Re: [MDOsprey] potentially good field near Princess Anne

stamps@sea-east.com
Wed, 01 Sep 1999 16:35:12 -0400 

Us local birders do check the fields every so often. Last year there was
a Golden Plover there. Killdeer can be quite common. The field(s) are actually
just south of Fruitland on the west side of US Rt. 13 where the Rt. 13 Bypass
intersects business 13. There is a convenience store at the only place where
you can really turn and go back along the fields. The road there is Stockyard
Road. Shorebirding depends as much on how recently some of the farm fields
have been plowed. There can be more to it than the sod farm. And, of course,
the wetness of the fields makes a difference.

So far this year the fields have been marginal for birding.

Charlie Vaughn
Salisbury, MD


At 04:43 AM 9/1/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Howdy All!
>
>One thing I forgot to mention is a large mowed field (looked like turf)
>on the west side of Rt 13 just north of the town of Princess Anne. 
>George and I went cruising by en route to Deal Island and didn't take
>time to stop.  We were up on the field too fast before we realized
>there were birds in it.  It's one of the spots we regret missing. 
>Anyone birding the area should be aware that this area could be good
>for grass-pipers (Upland Sandpipers, Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Lesser
>Golden Plovers, and maybe Pectoral Sandpipers after a rain).
>
>Here in St Marys County, the NE winds have brought in good numbers of
>migrants.  Kyle Rambo and I had a Rose-breasted Grosbeak and 9 sp of
>warblers during a lunch break yesterday on the Navy base.  I had good
>numbers of warblers at Pt Lookout in sheltered areas (right on the
>point as well as the picnic area).  For birders making the effort to
>get out in the wind, the warblers are at or below eye level in weeds
>and low shrubs out of the wind.
>
>-Greg Miller
>Hollywood, MD
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Charlie & Gail Vaughn
1306 Frederick Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21801

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