I have written an article on ground-nesting birds for the newsletter of the 
American Chestnut Land Trust, a 20-year-old land trust in central Calvert 
County which owns and/or manages over 3000 protected acres in the Parker's 
Creek and Governor's Run watersheds. The article is intended to convince 
dog owners to leash their dogs when walking on the woods. It has been 
reviewed by David Curson of MD-DC Audubon and local birder Sue Hamilton.

The trust would like one or a few photos of some of the birds mentioned. (I 
don't have any.) The ground-nesting birds in the article are: Whip-poor-
will, Black-and-white Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Ovenbird, Louisiana 
Waterthrush, Kentucky Warbler, Chuck-will's-widow, Northern Bobwhite, and 
American Woodcock. Other species included as having nests on or just above 
the ground are Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, and Common Yellowthroat. 
Three additional species mentioned in the article, whose mean nest height 
is less than 4', are White-eyed Vireo, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-breasted 
Chat, and Prairie Warbler.

It is not possible to print the photos in color, so birds with interesting 
patterns would be most successful, such as the Hooded Warbler, Towhee, and 
Yellowthroat. 

If anyone has digital photos they are willing to share, please let me know 
as soon as possible. Photos will be credited, but no financial compensation 
is available. 

thanks very much,
Leslie Starr
Baltimore & Port Republic