Jenny

Use the Yellowbook Field List of the Birds of Maryland by Iliff, Ringer, &
Stasz.  The Garrett County list is still pretty accurate.  Also, Claudia
Wilds book, "Finding Birds in the National Capital Area" should be helpful.
Get the second edition.  Check out Chapter 17, The Appalachian Plateau.  The
locations described in Claudia's book are still very good sources for
Garrett County.  Both references should  be at either the ANS bookstore or
the MOS bookstore on line

Enjoy.

George

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny McClintock" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 1:33 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Morning at Middle Patuxent/Birding in Garrett County


> I took a short walk this morning at Middle Patuxent Environmental area
and,
> despite getting attacked by flies, had a great time!  I saw a Blue-winged
> warbler; a lifer for me!  I got a good long look at what appeared to be a
> female hopping around and foraging for insects in a shrub.  She gave me
> quite a nice show and I hope I got the ID correct (someone let me know if
I
> am way off base here).
>
> Also a RT Hummingbird fed from a flower right in front of me for quite a
> while and didn't seem to care at all that I was there. What a cutie!
>
> Also saw/heard:
>
> Indigo Buntings (several, very beautiful)
> Common Yellowthroats (good look at one singing his little heart out!
several
> other singing)
> Cardinals (lots!)
> Catbirds (even more!)
> Scarlet Tanager (one heard)
> Red Tailed Hawk (flyover and heard)
> Red Shouldered Hawk (heard only)
> R-E Vireos (heard)
> W-E Vireos (heard)
> Carolina Wren
> Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
> Bluejay
> Wood Thrush (2 singing their hauntingly beautiful songs)
>
> Also saw white-tailed deer and lots of GORGEOUS butterflies and
dragonflies.
>
> By the way, my husband and I are going to Garrett County (Deep Creek Lake
> and Swallow Falls SP) this weekend (my first time there).  Anyone have any
> birding tips for the area?  What exciting birds can I hope to see there
that
> I wouldn't find around here in the summer?  Is it possible to find (or
hear)
> a Veery there in the summer?  I tried to find bird lists for Garrett
county
> online, but can't find anything.  Anyone have any links?
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Jenny McClintock
> Columbia, MD
>