I watched the Short-eared Owl for about 2-3 minutes this afternoon about 
4:10 pm. Enough time to watch both thru binos and at 20X thru scope.  It 
flew back and forth almost at top of landfill directly across and up the 
hill from the pond. A lifer for me!

Bonus birds along path to Big Pond included Purple Finch and Am Tree 
Sparrow.  Two Northern Shovelers were in the pond.

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg

John Hubbell wrote:
> A short work day allowed me to hit Blue Mash in Montgomery County late this 
> afternoon to try for the Short-eared Owl seen by Dave Powell and Bill Hubick 
> two weekends ago.  Around 4:30, a Northern Harrier and then a Short-eared 
> Owl made an appearance over the top tier of the landfill.  I was viewing from 
> the same location described in Bill's posting on Sunday 12/16.  
>
> Other birds seen on the walk out to the fence line included 1 American Tree 
> Sparrow, 1 Purple Finch, 2 Field Sparrows, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, several 
> Northern Flickers and a small flock of Cedar Waxwings.
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> John Hubbell
> Washington DC
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