I got a message yesterday from the original reporter (not an Osprey
subscriber) indicating that he went to check it on Thursday and had a better
look and the bird turned out to be a Louisiana Waterthrush with what seemed
to be an odd song more like a Swainson's than the usual waterthrush.

Sorry for the delayed post.

Steve Sanford
Randallstown
Baltimore Co

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Hartman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Possible Swainson's Warbler, Lake Frank, Mont Co
(2nd-hand report)


Did anyone else see (or even look for) this bird?

    Bob Hartman


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Sanford" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 5:51 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Swainson's Warbler, Lake Frank, Mont Co
(2nd-hand report)


> An old friend of mine, Dan Haft, who used to do a lot of birding but is
now
> pretty casual due to family and job responsibilities, just told me he saw
a
> Swainson's Warbler at Lake Frank, Montgomery County, yesterday (May 9)
about
> 10-11 AM. He is a little fuzzy on precise directions because he was on a
> casual Mother's Day ramble and was apparently not fully aware how unusual
> this would be, but he said it was not far (within 100 yards) from the
> "covered bridge", probably east of it, along a small "jumpable" stream
where
> there is a trail, possibly marked "SP."
>
> He mainly bases his ID on the song, thinking it was like a Hooded Warbler
> when he first heard it, but then he saw a brown, Swainson's-like bird
doing
> the singing. The view was not great, or sufficient by itself for an ID.
> Later he reviewed Swainson's song samples from the Internet and felt they
> confirmed what he was hearing. He said the song was very loud. He is
> acquainted with the look and sound of the Louisiana Waterthrush and does
not
> think that is what he had.
>
> If you want to talk to him about it, he is open to calls at 301-570-5509.
> This is his home phone, and he has young children, so bear that in mind
when
> timing your call. He realizes his "details" are not up to rare bird
> committee standards, but he is satisfied for himself and was willing to
let
> me post this in case any local birders want to check it out.
>
> Steve Sanford
> Randallstown MD
> Baltimore County
>