Dave Kimbell, Jim Green and I did see the Clay-colored Sparrow around  
1:15 PM today.  We have to thank Pat Valdata for showing us the  
location and Dave for making the spot.  As Pat was leaving (around  
12:30), she said it would probably show after she left--sad but true.

Wallace Kornack
Washington DC

On Jan 27, 2007, at 2:02 PM, Monroe Harden wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The third time for me was a charm. I went out to the site on Bulle  
> Rock parkway today at about noon and found the sparrow feeding on  
> the ground on the field side of the hedgerow opposite from the big  
> construction dirt pile.  The bird was noticeably smaller than the  
> juncos, white throateds, and song sparrows feeding near it.  The  
> gray neck and plain breast were clearly visible, and it let me look  
> at it for a few minutes and it wasn't scared off by the noise of my  
> camera snapping photos.
>
> Dave Kimball and a few others arrived as I was leaving. I hope they  
> got to see it too, and that my directions to the site were clear  
> enough.
>
> And I successfully crossed the foot-wide stream without falling on  
> my face, belly, or camera this time.
>
> Monroe Harden
> Havre de Grace, MD
>