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Re: Some PG Co. birds

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Chris Barnard

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Chris Barnard

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Mon, 9 Jul 2007 20:13:35 -0400

Stan,

I was birding in Western Maryland on Saturday along 1 of your recommended 
logging trails off of Avilton Lonanconing  Road and I heard and saw a single 
Black-Throated Blue. The trail also included Black Throated Green and 
Magnolia Warblers.

Chris Barnard
Rockville, MD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stan Arnold" <>
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Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 4:42 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Some PG Co. birds


> Hi Folks,
>
> I did some early morning birding in PG County today, before the heat set 
> in.
> Stopped at School House Pond in Upper Marlboro, then visited Mt. Calvert,
> and finished at Merkle Sanctuary.  Some of the birds:
>
>    School House Pond--(did not find the BCN Heron or Least Tern that were
> hoped for):
>
> Trumpeter Swan
> Killdeer
> Acadian Flycatcther
> White-eyed Vireo
> Wood Thrush
> Common Yellowthroat
>
>    Mt. Calvert:
>
> E. Kingbird
> Bank Swallow--4 counted among the 100s of Trees and dozens of Barns on the
> utility wires
> Marsh Wren--1 singing along the river
> Brown Thrasher--1 at entry
> Grasshopper Sparrow--a couple singing in the fields along the entry road
> Orchard Oriole--pair
>
>    Merkle Sanctuary:
>
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo--1 heard, Mounds Trail
> Barred Owl--1 flew across road and landed in tree nearby, outside 
> sanctuary
> at swampy bottomland getting there
> Pileated Woodpecker--1 heard same place as Barred Owl
> Warbling Vireo--1 heard at swamp off Mounds Trail
> Purple Martin--swarming around the visitor center
> Brown Thrasher--1 vocal and visible at visitor center
> N. Parula--a couple heard along Mouds Trail
> BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER??--Mounds Trail; I didn't see it, but the
> "beer-beer-beer-beeeeee" was heard very clearly several times; I thought
> maybe it was an abherent Cerulean, but checking the 1980s atlas data I see
> that Ceruleans are virtually non-existent as nesters along this stretch of
> the Patuxent.  I find this interesting based on other reports of
> out-of-season Black-throated Blues that have appeared on this listserve 
> this
> summer.
> Prothonotary Warbler--1 heard at swamp, Mounds Trail
> Common Yellowthroat--2 or 3 heard, Mounds Trail
> Grasshopper Sparrow--several singing and hopping along the gravel roads 
> near
> the red barn
>
>    Many thanks to Fred Shaffer who provided volumes of detailed info on
> finding some of the birds I was looking for.
>
> Stan Arnold
> Glen Burnie
>