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Cold morning walks

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Gerald & Laura Tarbell

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Gerald & Laura Tarbell

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:11:44 -0500

The last two mornings have been those kind of days where you pull your hood
up over your sock hat, put on the thick gloves and thinsulate boots and do
the best you can. The crunch your hear underfoot would have been mud, but
that was several degrees ago.

Yesterday it was Hashawa and the best bird was HERMIT THRUSH along a small
feeder to Bear Branch. He stopped to take a drink. Lots of sparrows and
other winter stuff around. Lake is frozen so any water birds have gone.

Today I walked north from Monkton on the
bike/hike/horse/doggie/baby-buggy/jogger/birder trail. Got good looks at
PILEATORS and some other woodpeckers. Caught a brief glimpse of WINTER WREN
and other winter stuff that flits away when they see things walking around
on two feet staring at them thru funny-looking eyes that hang around the
neck. Today's best bird topped yesterday's. Spotted something white in a
tree over the Gunpowder. Turned out to be the head of a BALD EAGLE that was
soon annoyed by my surveillance and flew off in the direction of White Hall.
Never seen one in this area although they can be found on the reservoirs.
The Gunpowder has some trout, but I can't imagine he'd get much of a shot at
them this time of year. They tend to lay low and practically hibernate until
spring when the bugs hatch again.

As for me, I am going to be doing some other stuff and won't be birding much
this winter. This one appears like it is going to be a good winter to stay
inside as much as possible. See y'all in the spring. When the bugs hatch
again.

Jerry Tarbell
With my snow shovel ready in Carroll County