Since some of the aerial photos of Montgomery used by Google Earth were 
taken in Winter, I have used it to locate evergreen stands to search for 
owls.  Although the aerial photos used for the the NW portion of the 
county are almost useless.

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg

Matthew Grey wrote:

>Hello all.
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>The program offered by Google called "Google Earth" is an excellent 
>resource for researching birding locations. Through satellite photography, 
>one can search for and recieve very close views of practically any locale 
>in the USA and much of the world. 
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>I'm using it to study, more in depth, my atlas blocks as well as birding 
>spots that I've heard about but haven't yet visited. Also, its a good way 
>to get a sense of what kind of habitat really surrounds one's atlas block 
>or birding spot. I still use my De Lorme and ADC maps, but I must say that 
>this resource has helped a great deal as well, as the actual photography 
>really brings the areas to life.
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