Hi Jim, et al:

Just a reminder ... Henslow's Sparrow is now reviewable anywhere east 
of Allegany County ... reports are welcome.

Thanks.

Phil


At 10:29 PM 05/02/2010, Jim Green wrote:
(snip)
>We ventured further out River Road and pulled into the empty paved 
>cul de sac that has become a very interesting grassland species area 
>in the last several years since Winchester Homes has failed in their 
>attempt to build large high-priced homes in the area. This is the 
>same location that Jim Moore recently posted regarding Grasshopper Sparrows.
>
>  We pulled to the top of the road and immediately heard several 
> Grasshopper Sparrows before I even got out of the car and saw one 
> perched on a fence post. I was facing in an easterly direction and 
> heard the "hiccup-like" call of a Henslow's Sparrow in the field in 
> front of me. I mentioned it immediately to my wife and then about 
> 20 seconds later I heard the same call again. I did a quick but 
> thorough scan of the field (the grass is probably 4-6 inches high) 
> and did not see any sign of a perched bird. For the next 10 minutes 
> or so I heard some chip notes coming from the grass in the same 
> direction but did not hear the "hiccup" song anymore. After that I 
> did not hear anything else. When I returned home I played a tape of 
> the Henslow's chip note and it seemed to sound very similar to what 
> I heard earlier in the field.
>
>I plan on returning tomorrow after work to see if I can get a 
>visual. If anybody has a chance to check this area earlier tomorrow 
>I would be interested to hear if you had any success. Feel free to 
>call me on my cell phone at 301-742-0036. I am guessing that this 
>may be a migrant but you never know.
>(snip)

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