Great People:  
 

The bird was seen Sunday, Tuesday, and this morning  {permission to post by 
Norm Saunders} - This morning the bird was on the fence,  east side of road 
near just before the small stream on Holondel Road.
 
   From Rt 15, go west on Rt 77 {Thurmont} - Through Smithsburg,  through 
Leitersburg turn right on Marsh Road - go about 2 miles and turn right  onto 
Holondel Rd -- go about 1/4 mile -- the bird was on the right {West} a  short 
while ago -- beautiful pale gray, almost whitish head, dark wings, and  
salmon-pink flank -- Note the tail was lost yesterday -- We {Barbara, Bill  Gearhart, 
Mike Welch} met some PA birders there that had seen it yesterday  {it had the 
long tail}, but not today - - Denny Bingaman, the original spotter  had seen a 
Fork-tailed originally -- Invited Dale Gearhart out, Dale spotted the  bird and 
it wasn't the original bird {Denny reported Black head and very long  tail - 
Denny lives about a 1/4 mile from the location and saw the bird "carrying  
sometime", perhaps nesting material - stopped and looked with binoculars, and  
viola - Fork-tailed -- That was Wednesday afternoon, called Dale on Thursday,  
posted to the MDOsprey by Paul O'Brien -- Hear is the link, note the August 19  
post, plus several August 20 post: 
_http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html_ (http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html)  ---  And if 
you are interested in Eurasian Collared-Doves --Go back to Marsh Rd, turn  
left, go to Sheely Rd, turn right -- go across to Hollowell Church Rd, turn  right 
- go to Rt 16, turn left and go to Shady Grove, PA -- look on  the wires @ 
Kline's Market - only business in town or go across the street  to 1959 Buchanan 
Hwy, there are feeders near the evergreens - walk down the  driveway for a 
better view ---- If you need gas, on Rt 16 one station was  $2.35 and one $2.39!
 
Gary Smyle 
Frederick, MD
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