Good news! The pintail is still in the CharlesTown area and has been  
spotted at a different pond (one that still has water in it). Please  
see below for the report and for new directions.  Thanks to Carol  
Del-Colle!

Good birding -

Jim Boughton
Chevy Chase MD

-----Original Message-----
From: Audubon birding discussion for WV  
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carol Del-Colle
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 5:01 PM
To: 
Subject: W-C Pintail now at Tuscawilla Hills Golf Course Pond as of 3:15 today

Greetings,

     On the way to town this afternoon, I decided to check the  
Tuscawilla Hills Golf Course pond right off Summit Point Rd.  What a  
surprise to see the White-cheeked Pintail swimming around there next  
to a Canada Goose.  I had seen the the Pintail several times at the  
Huntsfield pond,so I knew right away what I was looking at.  This pond  
is not far from the Huntsfield pond as the crow flies or should I say  
as the Pintail flies, so after what Matt said about the water being so  
low at Huntsfield, the pintail must have sought a better place.  After  
I was done my chores in town, I went home by the way of Huntsfield,  
and found very little water left.  There were no birds at all in the  
pond except one lone Killdeer along the edge.

     Coming from CharlesTown take the Summit Point Rd. at the RT. 51  
split.  Follow SP road past Tuscawilla housing development.  Soon  
after you will come to a right hand turn into Tuscawilla Hills  
development and golf course area.  On your left you will see a pond  
close to the road and one further away.  The Pintail was in the near  
pond and did not seem to be bothered by some golfers in the area.   
With the cold front moving in I don't know whether he will decide to  
stay in and weather the storm, or move on.  He certainly didn't move  
far this time.  I guess he just likes it in this area.  We certainly  
like have him here.

      Happy birding,

         Carol Del-Colle
         Summit Point
         Jefferson County

Quoting Leo Weigant <>:

> While out west for three weeks I watched the postings about this bird,
> hoping she'd stick around till
> I could try to see her.
>
> I drove over today and found the pond very dry indeed withno ducks in sight.
> A mallard drake & two hens showed up for a few moments around 11:15 AM,
> so, perhaps if I'd waited all day . . . but I couldn't.
>
> So it goes.   Now I'm thinking about that Harris' sparrow that   
> purportedly was
> in Delaware . . .once upon a time.
>
> Leo Weigant
>
>
>
> On Oct 22, 2008, at 11:02 PM, Jim Boughton wrote:
>
>> Matt Orsie reports today on WV-BIRD that the WCPI is still   
>> frequenting the small pond at the Huntfield subdivision south of   
>> Charlestown, but also that the pond is drying up owing to the lack   
>> of rain in recent weeks.  Directions to Huntfield are on the Voice   
>> (forwarded by Norm to this list on Tuesday).
>>
>> Good birding,
>>
>> Jim Boughton
>> Chevy Chase MD