[MDOsprey] Flag Ponds Park, Calvert Co., MD

Arlene Ripley (aripley@nestbox.com)
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 21:15:15 -0400


Wednesday, October 13

The kinglets and creepers have invaded Flag Ponds!

Highlights today (of the 35 species seen):

Green Heron - 3
Bald Eagle - 2
American Golden Plover - 1
Wood Duck - 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 17
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 20
Brown Creeper - 7
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3
Blackpoll Warbler - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - >30
Swamp Sparrow - 1

One lone Monarch and a few buckeyes were the only butterflies observed.

The trails are still closed while the staff awaits commercial tree-cutters 
to clear the really big trees from the trails.






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