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MD Christmas Counts rule!

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Janet Millenson

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Janet Millenson

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Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:58:35 -0400

My copy of the American Birds write-up on last year's 106th Christmas Bird 
Count arrived in today's mail. Norm's regional summary (starting on p. 62) 
features George Jett's close-up of the wonderful Townsend's Warbler found on 
the Sugarloaf Mountain CBC. Disappointingly, all photos inside the 
publication are B&W only.

A quick scan of the "Summary of Highest Counts of Individuals for the United 
States" shows that Maryland CBCs ranked #1 for several species:

* Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Seneca)
* Hairy Woodpecker (Seneca)
* Brown Creeper (Seneca)
* Eastern Towhee (Bowie)
* Savannah [Ipswich] Sparrow (Ocean City)
* White-throated Sparrow (Bowie)

There may be others I missed. By the way, the Monterey Peninsula Count in 
California led with 699 Townsend's Warblers. Guess we know where #700 went!

Janet Millenson
Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)

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