Re: [MDOsprey] waterthrush on C&O canal
Paul Woodward (grackling@worldnet.att.net)
Sun, 4 Jul 1999 18:26:49 -0400
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From: J L Saba <saba@ARI.Net>
To: mdosprey@ARI.Net <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
Date: Sunday, July 04, 1999 5:24 PM
Subject: [MDOsprey] waterthrush on C&O canal
>This morning we found a waterthrush on the C&O canal towpath, about 1/2
>- 3/4 miles N of Riley's Locks. The bird was on the ground on the
>towpath, seen at fairly long range, and left when a couple of people
>walked by, so we couldn't get a closer look and were unable to determine
>for sure if it was a Northern or Louisiana. I'm assuming it was probably
>a Louisiana, but am wondering if anyone else has seen a waterthrush in
>this area lately.
>
>Also, have the cerulians been seen near mile post 24 recently? The last
>post I remember was about 2 weeks ago, and we did not see or hear the
>birds this morning.
>
>Jack Saba
I saw and heard two Louisiana's in this area on June 22. They were down in
canal bed. I heard the cerulean at milepost 24 on June 18, but not on the
22th.
Paul Woodward