A belated response to Bob's urging of seekers for the Thurmont Eurasian 
Collared Dove to report.  After searching Monday, Feb. 21, fruitlessly (as 
already reported by Stan Arnold and Mike Bowen), I looked again Tuesday, 
Feb. 22 from about 9:30 to 11:30 AM.  Again negative !!  As did Bob, I 
searched not only Roddy Road from one end to the other, bit many adjoining 
and near-by roads.

Harvey Mudd

At 02:35 PM 2/23/05 -0500, you wrote:
>    Since no one in Frederick seemed to be looking for the Collared Dove I 
> decided to make the effort this morning.  The only doves seen or heard 
> were Mourning Doves.  The only active feeder was at 14634 Roddy Road.  I 
> also searched some of the other neighborhoods on the north side of 
> Thurmont.  The habitat is suitable for Collared Dove or Ringed Turtle 
> Dove.  So far I have not seen anything written that positively identifies 
> the bird that was seen as a Collared Dove.  I sincerely hope the 
> observers were correct in their identification and that additional 
> information will be submitted to the Records Committee.  In the meantime 
> other people should get out there and give it a try, and report their 
> sightings, positive or negative.
>    Since my route to Thurmont takes me through Creagerstown I made a 
> brief look for the Lapwing, also with no success.
>
>Bob Ringler
>Eldersburg MD
>



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