I had a couple of additional sightings as well from Wednesday. On Oland road 
in Frederick County, I was able to find a Lapland Longspur among the several 
hundred Horned Larks. Also, while looking downstream at the Terminus in 
Cumberland, five Northern Pintails landed in the Potomac.

We tried for the Short-eared Owls at North Branch at dusk and were 
unsuccessful.

Happy New Year,

Dave Powell

Germantown, MD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hans Holbrook" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 6:34 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Western MD -- Red Crosbills and Goshawk


Hi All,

Birded Garrett County with Bill Hubick on 12/26/07, we started at Finzel 
where we had a Red Crosbill flyover. On a back road to Piney Reservoir we 
had a flyover Norhtern Goshawk. At Deep Creek Lake there where still four 
Surf Scoters hanging out behind the Discovery Center. Today, the 27th Dave 
Powell and Bill and I ran through a lot of the spots from the day before. 
Bill and I had another Red Crosbill flyover south of the Discovery Center, 
the scoters where still there. Last stop was Rocky Gap State Park, Dave 
headed on, Bill and I worked the south end of the lake and found another Red 
Crosbill! Still had 18 species of waterfowl up in Garrett too.

Good birding,

Hans


Hans Holbrook

Hagerstown, MD
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