Since I have been curious about Quarry Lake anyway, upon seeing 
Kevin's post about the Goshawk, Mark Linardi and I decided to take a 
quick look. We only spent about 20 minutes there because of the fierce 
cold wind.

We didn't see anything like a Goshawk. Mainly we saw several Turkey 
Vultures and a Black Vulture, two Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, a 
Pigeon and a song sparrow. After I had lunch (see below), I drove 
around the rest of the development, which is mainly two blocks of 
condos now, and added a Kestrel to the list.

The lake is a new residential development but includes a collection of 
very convenient stores. There are parking spots along the lake as well 
as in the shopping area. I did not see anything suggesting the public 
was not welcome around the lake, which is a big old quarry, slowly 
being filled in. There are even benches scattered along the lakeside, 
at least the north side.

I was pleased to see that one of the stores was a "California 
Tortilla" restaurant, which Paul Noell and I discovered a month ago in 
Silver Spring near the WW Crossbill spot. There is also a "Ciao! 
Italian Bistro," Boardwalk fries, etc. So it's a handy place that 
could be considered after birding Lake Roland or Cylburn. Here's a 
list of what's there now:
http://www.quarrylakecommunity.com/shops/ . So you can keep looking 
for the Goshawk while having various good munchies.

Quarry Lake is off of Greenspring Ave (west side) at Quarry Lake Dr 
about a mile south of the Baltimore Beltway.

Steve Sanford
Randallstown, Baltimore County
scartan^at^verizon^dot^net