[MDOsprey] White-throated sparrows in Fred Co.

Hershberger, Wilbur (WHershbe@afrs.ars.usda.gov)
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 16:07:31 -0400


On the way to work this morning, I just had to stop and look for some
birds.  I stopped at a pond near Burkesville to see if any ducks were
showing up.  There were 27 Am black ducks, 1 Ruddy, 1 female Bufflehead
and 1 Green heron.
To my surprise I heard several White-crowned sparrows singing from a
nearby hedgerow.  I don't think that they are all that early, I just
wasn't ready to see the end of fall migration so near at hand.
It was a real joy to hear their songs again.  I stayed longer than I
should have...
Wilbur Hershberger
Fred. Co.