It's nice to see all the reports lately on MDOSPREY from PG county, my
home county.  Is it others' impression, too, that there are more reports
from PG or I am just noticing them lately?  If there are more, does
anyone know of a reason for this?  Thanks.

Michel A. Cavigelli
Research Soil Scientist
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab
Animal and Natural Resources Institute
Bldg 001, Rm 140
BARC-West
10300 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705
 
301-504-8327 office
240-304-9480 cell
301-504-8370 fax

 
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Bob Ringler
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:29 AM
To: 
Subject: [MDOSPREY] CBC Highlights 12/16-17/06

   On Saturday I participated in the Washington DC Christmas Count. In
the morning I was with John Bjerke, Jack Schultz, and Helen Kavanagh at
Oxon Hill Farm in Prince George's County. Highlights there were a Phoebe
plus a Laughing Gull and a couple cormorants in Oxon Cove. In the
afternoon I covered Anacostia Park where I found one more Laughing Gull
and at least 36 more cormorants. Highlights were an Orange-crowned
Warbler and two Baltimore Orioles in a mixed flock feeding along the
edge of the river.
   On Sunday I did the St. Michaels CBC at the Jean Ellen Dupont Shehan
Audubon Sanctuary with David Curson and party. Our best birds were an
Eared Grebe on Leadenham Creek and the only Fox Sparrow of the count.
Reported by others at the tally were a Clay-colored Sparrow by Scott
Weidensaul (also at the JEDS sanctuary), a Yellow Palm Warbler, two
Ospreys, and an immature Golden Eagle. Two immature Golden Eagles had
been seen at the sanctuary the day before.
   Both days the passerine birding was rather slow with low numbers of
many species. Waterfowl numbers were also low.
--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD