[MDOsprey] Common moorhen details
Bonnie Ott (bott@erols.com)
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 05:59:18 -0400
Spent a couple hours last evening observing the COMMON MOORHEN at
Centennial Park. This was an (almost) county bird for me, the only other
sighting I had was years ago and those were babies only. It was quite
exciting to see this beautiful bird!
We found out that this bird has actually been last Friday and then
spotted again this morning. It was quite easy to see if you were LOOKING
FOR IT. It fed openly along the side of the middle island, walking along
the shoreline or feeding in the water just off the bank. It was also
seen this morning walking on the lilly pads.
He decided to go to sleep after feeding and my guess is he might stay
at the park for awhile. Morning and afternoon (we saw him from 5:45
-7:00) are probably the best times. I'd either park on Centennial lane
before the bridge at the wildlife end and walk up the south side of the
lake to the second island, or park at the west end lot and walk around
and scan the entire area. While we there he spent almost the entire time
against the shore of the second island up from the bridge. We were
viewing him from the 108 side of the lake (opposite side of the lake
from the tennis courts).
Bonnie Ott (Howard County)
Moorhen is #188 for my year list!