I stopped by the field next to Mt. Zion Church at 10:30 AM and easily found the large flock of bobolinks!  How fun!  It was so much fun I drove back by at 1:30 PM with a friend – and yes, the flock was still happily and energetically feeding.  The meadow appears to be a crop of grass (winter wheat perhaps) with mature seed heads.  I understand that bobolinks prefer to migrate in the daytime.  If that is true, especially considering the abundant food supply, they might just stay put for a little bit! 

 

Thanks VERY much for posting their location! 

 

Joanne

 

Joanne Howl, DVM

West River, MD 





-----Original Message-----
From: K Lambert <>
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Sent: Tue, 5 May 2009 9:03 am
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Boblinks in Harwood/Lothian



I was cruising down Bayard Rd on the way to work.  I spied a flock of Bobolinks 
litting in an unmowed hay field just west of and on the same side as the Mt. 
ion Methodist Church.  On Bayard Rd., this field is about 1/4 to 1/2 mile from 
he circle on Rt. 2.  While the shoulders at the church are quite wide, the area 
here the birds were seen has little in the way of shoulders and all the 
riveways are private.  So be careful if you go looking in this area.  The 
olice also frequently run radar in this area - 40 mph.
Kathie Lambert
bert59 @ yahoo.com
arwood, MD