Rick,
There is a bald eagle nest at BARC in a tree to the east of the bridge
over Beaverdam Creek on Research Road. This road is open to the public
(cars) from 6 am to 6pm on days the federal government is open. I'm not
sure what official policy is for parking. This section of research road
is open to bike or foot traffic at all times and parking in Greenbelt,
at one of the gates that closes from 6-6 is an option. Coincidentally,
an email to a BARCBIRD group just mentioned that someone saw both adult
eagles around the nest today.
Michel
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Michel A. Cavigelli
Research Soil Scientist
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab
Animal and Natural Resources Institute
Bldg 001, Rm 140
BARC-West
10300 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-504-8327 office
240-304-9480 cell
301-504-8370 fax
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From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Rick Sussman
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 4:26 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Cackling Geese at BARC
Hi Gail,
You mention a Bald Eagle nest. Is this at BARC? Near water?
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
Nothing much else of interest other than the Bald Eagle pair was sitting
around
nd their nest seems to hold some fresh branches.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gail B. Mackiernan %3Ckatahdinss%40comcast.net%3E
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To:
Sent: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 3:25 pm
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Cackling Geese at BARC
Hi --
Barry and I did a run around the Beltsville Ag Research Ctr. this
morning in
opes that the Sandhill Cranes Harry Armistead reported this morning (for
a
riend) might still be around. No luck on cranes but we did find a huge
flock of
anada Geese along Powder Mill Rd. inside BARC. There were about
3500-4000
eese. We scanned them from 3 sides and located at least five Cackling
Geese in
he flock. (There could have been far more!) One bird sported a distinct
white
ollar below the black neck stocking, and another was a very frosty
bluish-gray
n the back (easily picked out from the many many brownish gray Canadas).
onsiderable scanning did not yield any rarer geese -- alas.
Nothing much else of interest other than the Bald Eagle pair was sitting
around
nd their nest seems to hold some fresh branches.
Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD |