Re: [MDOsprey] King and Virginia Rails as yard birds
Dave Powell (dpowell@netfox.net)
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 19:40:34 -0000
Rick,
I believe Cowan place or a neighboring road connect with an asphalt driveway
that goes to a sewage pump station that is behind all the houses. At the end
of pavement their are trails which you can go north behind the houses or to
the railroad tracks. Good Luck.
Dave Powell
Harford Bird Club
-----Original Message-----
From: rick <rblom@blazie.com>
To: mdosprey@ARI.Net <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 10:28 PM
Subject: [MDOsprey] King and Virginia Rails as yard birds
> The southern end of James Run, just before it enters the Bush River
>at Rt. 40 in Harford County, is an extensive marsh. Access is very
>difficult and requires thrashing through the woods or birding from the
>railroad tracks at Rt. 40, which is noisy nearly 24 hours a day.
> From my house, however, it is only about a quarter of a mile to one
>section of the marsh and the past three nights I have heard, for the first
>time, rails calling from the marsh, including several Virginia Rails and at
>least one King Rail. Since I was standing on the front porch at the time, I
>count these as yard birds, nearly the first rails I have ever had on my
>yard list. I am trying to figure out how to get to that section of the
>marsh, but it will require walking through various back yards.
>
>Rick
>
>
>"The brotherhood of man is not a mere poet's dream; it is a depressing and
>humiliating reality."
> -- Oscar Widle
>
>Rick Blom
>rblom@blazie.com
>4318 Cowan Place
>Belcamp, Maryland 21017
>(410)575-6086
>