Re: Mt. Ephraim Rd whip-poor-wills/Sugarloaf/shrike
David R. Smith (lacsmith@erols.com)
Sat, 27 Jun 1998 15:42:01 -0400
Dear Andy,
I have heard Whip-poor-wills along Comus Road coming in to Sugarloaf
from the east and once you cross through the intersection at the
entrance to Sugarloaf, between there and the intersection with Mt.
Ephraim Road. Turn right on Mt. Ephraim and travel through to Park Mills
Road. Whip-poor-wills can be heard anywhere along. The key is when to
visit. This time of year they probably less frequently and certainly not
after good light.
Good luck,
David R. Smith
Andy Rabin wrote:
>
> Dear David (and others),
>
> I've never seen nor heard whip-poor-wills and would love to get the
> chance to. Unfortunately, I don't have a DeLorme map. Would you be
> kind enough to give me a clue as to where you heard them in non-DeLorme
> language?
>
> Roger Stone and I went to Sugarloaf a couple of days ago to search for
> yellow-throated vireos and worm eating warblers and had great success with
> both. Along with great views of singing worm eating warblers and a decent
> view of a singing vireo, we also enjoyed looks at singing pine warblers, a
> "posse" of black and white warblers, and two really cute young raccoons
> scurrying up a tree (lifers for Rog). Thanks to whomever posted the trip
> report about Lilypons/Oland Rd/Sugarloaf a couple of days ago (sorry- I
> don't remember whose it was). We also saw at least a couple of
> Dickcissels on both sides of Oland Rd, not far from 85.
>
> Speaking of that area, does anyone know anything about the shrike that
> was seen there on the Christmas count? Has it been seen recently? I
> remember hearing that it has nested in the area in the past, but
> information about the location is thought to be sacred, just like
> information about the holy grounds on which owls nest. Is that the case?
> Or can riff-raff like myself be privy to such data? Just curious.
>
> Andy Rabin
> Gaithersburg, MD
> andyrab@wam.umd.edu