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s Frederick Cty today

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Bob Hartman

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Bob Hartman

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Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:10:54 -0500

With the predictions of another windy day, I decided to start with a 
place that is fairly well sheltered, Peters Road.  There were lots of 
birds there (mostly Y-r Warblers), but I saw almost nothing in more open 
area like Lilypons, Oland Rd, and Cap Stine Rd.

Best birds were a Hermit Thrush and a Winter Wren on Peters Rd and a 
little flock of Horned Larks fighting the wind at Oland Rd and Md 85.

	Bob Hartman
	Colesville, MD

Thurston Rd (before wind came up)
===========
American Crow           10
Northern Cardinal        5
European Starling        5
Carolina Wren            1
Downy Woodpecker         2
Yellow-rumped Warbler   10
Golden-crowned Kinglet   1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
Song Sparrow             1

Peters Rd (windy but sheltered)
=========
Eastern Bluebird        10
Blue Jay                 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler   30
White-throated Sparrow   8
American Crow            5
Turkey Vulture           3
Carolina Wren            1
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Turkey Vulture           2
Carolina Chickadee       5
Red-bellied Woodpecker   1
Northern Mockingbird     2
Pileated Woodpecker      1
Dark-eyed Junco          1
Fish Crow                1
Song Sparrow             1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     3
Mourning Dove            1
Tufted Titmouse          3
Northern Flicker         1
Hermit Thrush            1
House Finch              2
Belted Kingfisher        1
Downy Woodpecker         2
Winter Wren              1

Lilypons (very windy)
========
American Goldfinch       2
NO geese!
NO Great Blue Herons

MD 85 at Oland Rd (very windy)
=================
Horned Lark              6
These guys were really hunkered down.  Three
tried to fly, but they got blown away.

Cap Stine Rd (very windy)
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Song Sparrow             1

Mt. Ephraim Rd (early afternoon)
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Only one bird seen, sparrow-sized, not identified.
I've had this experience more often than not there.