I hope THAT cat eats deer!

There was a story in the Annapolis paper last year about a small dog 
snatched by a hawk.  The dog was dropped and survived, but it was all 
about the brave dog and the dastardly hawk. 

So the moral of the story - if it's a domestic animal, keep it in your 
domicile.

Karen Caruso
Riva, Md

Gerald & Laura Tarbell wrote:

>Ed and all,
>    You want a cat controversy? Last week while on vacation in another
>nearby state which borders the south and west of Maryland, which shall go
>nameless, Laura and I took a train ride out of Cass to the top of Bald Knob.
>We were hoping for Mourning Warblers up there. The trip was narrated by a
>colorful local named Roger. Roger was full of local history and lore and I
>really enjoyed his stories.
>    One of them had to do with a cat. This cat was seen by 143 passengers
>from the train right near the top of Bald Knob about 2 years ago. The cat in
>question was a cougar. Roger says he also saw one down lower between Cass
>and Marlinton, but was alone at the time.
>    You want a cat controversy, folks, that is a cat controversy.
>    As for birding from a train, I don't recommend it. Steam engines are so
>noisy they scare everything away. The only thing we saw from the train
>itself was a junco. However the views from up there were well worth the
>cost.
>    Jerry Tarbell
>    Carroll County
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