Re: [MDOsprey] Tundra Swans and a Purple Finch
J.B. Churchill (jbc@caf.wvu.edu)
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 10:26:27 -0500 (EST)
Ditto ...
Thanks for the posting about the Sandhill Crane. Luther Goldman and I
travelled to the Eastern Shore, stopping on the way down and on the way back
from Blackwater NWR to try for the Crane. The return trip was fruitful.
We saw a fair number of Snow Geese at the refuge that were pretty far
out. Lots of pipits and Horned Larks in the fields at Tarbutton Mill Road and
Egypt Road (in Dorchester) too. The day before, I saw 3 Swainson's Thrushes in
Laurel. This seems really late to me.
Sunday going home I stopped at Rocky Gap SP. There were 4 or 5 coots,
5 Lesser Scaup (2 male, 3 female), 4 Bufflehead, 9 Ruddy Ducks and a few
Mallards.
J.B.
George Jett wrote:
> Leslie
> Thanks for the posting of the Sandhill Crane in Talbot. Greg Miller and I
> had it easily on Saturday. This was a state bird for Greg.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leslie Roslund <Lroslund@bluecrab.org>
> To: <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 1:32 PM
> Subject: [MDOsprey] Tundra Swans and a Purple Finch
>
>
> > News from Talbot County:
> > Yesterday, Nov 6th, small flocks of Tundra Swans passed over my property,
> > most of them on a quite direct north-to-south flight line and pretty high.
> > Toward evening, one flock of 63 of them was low enough for very enjoyable
> > viewing.
> >
> > Today my first Purple Finch of the year showed up at a feeder. This one
> > was a beautifully marked adult male. Last year I had but one visit by a
> > Purple Finch. Hope there will be more this year. Two Pine Siskins have
> > continued to visit the feeder in recent days.
> >
> > Les Roslund
> > Easton, MD
>
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