's Pond across from the steps going up to the upper North
Ridge Trail. On 4/24 it was clearly heard across from the blind on
Duncan's Pond (a very muddy trail leads to this blind right now).

Other birds seen: WHITE-EYED, RED-EYED and BLUE-HEADED VIREO, HERMIT
THRUSH, WOOD THRUSHES, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, TREE SWALLOWS, BARN
SWALLOWS, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, NORTHERN PARULAS, YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLERS, PINE AND PRAIRIE WARBLERS, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT AND LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSH. A NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW WAS SEEN IN THE BEACH
GRASS.

A female RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in my yard in Dunkirk, on
April 20, a male on April 22.


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