On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 17:48 -0400, Norm Saunders wrote:
> 
> Oxbow Lake, AA Co., east of Laurel:  April 16 and April 18, COMMON
> RAVEN.
> On Thursday (4/16) I had one adult flying over the lake at about 10:30
> AM.
> Today (4/18) we* had a PAIR also flying over the lake a little past
> 10:00
> AM.  In all three cases the birds were flying from west to east and
> being
> mobbed by American Crows.  The Laurel race track lies to the immediate
> west
> of the lake about 1.5 miles and NSA and Ft. Meade are to the east
> several
> miles.  On March 14, I had a single raven feeding on the ground about
> midway
> between the Oxbow lake and the race track.

> I think these may be the only records for AA Co....but I am not sure??

Jay, I believe the first Raven in AA county was the one I watched fly
past the Fort Smallwood more than a decade ago -- April 25, 1998.  I
don't know if it was ever reported to the authorities but it was seen
and identified by several observers more competent than I am.  It was a
ragged individual with a number of missing feathers.

Dave
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David Mozurkewich
Seabrook, PG MD