I spent one hour at Hughes Hollow Thursday, noon-1 pm during which time I saw most of the birds listed by Max and also:

2 mallards
15 blue-winged teal
3 green-winged teal
5 snipe
1 red-headed woodpecker (foy)
1 pileated woodpecker 
4 n. rough-winged swallows (foy)
1 rusty blackbird (foy)
4 n. flickers
2 e. phoebes (foy)
1 golden-crowned kinglet (foy)
1 cooper's hawk
1 fox sparrow
1 y-r warbler

A very productive hour! (haven't been near a computer since then, hence the delayed report).

Michel Cavigelli
Greenbelt


-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding on behalf of Max Wilson
Sent: Sat 3/29/2008 5:34 PM
To: 
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Hughes Hollow - Phoebe & Barn Swallow
 
I made a quick trip to Hughes Hollow this morning.  They were spreading lime
on the cornfields with large machinery while we were there, with the
spreader traversing the main levee twice, so birding was less than optimal.
 I still managed to get my FOY EASTERN PHOEBE and BARN SWALLOW.

Max Wilson
Kensington, Montgomery County
mercretas AT hotmail.com


Location:     Hughes Hollow
Observation date:     3/29/08
Notes:     They were spreading lime on the cornfields with large machinery
while we were there, with the spreader traversing the main levee twice to
refill from hopper truck.  Noise and distraction hindered observation.
Number of species:     18
 
Canada Goose     8
Wood Duck     6     Two on the water in the west impoundment, the rest were
flyovers.
Ring-necked Duck     26     Small group on far side of west impoundment.
Pied-billed Grebe     1     In small west impoundment.  Got scope on bird.
Turkey Vulture     4
Red-bellied Woodpecker     3
Downy Woodpecker     1
Eastern Phoebe     1     FOY. Perched three feet off the ground on reeds in
the levee separating the two west impoundments. 
Tree Swallow     20
Barn Swallow     1     FOY. Good look - flew directly overhead.
Carolina Chickadee     X
Eastern Bluebird     2     Looks like the pair may be preparing to nest in
short snag overhanging the wooded west impoundment from the middle levee.
American Robin     X
European Starling     X
Song Sparrow     X
Swamp Sparrow     1
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
 
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