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From: Lydia Schindler <>
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Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:52 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Black-crowned Night-Herons at Pennyfield


> Hi, All--
>
> Yesterday (July 1) at the second impoundment at Pennyfield (Montgomery
> Co) we saw an adult Black-crowned Night-Heron (no plume). Today we saw
> two other adults (one plume and two plumes, the latter holding a stick
> in its beak) plus a juvenile. (There are also maybe a couple dozen Green
> Herons.) Inasmuch as the safe dates for BCNH ended June 30, I'm
> wondering if anybody saw these birds before yesterday.
>
> Lydia Schindler
> Darnestown
>