I have noticed a lot of abbreviations lately.  It would be so much nicer if there were not these abbreviations.  One would not have to try to figure out what you are referring to.  Thank you.

> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 22:34:02 -0500> From: > Subject: [MDOSPREY] WWCR (yes) and Greenbury Point> To: > > David Yeany II and myself made it out of Western MD and into the big city (Silver Spring and Annapolis). I don't know why people are having such a tough time with the WWCR as it showed for us within the first 10 minutes of our arrival :-) .> > Montgomery County> Location: Sligo Creek Parkway> Observation date: 2/2/08> Notes: Multiple observers 8+ but only 2 in our immediate party. Same Crossbill that has been seen at this location for several weeks> Number of species: 15> > Cooper's Hawk 1> Red-tailed Hawk 1> Ring-billed Gull 1> Rock Pigeon 5> Mourning Dove 6> Red-bellied Woodpecker 1> Hairy Woodpecker 1> Blue Jay 5> Carolina Chickadee 3> Tufted Titmouse 1> Carolina Wren 2> Dark-eyed Junco 2> House Finch 10> White-winged Crossbill 1> American Goldfinch 6> > > Anne Arundel County> We tried birding the Asquithview trail area and managed to find the right feeders and a couple of birders (first Kathy and then Dan). Dan had us going because before he appeared from beyond the bamboo, he played a call of a painted bunting. We did not manage to see the bunting while we were there. Then Dan led David and I out to Greenbury Point.> > Location: Greenbury Point> Observation date: 2/2/08> Number of species: 34> > Canada Goose 100> Mallard 4> Lesser Scaup 10> Surf Scoter 40> Long-tailed Duck 12> Bufflehead 140> Common Goldeneye 60> Double-crested Cormorant 1> Black Vulture 4> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1> Red-shouldered Hawk 1> Ring-billed Gull 15> Herring Gull (American) 2> Great Black-backed Gull 4> Rock Pigeon 10> Red-bellied Woodpecker 1> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1> Northern Flicker 1> Blue Jay 8> American Crow 5> Carolina Wren 4> Winter Wren 1> Eastern Bluebird 2> Gray Catbird 3> Northern Mockingbird 5> Brown Thrasher 1> European Starling 100> Cedar Waxwing 30> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2> Field Sparrow 1> Song Sparrow 10> White-throated Sparrow 15> Northern Cardinal 2> Red-winged Blackbird 20> > -- > > > ======================================================> > J. B. Churchill> Frostburg, Maryland> Home (301) 689-8344> Cell (301) 697-1223> > webpage: http://www.jbchurchill.com/> webpage: http://www.westernmdbirding.com/> 
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