Hi everyone,
I am a birder, a subscriber to MDOSPREY, and an NIH employee at the NIH Animal Center.  I have asked the head groundskeeper to suspend mowing operations for now, and he has agreed to do this.  He has done a great job with putting up bird houses suitable for several species at the farm (which I now have volunteered to maintain since the regular groundskeeping staff has been downsized due to budget cuts), and I am sure he will be helpful with this.  He would like to know what meadows the bird has been spotted in.  I know that it is difficult to judge from Club Hollow Rd., but I will try to walk around tomorrow morning to see if I can hear/see it.
I would also like to report that I heard, and briefly saw, a Grasshopper Sparrow on the farm, not far from the guard booth at the entrance.  So birders can keep their eyes open and ears tuned for this species, as well.
John Newman




--- On Mon, 6/16/08, Daniel Parsons <> wrote:

> From: Daniel Parsons <>
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Mr. Henslow Sparrow (monday 11:45 a.m.)
> To: 
> Date: Monday, June 16, 2008, 1:12 PM
> Hello everyone!
> My name is Daniel Parsons, if any of you know, son of
> Robert Parsons. This
> morning meeting up with Dave Powell as we attempted to find
> the Henslow's
> Sparrow unsuccessfully as he left I promised i would post
> if anything showed
> up. I almost regret to inform you that Mike and Joy Bowen
> and I did finally
> see the elusive bird.
> At the same location as posted before it was calling for
> nearly two hours
> straight ( even with the mowers and all). Do be careful as
> it is government
> property and they strictly enforce it. Have fun and if you
> can you may need
> a scope and some patience.