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Western Maryland Fri-Sat

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David and Sandi Gersten

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David and Sandi Gersten

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Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:26:56 -0400

I took a quick trip to Western Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of West
Virginia this weekend.

 

At Finzel Swamp at dusk on Friday evening I found Alder Flycatchers, Sora,
Virginia Rail, Barred Owl, Swamp Sparrows and Veery.

 

Saturday morning I ran into J.B. Churchill and Dave Powell along Old
Legislative road near Squirrel Neck Run.  We had Henslow's Sparrow,
Grasshopper Sparrows Willow Flycatchers and a Yellow-Billed Cuckoo at one
spot and Golden-winged Warbler, Black-billed Cuckoo, Chestnut-sided
Warblers, Orchard Orioles, Field Sparrows, Hermit Thrush and an Acadian
Flycatcher further down the road.  After leaving them I found a Vesper's
Sparrow, Savannah Sparrows and another Henslow's Sparrow along Russell Road.

 

Heading into Garrett County I tried to find the Lawrence's Warbler Leo
Weigant reported along Mt. Zion Rd leading down to Jennings Randolph Lake.
No luck with a Lawrence's but I did find Blue-winged, Chestnut-sided,
Black-and-white, Hooded, Cerulean, Yellow and Worm-eating warblers, American
Redstarts, Indigo Buntings, Baltimore Oriole and White-eyed Vireo at this
spot along with a Ruffed Grouse that froze for a minute along the side of
the road.

 

Moving further West I tried to locate Upland Sandpipers at two spots J.B.
recommended.  I couldn't find an Upland but did locate two large flocks of
Bobolinks, one along Pleasant Valley Rd and another in the fields along Rt.
50 West of Redhouse.  Also at this location were the Cliff Swallows
described by J.B. in an earlier post, a Baltimore Oriole, a Kestrel chasing
a Killdeer and a Red-headed Woodpecker visiting a feeder.

 

Before heading out of Maryland along Rt. 50 I made a quick stop at Table
Rock Rd to look for the Mourning Warblers.  No luck with the warblers but I
did see two Ravens and a Black Vulture.

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David Gersten

Silver Spring, MD