I was able to locate the flock of BOBOLINKS this afternoon in the spot Derek
described.  They were hanging out in some rather short trees in a cow field
(near the cows) to the northeast of the intersection of Beaver Dam and Sheep
Rd.  I parked right across from the water treatment plant, walked east down
beaver dam for about 50 feet as Derek mentioned, and the field was to my
left.  No MEADOWLARKS though, oh well.

-Colin Hebert
Beltsville, MD

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 5:33 PM, Derek C. Richardson <>
wrote:

> The BOBOLINKS reported on MDOSPREY a few days ago were easy to find this
> afternoon near the Beltsville water treatment plant in PG County (my GPS
> indicated that the spot was around 7007 Beaver Dam Rd, about 50 ft east of
> the intersection with Sheep Rd).  A nice flock of 50 or so males and females
> either chattering in the treetops or foraging in the tall grasses on the
> opposite side of the road from the plant.  Scope recommended but not
> essential.  As a bonus, there were 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS among them as well,
> one singing loudly.  Also plenty of swallows (I found TREE and BARN but
> didn't search too carefully; I only had 20 mins).
>
> Enjoy,
>
> D
>
> --
> Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
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