Jane and I went down to Bushwood arriving around 8 pm, Friday, 6/13. We drove around about a half-mile radius of the intersection of Bushwood Rd. and Bushwood Wharf Rd. There are a number of fields in the area but we ended up parking until about 8:50 in a gravel farm road on Bushwood Wharf Rd. There were several Great Blue Herons along the shore near Bushwood Wharf but we never heard nor saw anything resembling a Sandhill Crane during our stay there. Best bird was clearly at least one Northern Bobwhite calling from the farmstead along Bushwood Wharf Rd. Also singing in the area were several Horned Larks and Grasshopper Sparrows.
 
Tyler Bell

California, Maryland

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Subject: [md-smas] Sandhill Crane in Bushwood?


Hello, all.

This morning, about 9:45 AM I spoke by telephone with Bob Ellwood of 
Bushwood, in St. Mary's County.

He says that for the past two evenings, about dusk, a Sandhill Crane has 
flown into a field near his place, and called in a "sort of bleat" a few times. 
The next morning it is gone. Since this is not characteristic behavior for 
a Great Blue Heron, I think he may be correct in his diagnosis. (He also 
says a neighbor is familiar with sandhill cranes, and assures him that is what 
it is.) He asked if this is unusual. I told him "yes, very."

Here are directions if anyone would like to check it out:
Take Rte 242 from Clements. Turn right onto 238, Maddox Road. Next turn 
left onto Bushwood Road, and drive about 1.5 miles to a field on the left.

Ernie

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