[MDOsprey] Turkey Point- Full Crops/Meeting 9/27

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Hi All: ( Sorry for the lateness of this post, ongoing problems getting
posts through )
Not the best count day ever on 9/20.
However, I had good entertainment watching raptors feeding on the wing,
taking advantage of the swarms of dragonflies present.  Don`t think I`d
ever seen any birds with crops so distended, looked like they were on
the verge of exploding.  Which brings to mind (one of )an excellent
point made by Rick Blom in Octobers BWD article " Accipiter ID."  Ricks`

point was to never rely on head size alone ( or any other factor alone )

when making the sharpie/coops distinction, due to the fact that full
crops distort the difference in head size between the two species. If
ever there was an example of that, I saw it at Turkey Point today.
>From 12-4pm:
BW-13, SS-24, CH-3, AK-6, TV-15, BE-4, OS-3, Unidentified-6
Others- DC Cormorant- 41, Ruby-throated Hummer-1, Red-breasted Nuthatch
and Blue-gray Gnatchatcher ( heard several bzzz bzzzz calls).

On Wed. Sept. 29th,7:30 pm the Cecil Bird Club will host the Department
of Natural Resources Bel Air Wildlife Division in Elkton Md at Gilpin
Manor School on Elkton Rd.  The topic will be " Creating Backyard
Wildlife Habitat."  All welcome.  From Rt. 40 at Elkton, proceed North
on 213 through town to the lights at Elkton Rd.  Turn right and look for
Gilpin Manor school on your right past the library .
Leslie Fisher
Cecil Co.

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