From: "Radko, Gemma" <gradko@aspensys.com> To: "'MDOsprey@ari.net'"<MDOsprey@ari.net> Subject: Monocacy Bottom Rd. morning Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 09:17:03 -0500 Hi all, I had a great morning of birding yesterday on Monocacy Bottom Rd. I saw many White-Crowned, White-Throated, Swamp, Field, and Song Sparrows, but the highlight was a group of five FOX SPARROWS scratching around in the leaf litter by the side of the road like little towhees. Other highlights: a very cooperative WINTER WREN only 2 ft. away; three HOODED MERGANSERS (one female, two males), two GREEN-WINGED TEAL, (2 females), and a pair each of Belted Kingfishers, Downies, and Flickers. Also a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker and a large flock of Cedar Waxwings. I was also at Waggoner's Gap on Saturday - by the time I left at 2 PM, 18 GOLDEN EAGLES had flown over! Also hundreds of Red-Tailed Hawks, some Sharpies and Coops, and a few Red-Shoulders. Not a bad weekend! Gemma Radko gradko@aspensys.com