Re RFI Whip-poor-wills
Peter A. Webb (pwebb@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us)
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 23:20:01 -0700
Whip-poor-wills are reliable at Soldier's Delight, a few miles
west of Baltimore; take Md. 26, Liberty Road west from
Beltway exit 18B, about four miles west along a mostly
arrow-straight, busy road; the road will take a right bend -
left bend and a large water tower will come into view
directly ahead with two traffic lights in between. Bear
right just BEFORE the second traffic light onto Deer Park
Road. Continue along Deer Park Road, throught a four-way
stop, through some tight turns up a steep hill, then another
mile or so and scrubby woods will appear on both side of
the road. Then turn left into a gravel lot with a historical
marker denoting Soldier's Delight as our nation's first
Chromium mining region. If the traffic is too noisy or
the lot is too crowded, take one of the trails downhill all
the way to a power line break and listen there; the
Whip-poor-wills will have an evening chorus about a half
hour after sunset; slightly earlier if clouds make it darker.
The power line break area also has a resident Chat and in
some years has hosted a Summer Tanager.
These birds might not be as distant as the W. Md. birds or
the Calvert County birds.
Pete Webb pwebb@bcpl.net Baltimore, Md.
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