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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