Re: Local Birds
Joseph j Halpin (halpinj@juno.com)
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:52:35 -0400
To: Ellen and David
The north tract can be accessed earlier if you are on one of the
scheduled bird walks; the leaders can be quite good, especially Peter and
Stan (see below). The other advantage of the scheduled walks is that
they enable you to get into areas that are not otherwise available to the
public. You cannot count on Lake Allen being open all of the time since
sometimes there is gun practice which leads to the lake being closed.
Message from Stan Arnold-
I'll be leading a bird walk at the refuge on Friday, 19 June, 7-10 a.m.
The best birds at the refuge right now are Worm-eating, Prothonotary, and
Kentucky Warblers, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Blue Grosbeak. I've also
seen one Summer Tanager so far this season. We also have a Black-crowned
Night Heron that's been hanging around the back gate, but this part of
the
refuge, unfortunately, will be closed for a month as contractors assess
the impact of the old dump in the area. It'll be time for immature birds
to begin wandering pretty soon, and we may get some interesting sightings
during the summer months.
Lots and lots of warblers around, other than those mentioned above. I've
begun using tapes on a limited basis, and this has allowed some very good
looks at some of the warblers. If you can make the walk, please give the
refuge a call at 410-674-3304 to get on the list.
Stan
Joe Halpin
Silver Spring, MD
email: halpinj @juno.com
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