In a message dated 8/18/2005 7:51:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
Rick: Here is something for the Osprey: At about 6:45 pm yesterday (8/17)I
was on River Road extended at with the intent of upgrading the Dickcissels
for the Atlas from PRobable to COnfirmed. Unfortunately, all I came up with
was the singing male. However, I did see a flock of Bobolinks flying in a
loose flock on the northern side of the road over the soybean field when I
was parked at the "dickcissel location". They would land in the field for
mostly short periods of time and then immediately pick up and move around to
other parts of the field. In most cases their "down time" in the field
lasted less than 20 seconds. According to you "County Listers" this is a
good species for Montgomery County so I thought that I would pass it on. I
estimated their numbers to be in the 50 - 60 range. I watched them for about
40 minutes and then headed for home. I also had 4 species of swallows over
the same soybean field (Barn which were the majority, Rough - winged, Tree
and Bank).
Jim Green
Event Manager
Smokey Glen Farm Barbequers Inc.
301-948-1518
Fax: 301-948-3188
Hi all,
This message was sent to me from Jim Green, who is not on MDOsprey, this
morning. Sorry for the late posting as I did not read it until after work.
Rick Sussman
Ashton,MD
Rick: Here is something for the Osprey: At about 6:45 pm yesterday (8/17)I
was on River Road extended at with the intent of upgrading the Dickcissels
for the Atlas from PRobable to COnfirmed. Unfortunately, all I came up with
was the singing male. However, I did see a flock of Bobolinks flying in a
loose flock on the northern side of the road over the soybean field when I
was parked at the "dickcissel location". They would land in the field for
mostly short periods of time and then immediately pick up and move around to
other parts of the field. In most cases their "down time" in the field
lasted less than 20 seconds. According to you "County Listers" this is a
good species for Montgomery County so I thought that I would pass it on. I
estimated their numbers to be in the 50 - 60 range. I watched them for about
40 minutes and then headed for home. I also had 4 species of swallows over
the same soybean field (Barn which were the majority, Rough - winged, Tree
and Bank).
Jim Green
Event Manager
Smokey Glen Farm Barbequers Inc.
301-948-1518
Fax: 301-948-3188
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