susquehanna birding in the rain

MH1920@aol.com
Thu, 15 Apr 1999 19:03:42 EDT


Hello everyone,  my friend Joe Chronowski and I went birding after school 
today.  It drizzled for the first half of the outing, but it did let up for a 
while.  Highlights were an excellent look at a singing Northern Parula down 
low.  A total of 4 Louisiana Waterthrushes with 3 singing.  Many gnatcatchers 
were also around.  Both of us had the best look we ever had at a Barred Owl.  
We first saw it fly deep into the woods.  I then made a very pathetic Barred 
Owl imitation and was responded by a Wild Turkey!  Shortly thereafter found 
the owl sitting in a tree about 75 feet away staring at us.  We ended up with 
42 species, not bad for a cold and rainy day.

Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD