Tony,

I'm not sure if they allow public parking at the golf complex near the
trail, but it couldn't hurt to check.

I do know that you can park at the small lot where the trail crosses
Metzerott Rd, a bit south of Rt. 193.  On Ryan's map, if you follow
the trail south across 193, past the area marked "Woods", you will see
the marker for Metzerott Rd.  The parking lot is just to the left of
that.  To get to it, you can either turn onto Metzerott from Rt. 1 and
then make a left into the parking lot, or turn onto Metzerott from 193
and make a right into the parking lot.  If you are traveling east on
193, the turn onto Metzerott would be a right, just past the light at
Paint Branch Dr./Azalea Ln. that turns into the University.  From
there, to get to the swamp, follow the trail under 193 and along the
golf course.

Good luck,
Colin Hebert
Beltsville, MD

On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Tony Futcher<> wrote:
> Ryan,
>
> my first thought was that it did not sound quite right as compared to the
> Willows that I hear on our BBS routes in the area. However it is much more
> like the Willow than the Alder when I compare the two calls on the Cornell
> site.
>
> In fact as I played the Cornell Willow and your bird together, your bird
> clearly, in my opinion, is a Willow.
>
> Check this URL if you haven't already done so -
>
> http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse_tax.aspx?family=65
>
> Do you know if one can park at the golf complex off ov University Blvd? That
> site is just up the road a little from my house in West Hyattsville. I have
> often wondered if the trail was open to the public in the4 area of the golf
> course, but have never investigated.
>
> The map is a really helpful guide. I hadn't realized how they could be
> annotated.
>
> I'll have to try the area this week.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Tony Futcher
> West Hyattsville, MD
>
> Ryan Farrell wrote:
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I was able to go back early in the afternoon and refind this empid
>> (~1:15pm, initially observed around 9:45am).  I got clean looks for a minute
>> (but didn't know which subtle cues I should've been looking for), but was
>> fortunate that it was singing still.  It only sang for about 2 of the 10 or
>> so minutes I was there.  Here's a recording (that's a plane overhead for the
>> first half of the recording, the last 15 seconds or so are very clear of the
>> bird's song/call).
>>
>> ftp://ftp.cs.umd.edu/pub/farrell/birds/Empid_13Jun09.mp3
>>
>> I'm eager to hear what you all think it is... :)
>>
>> Good birding,
>> Ryan Farrell
>> College Park
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