MD Osprey:

In a related event, due to the expanded reports of this species over the 
previous years, at its recent Annual Meeting, the MD/DC Records Committee 
(MD/DCRC) voted to change the "reviewable" range of Common Raven to east of 
the Piedmont, that is, the species is reviewable only if seen on the 
Coastal Plain. This and other minor review list changes will be published 
in the near future, along with the minutes of the MD/DCRC Annual Meeting.

For those not familiar with the Piedmont - Coast Plain boundary, the 
dividing line (called the "fall line") basically runs northeast-southwest 
along US Route 1. A map that shows the fall line can be seen on the 
previous MD Review List at the MD/DCRC web pages, here ...

         http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/mdreview.pdf

Phil


At 22:39 03/19/2006, Matt Hafner wrote:
>Note: Normally I wouldn't post the nest of a Raven, but this nest is easily
>viewed from a public road and I don't feel the welfare of the birds or
>property  owners is in jeopardy.
>
>Today on my way home from Western Maryland I found a Common Raven nest  in SE
>Frederick County.  The location is on Rt. 80 just west of Rt. 75 on a  large
>red and white radio? tower.  The nest is on the south side of the  tower and
>faces the road.  This location is notable because it is on the  Piedmont 
>and is
>less than 2 miles from Montgomery County and less than 5 from  Carroll and
>Howard Counties.  This pair is a likely source for recent  records in the 
>area.
>I wanted to alert people to the fact that this  species is expanding eastward
>and there is ample habitat if they don't mind  using tall towers.  I would
>expect there to be first breeding records for  counties in the very near 
>future.


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MD/DC Records Committee
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