Re: [MDOsprey] RFI Birds for UK Visitor
Howard Youth (hmyouth@erols.com)
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 14:14:03 -0400
Dear Gail,
The kite was at Huntley last Saturday, the 17th. I'd bet it's still there.
Seems it's pretty good at showing up starting at or just before 9 a.m.
(when we saw it), then on and off thr. morning. When we saw it, it flapped
over between the observation tower and stand of dead (red-headed
woodpecker) trees. Then it soared briefly over the far trees (near the
tower to the right of the dead trees) before flapping out of view. Total
viewing time was a few minutes. No red-headed woodpeckers, though.
Good luck!
Howard Youth
Rockville, MD
hmyouth@erols.com
At 08:59 AM 7/23/99 EDT, you wrote:
>Hi ospreyers --
>
>A friend of ours from England (Peter Clement) is coming to visit us for a
>couple of weeks, to do a couple of pelagics, hit the Smithsonian skin
>collection and --- see some local birds (which would be lifers).
>
>Some of his "hit list" we feel we can deliver, for others we hope there might
>be someone out there with advice or locations:
>
>1) Dickcissel -- any still around at Oland Rd. area?
>
>2) Barred Owl -- we knew three nest locations in spring, does anyone know
>of a current roost site? (please reply to me off-line regarding owl sites).
>
>3) Willow Flycatcher -- Hughes Hollow still a good site?
>
>4) Red-headed Woodpecker -- (deja vu, we asked for these in spring)
>
>5) Mississippi Kite -- still being seen at Huntley?
>
>6) Worm-eating Warbler -- These breed locally, and (although not singing)
>might be "seeable" -- any local breeding sites (our nearby one in NW Branch
>Park was not occupied this year). Great Falls in VA?
>
>7) Further afield -- what about Henslow's Sparrows in Garrett Co. this year?
>
>We will try for Red-cockaded WP and Swainson's Warbler in NC when down there
>for the pelagics, any recent "gen" (as the Brits say) would be appreciated.
>
>Barry and I feel a bit "out of it" since we just got back from Maine -- we
>went to Baxter SP and found out where our warblers go! During our climb of
>Mt. Katahdin we were entertained by 14 species including Blackburnian,
>Magnolia, BT Blues and Greens, all our old friends -- interestingly enough,
>all were still singing. As were Swainson's, Hermit, and Bicknell's Thrushes.
>Loons on every lake and pond, Ruffed Grouse with chicks, Boreal Chickadees
>were all a treat. Moose, too. Along the coast at Pine Point, at least 25
>Roseate Terns in a feeding flock, another treat. The local marsh has both
>Nelson's and Salt-marsh S-T Sparrows at their overlap area -- a chance to see
>both in one scope field.
>
>But now we are back in Maryland in time for the shorebird influx. If only
>it would get a bit cooler...
>
>Anyway, any help on these target birds would be appreciated!
>
>Gail Mackiernan
>gail@umdd.umd.edu
>