Thanks, Sherry.  I hope someone can follow up.  Though not unprecedented it would be a great find.

> From: Sherry Peruzzi <>
> Date: 2004/06/24 Thu PM 10:42:40 EDT
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Catching up - Cecil and Howard Counties
>
> Bob,
>
> The vireo was singing, and we spent some time searching for it because
> it sounded much slower than a Red-eyed and we thought it might be a
> Blue-headed. Unfortunately we did not get any good clear looks at the
> bird, but we did see wing-bars and a solid gray head. We both thought we
> saw an eye-ring, but neither of us was 100% certain of that.
>
> We had a Sibley's East with us, and as soon as we lost sight of the bird
> we checked the pictures of vireos.  When we got home we both listened to
> the songs. Based on the song and the gray head (which didn't have the
> markings that a Red-eyed does), we believe it was a Blue-headed.
>
> I thought it would be better to report it and see if others could
> confirm it, than to not say anything and have a good bird go unreported.
> I probably should have put a question mark after it, but to be honest, I
> was excited about getting two life birds on that trip (the Veery and the
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo) and not thinking about the Blue-headed Vireo when
> I pasted the list into the e-mail.
>
> I hope others can find it and confirm it. If not, I apologize for the
> mistake.
>
> Sherry

Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD