Not that this relates to Montgomery County, but at Greenbury Point in
Annapolis(Anne Arundel County), we've had 4 or more wintering Catbirds
in a few locations on the point.

Good Birding,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD



On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Cavigelli, Michel
<> wrote:
> I didn't report it at the time, but we had a catbird at BARC (Beltsville
>  Ag Research Center), just down a hill from Greenbelt in January.  My
>  guess is we have wintering catbirds many years in that location.
>
>  Michel Cavigelli
>  Greenbelt
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>  Behalf Of Paul Woodward
>  Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 10:21 AM
>  To: 
>  Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Gray Catbird at Hughes Hollow
>
>
>       The closest Red-headed Woodpecker is in the woods at the south end
>  of
>  the impoundments just as you  enter the fields.  The only problem is
>  that
>  this bird is not always easy to find.  For example, yesterday I didn't
>  find
>  it when I started my loop here, but heard it a couple hours later when I
>
>  returned which is in line with my experience all winter.  There also two
>
>  red-heads in the swamp on the south side of Hunting Quarter Rd as you
>  come
>  in off River Road, but these birds would probably be hard to see.
>  Actually
>  this is a good winter for Red-headedWoopeckers here but some of the
>  areas
>  are harder to walk to.
>        I only had one catbird record here this winter (early) but they
>  have
>  become more common in winter than in the past.  It is way too early for
>  spring migration for this species.
>
>  Paul Woodward
>  Fairfax City, VA
>  
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Cavigelli, Michel" <>
>  To: <>
>  Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:22 AM
>  Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Gray Catbird at Hughes Hollow
>
>
>  Which begs the question: where are the red-headed woodpeckers usually
>  seen
>  at HH?  Thanks.
>
>  Michel Cavigelli
>  Greenbelt
>
>  ps. Following up on my earlier post, I spent a little bit of time in
>  Greenbelt center Sat. AM and saw no sign of a putative raven among the
>  crows
>  flying about.
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Maryland Birds & Birding on behalf of Michael Redmond
>  Sent: Sun 3/2/2008 10:30 PM
>  To: 
>  Subject: [MDOSPREY] Gray Catbird at Hughes Hollow
>
>  Besides the expected and customary fare at Hughes Hollow today, we were
>  treated to a
>  Gray Catbird south of the impoundments and just beyond the Redheaded
>  Woodpecker haunt.
>  Early bird or over-winterer?
>
>  Michael Redmond
>  Bethesda
>
>