[MDOsprey] SW OWL, EV. GROS IN HARFORD

rick (rblom@blazie.com)
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:28:39 -0500


        Over the weekend I found two Saw-whet Owls in the Perryman area of
Harford County. The area is semi-private and requires judicious
tresspassing, so I am not going to provide directions. The owl was number
250 for the year in Harford. On Sunday afternoon I found six Evening
Grosbeaks at a feeder near Darlington, number 251 for the year.
        Despite building blackbird flocks, I have yet to find a
Yellow-headed, and three days of driving the county did not turn up a
Northern Shrike, although there are undoubtedly a half-dozen around right
now. The scaup flock at Hoadley Road is just as large as ever, with a few
Bufflehead joining the gang, but American Robin, Hermit Thrush, and Fox
Sparrow counts are way down this week.
        Other birds that have made an impression this fall are
White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, and Northern Mockingbird, all three
of which are as or more common than I can ever remember in Harford.
        Still no Black-capped Chickadees, although I heard one bird on the
Proving Ground that sounded very good (call only), I never got a look at
it.

Rick

If you can't annoy someone, there is little point in writing.
-- Kingsley Amis

Rick Blom
rblom@blazie.com
4318 Cowan Place
Belcamp, Maryland 21017
(410)575-6086