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Re: Nice morning at Blue Mash

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Bob Ringler

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:49:44 -0400

Gail,
   Check the date in your computer.  Today is not January 1.


>
> From: Gail Mackiernan <>
> Date: 1904/01/01 Fri AM 11:11:23 EST
> To: 
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Nice morning at Blue Mash
>
> Hi --
>
> A pleasant morning to be out although things were a bit slow (compared with
> earlier weeks) at Blue Mash Nature Trail, Mont. Co. We saw quite a few nice
> birds and -- a number of other birders!
>
> Among the more interesting sightings:
>
> Northern Harrier (1, immature)
> Green-winged Teal (~20)
> Killdeer (~25, in flight)
> Palm Warbler (4, yellow)
> Myrtle Warbler (2)
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (12)
> FOX SPARROW (2, first of year for us)
> Chipping Sp. (1)
> Field Sp. (10)
> White-crowned Sp. (2-3)
> Swamp Sp. (12)
> White-throated Sp. (~35)
> Song Sp. (~35)
> Junco (8)
> Eastern Towhee (4)
>
> The foliage was very lovely and we saw a late Pearly Crescent butterfly.
>
> (Hope Lydia et al. will post what they saw, I know they gripped us on
> Savannah Sparrow and Hermit Thrush).
>
> Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
> Colesville, MD
>

Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD