HoWOWard trip results!
Bonnie Ott (bott@erols.com)
Sat, 10 Apr 1999 14:52:09 -0400
A breezy a.m. held great promise as we set out on the Central Farm
field trip. 36 birders spotted many great birds, the highlights being
UPLAND SANDPIPER (seen by all- in flight and in the grass). GREATER and
LESSER YELLOWLEGS (side by side for great comparison). COMMON SNIPE -40-
feeding in the open and in wheeling about in flocks as they were
flushed.
AMERICAN PIPITS and HORNED LARKS were amazingly tame and afforded us
wonderful looks. A BLUE-GR GNATCATHER amused us by working the low
shrubs. NORTHERN HARRIER was a year first for many. One lonely LOON flew
over.
The VESPERS we set out for didn't dissapoint. One early and one at the
trip's end made sure everyone got a peek. There were SAVANNAHS popping
out of the grass and a lone FIELD and CHIPPING that were heard. SONG and
WHITE-THROATS gave us a five sparrow total.
Bonnie Ott (Howard County)