This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BF1FCB.087B8C80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ospreyers, I also have a Chickadee which I believe to be a Black-capped. I have = about five or six Chickadees coming to my feeders. The one I believe is = Black-capped is larger and has white on greater coverts. The lower area = of the bib did not look uneven. I have heard a Chickadee call near my = house, which I believe was slower, but could not locate. Anyone in the = area is more than welcome to stop by. Any help would be appreciated. Dave Powell 1102 Falling Branch road Pylesville MD. 21132 Harford Bird Club ---Original Message----- From: Andy Rabin <andyrab@wam.umd.edu> To: mdo <mdosprey@ARI.Net>; von <voice@capaccess.org> Date: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 5:29 PM Subject: [MDOsprey] Black Hill birds =20 =20 Hi all- =20 I tried in vain this morning to relocate the empid that Paul Z. = had found yesterday at Black Hill Park in Mongomery County, MD. = However, I ran across another birder on his way to the site as I was = leaving, so maybe he had better luck than I. =20 Still, it was worth getting up early: =20 (possible) BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE- on Lake View Loop close to the = water. I heard it call twice, but could not locate it. Song was lower = pitched and slower than Carolina. I am hesitant to assert that it was a = BC because I've read that Carolina's have been known to make calls = similar to BC's. Plus there's that whole hybrid thing. Had I more = experience with BC's, I may have been able to be more certain. So, I'm = leaving it as a possible BC Chickadee. =20 PURPLE FINCHES- 2 females at the top of Lake View Loop. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES- 2 on Lake View Loop near water. RUSTY BLACKBIRDS- 5 or 6 at top of Lake View Loop. BUFFLEHEAD- pair visible from parking area near Rte 121 bridge. SAVANNAH SPARROW- 1 below parking area near Rte 121 bridge. =20 Andy Rabin Gaithersburg, MD andyrab@wam.umd.edu ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BF1FCB.087B8C80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN">
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From:=20 Andy Rabin <andyrab@wam.umd.edu>
To:= =20 mdo <mdosprey@ARI.Net>; von=20 <voice@capaccess.org>
Dat= e:=20 Tuesday, October 26, 1999 5:29 PM
Subject: [MDOsprey] = Black=20 Hill birdsHi all-I tried in vain this morning to relocate the empid = that=20 Paul Z. had found yesterday at Black Hill Park in Mongomery County,=20 MD. However, I ran across another birder on his way to the = site as I=20 was leaving, so maybe he had better luck than I.Still, it was worth getting up early:(possible) BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE- on Lake View Loop close to = the=20 water. I heard it call twice, but could not locate it. = Song was=20 lower pitched and slower than Carolina. I am hesitant to = assert that=20 it was a BC because I've read that Carolina's have been known=20 to make calls similar to BC's. Plus there's that whole=20 hybrid thing. Had I more experience with BC's, I may have been = able to=20 be more certain. So, I'm leaving it as a possible BC = Chickadee.PURPLE FINCHES- 2 females at the top of Lake View Loop.RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES- 2 on Lake View Loop near water.RUSTY BLACKBIRDS- 5 or 6 at top of Lake View Loop.BUFFLEHEAD- pair visible from parking area near Rte 121 = bridge.SAVANNAH SPARROW- 1 below parking area near Rte 121 = bridge.Andy RabinGaithersburg, MD