Motivated by a very enthusiastic 12 year old owl lover, and a 14 year  
old escaping homework hell, we went Owl Hunting today in Oxford.   
Surprisingly few birders in Oxford on such a beautiful day!  Met  
another couple on the same mission.  While watching a mature Bald  
Eagle dine on a deer carcass with vultures just outside of town, this  
couple told us The Owl was perched on a house at Batchelor's Point.   
The home owner was delighted to know he had such a regal visitor  
hanging out by his chimney, who obliged us for an hour, changing his  
pose so we could admire its beautiful plumage from all angles!
Sydney
On Feb 16, 2009, at 5:37 PM, David Hunter wrote:

> I spent the weekend birding on the eastern shore.  Highlights  
> included:
>
> On Saturday,
> Adult Golden Eagle near end of Blackwater Refuge loop road;
> Red-necked Grebe off Tilghman's Island
> Two Short-eared owls on Maple Dam Road, south of the refuge
>
> On Sunday, in morning,
> Razorbill off the jettee in Ocean City.
>
> The extralimital Black-bellied Whistling Duck also continued at Silver
> Lake in Rehoboth.
>
> No Tufted Duck in Cambridge.
>
> Warmly,
> David Hunter