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Re: Hughes Hollow - American Bittern, Barred Owl, Common Nighthawk

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David and Sandi Gersten

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David and Sandi Gersten

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Fri, 23 May 2008 21:44:53 -0400

I forgot to mention finding a Least Flycatcher along Hunting Quarter Road.
The road is eroding from recent rains so drive carefully.  Also no peeps at
the Polo Grounds but did see one Horned Lark and heard Meadowlarks.

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David Gersten
Silver Spring, MD

-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of David and Sandi Gersten
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 9:12 PM
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Hughes Hollow - American Bittern, Barred Owl, Common
Nighthawk

I took a long detour on the way home this evening to spend 90 minutes at
Hughes Hollow.  Just after arriving I flushed an American Bittern in the
first west impoundment.  A puddle just before the fields begin had an Indigo
Bunting and two Orchard Orioles bathing. I did a quick loop around two
fields and heard a Barred Owl and a Yellow-breasted Chat and saw a Blue
Grosbeak.  Along the way back to the lot I found a Downy Woodpecker feeding
its young and a Prothonotary Warbler.  A Common Nighthawk was perched on a
low snag above the water in the east impoundment providing the best view I
have ever had of one.   As I arrived at my car a Yellow-Throated Vireo sang
and also provided great views.  Tree Swallows, Green Herons, Common
Yellowthroats, more Indigo Buntinga and Orchard Orioles and other expected
birds were also seen.

 

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David Gersten

Silver Spring, MD