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N. AA Co. Observations--BB Cuckoo, etc.

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Stan Arnold

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Maryland Birds & Birding

Date:

Sun, 23 May 2004 13:06:33 -0400

Hi Folks,

Some interesting (for this area) birds have shown up in the Glen Burnie area
of Anne Arundel Co. of late.  This morning (5/23), while atlasing along
Marley Neck Blvd, I heard a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO vocalizing just across the
road from where Marley Neck ROAD empties into Marley Neck BLVD (and about 50
feet south), just east of Curtis Creek (DeLorme p 58, D2).  The bird sang
for several minutes.  Also in this area at late dusk, a CHUCK-WILL'S WIDOW
has been vocalizing for the past four weeks (heard as recently as 5/22), and
Whip-poor-wills were also heard here as recently as 12 May, but not since.
The early morning walk northward along Marley Neck Blvd also produced
vocalizing Great Crested Flycatchers, Gnatcatchers, Pine Warblers,
Ovenbirds, Hooded Warblers, Chats, Scarlet Tanagers, Indigo Buntings and
Blue Grosbeaks.  Yellow-billed Cuckoos seem to be everywhere, apparently
loving the invasion of cicadas.

Yesterday evening, along the back edge of the Bachman's Sports Complex off
of Ordnance Rd. (Hwy 710) north of Glen Burnie, while I was looking through
the fence at the Army's GSA Depot beyond, a beautiful EASTERN MEADOWLARK
sailed across my field of view, giving me a flash of its white outer tail
feathers as it descended into the tall grass.  A new atlas bird for Curtis
Bay CW.  Also, flying overhead were two COMMON NIGHTHAWKs.

This morning while driving along Third Avenue in Ferndale, in a wet area
just before the street meets the light-rail tracks, were three CATTLE
EGRETs.  They were in this area last summer, but not during safe dates.  Now
they represent an atlas tick for the Relay CE block.

This has been a pretty fine atlasing season, so far.

Stan Arnold
Glen Burnie