I also tried my luck in Bowie this morning and just missed the 8:30  
show but, encouraged by Dan Lebbin & his friends' success, and by  
Dorothy Paugh, I stayed on and a few minutes before 10 AM was thrilled  
to see the bird at the feeder. After a couple of minutes he flew down  
in the brambles and I could not see him again.

Thanks very much to Dorothy for her generosity. Indeed there are even  
chairs for the waiting birders.

	Evelyn

On Mar 21, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Dorothy Paugh wrote:

> I would ask that folks who come and see the bunting report the day/ 
> time of any sighting to me or MDOSprey.  That way if I get asked by  
> those who might have some distance to travel when/if the bird is  
> still coming, I can give a better answer.  It would also help  
> pinpoint the bunting's inevitable departure date for MOS seasonal  
> record keepers.
>
>
>
> It's been fun! Thanks to all who shared their knowledge and talents  
> so abundantly with me.
>
>
>
> Dorothy Paugh
> Bowie, MD
>
> 
>
>
>> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:13:41 -0400
>> From: 
>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Painted Bunting, Tufted Duck, Brown-headed  
>> Nuthatch...
>> To: 
>>
>> Our Sunday adventure started in Bowie MD at Dorothy Paugh's feeder at
>> 3912 Wakefield Lane, Bowie, MD 20715. The male PAINTED BUNTING came
>> in shortly after 8:30am and stayed for a while, hanging out mostly in
>> the brambles of the backyard behind the abandoned house at 3910.
>> Dorothy says that birders can now come anytime they wish WITHOUT
>> APPOINTMENT - without calling or writing in advance. Now that the
>> snow is gone, there is plenty of room to park....Also, there are
>> apparently chairs set up behind 3910 for birders to sit and wait. We
>> left around 9am.
>>
>> Next we went straight to Kent Narrows, where the male TUFTED DUCK put
>> on a show along with two groups of diving scaup. Even the tuft was
>> visible once it shook off from its dives.
>>
>> Then we continued onto the Chesapeake Environmental Center at
>> Horsehead, where we had:
>> Pine Warbler- 1
>> Brown-headed Nuthatch, 2 pairs and 1 on ground drinking
>> Tree Swallow
>> Eastern Phoebe
>> Osprey
>> Bald Eagle
>> Ruddy Duck
>> Canvasback
>> scaup sp.
>> Mallard
>> Black Duck
>> Mallard X Black Duck hybrid (2 birds, one of which had very pale  
>> cheeks)
>> American Wigeon-1
>> Green-winged Teal
>> Carolina Chickadee
>> Carolina Wren
>> Northern Flicker
>> Red-winged Blackbird
>>
>> -Daniel Lebbin
>>
>>
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