This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BE8F67.B9872D80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We decided to go to Point Lookout to find the sparrows today. On the = way, we tried to stop at the Cypress Swamp, but found it was closed = until 1, though we're not sure why the trails aren't open even when the = building isn't. We drove down the road to where it crosses the swamp and = found 1 Northern Waterthrush, 100 Rusty Blackbirds, 3 Northern Parulas, = and 2 Black Vultures.=20 Flag Ponds turned out to be quite productive as an alternative stop. In = the parking lot, there were 1 Pine Warbler and 2 Yellow-throated = Warblers. At Taylor's Pond (I think that's the name of it) there was a = Pileated Woodpecker and my father saw a Prothonotary Warbler. = Unfortunately, we couldn't find it again. Closer to the beach were 5 = White-eyed Vireos. 6 Bonaparte's Gulls were still hanging around = offshore. In the grass, we scared up a Seaside Sparrow, fortunately, = since we weren't going to see any at Point Lookout. At Point Lookout, we tried to find the Seaside and Sharp-tailed = Sparrows, but I guess they moved on. However, a quick check of the marsh = edge resulted in a Sora flying up. A Merlin also flew over the pond. 3 = Common Loons in breeding plumage dove offshore, as well as 6 Horned = Grebes in patchy breeding plumage. 1 House Wren, about 4 Thrashers, and = 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet were near the fort. There was a Snowy Egret in = the pond as well. A Bald Eagle nest is visible from the boat launch with = two nestlings. There were no sparrows at Cornfield Harbor road, either. Matt O'Donnell Burke, VA Matt_O@att.net ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BE8F67.B9872D80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN">