Sorry, I misread John's message.  I thought he was looking for pictures 
for comparison.

	Bob Hartman



Bob Ringler wrote:
> Bob,
>    The photos on that website appear to be of different Henslow's Sparrows, not the one in question.
> 
> --
> Bob Ringler 
> Eldersburg MD 
> 
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> From: Bob Hartman <> 
> 
>> John, there are several good pictures at 
>> http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/species.jsp?lang=EN&id=C6ED80886DDBC9D0&ts=121365 
>> 7146255&sec=flickr 
>>
>> Click on the small pictures to see a larger version. 
>>
>> Most of these are copyrighted, so they shouldn't be used commercially, 
>> but I believe it's OK to use them for educational purposes. 
>>
>> I'm sure there are other pictures on the web, but these are especially 
>> easy to find. 
>>
>> Bob Hartman 
>>
>>
>>
>> j. d. newman wrote: 
>>> The NIH Groundskeeper has asked for postive ID for the species. Are there any 
>> good photos of this bird on the Web that I can point him to, or that can be sent 
>> to me so that I can forward them to him? 
>>> John Newman 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 6/16/08,  wrote: 
>>>
>>>> From:  
>>>> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Mr. Henslow Sparrow (monday 11:45 a.m.) 
>>>> To: ,  
>>>> Date: Monday, June 16, 2008, 2:22 PM 
>>>> John, 
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for your intervention on behalf of the 
>>>> Henslow's Sparrow. The 
>>>> sparrow is in a field of very tall grasses opposite the 
>>>> residence at 23021 Club 
>>>> Hollow Road. It is in a swale on the north-facing slope 
>>>> of the field below 
>>>> the crest and nearest the fence line that parallels the 
>>>> road. The next field 
>>>> to the east has been mowed up to the other fence the two 
>>>> fields share. I 
>>>> hope this helps to identify the location for you. The 
>>>> bird "sings" almost 
>>>> incessantly. 
>>>>
>>>> Paul O'Brien 
>>>> Rockville, Mont. Co., MD 
>>>> Former NIH Employee (NEI) 
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 6/16/08 1:55:39 PM, 
>>>>  writes: 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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