[MDOsprey] Harris' & LeConte's Sparrow and Audubon's Warbler in Worcester
MHoff36100@aol.com
Thu, 30 Dec 1999 17:56:54 EST
Group --
I am just back from going my usual three CBCs in Worcester County. In the
interest of time I will post the highlights from yesterday (12/29) in the
Maryland sector of the Chincoteague count:
Harris' Sparrow - Jim Stasz found this bird and ultimately the entire group
was able to see it (myself, Marshall Iliff, Michael O'Brien, Louise
Zemaitis). From the enterence to E. A. Vaughn WMA just S of Girdletree, go E
on the dirt road to the gated parking area. Walk straight about 1/2 mile to
you come to two telephone poles on the S side of the road. A hedgerow is
between the poles. The bird was a the N ent of this hedgerow twice yesterday.
If you keep going E on the road there is soon a second hedgrerow. The bird
was at the N end of the hedgerow yesterday, and today I briefly saw in on the
SE corner.
LeConte's Sparrow -- Marshall and I flushed a LeConte's twice, with full
credit to Marshall. From the Harris' spot, walk N across the field to a small
pond. Go around this pond (keeping it on your left) and head W. You will see
a large area of short grass with another distant pond. (Not the marsh!) The
bird was in the short grass on the SE corner of the dry lake bed.
Yellow-rumped (Audubon's Warbler) -- Michael and Louse had this bird on the
southern section of EA Vaughn. From the parking area off of George's Island
Landing Road (N of the intersection with Greenbackville Rd), take the dirt
road N. At the first intersecton turn right (east). Take this road to its end
at a small field with short green grass. They had the bird on the NE corner
of the field in a flock of 100 Myrtles feeding in the field, when it was
sunlit in the afternoon.
OC CBC highlights I don't see posted are as follows:
Eurasian Widgeon - 4 (3 AI, 1 Ocean Pines)
Orange-crowned Warbler - 6
Clay-colored Sparrow in field W of the entrance to the OC Walmart (G. Miller)
Red Crossbill -- Flock on Assateague in the circle of the state park road.
Lapland Longspur - 9 on Assateague
Sorry I can't give more details a the moment, but I just got back and other
duty calls...
Mark Hoffman