The county line does straddle the road for awhile but after a short
distance (near the first long driveway) the road moves west of the
line putting much of the swamp in WV. This link may help clarify (it
takes a minute to load the google earth data).

View in Google maps
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://www.westernmdbirding.com/MD_Counties.kml

or Download for Google Earth
http://www.westernmdbirding.com/MD_Counties.kml

J.B.

On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Leo Weigant <> wrote:
>
>        Nashville warblers have been more or less regular in
>        that area       for some time     -- no one seems to have mentioned
>        the need to be extra careful with county sighting claims
>        . . .or state claims for that matter, when in that area.
>        i.e., the state line runs right down Muddy Creek Road.
>
>        I have only my quaint DeLorme Atlas which indicates that when
>        you turn on Muddy Creek Rd. from Cranesville Swamp Rd.
>        you're in West Virginia when you swing left after a few
>        hundred yards.   The Nashvilles have traditionally been
>        in swampy areas on the left (MD) side of the road .
>
>        Cranesville Swamp Preserve itself is apparently in Maryland
>        but the line is very close and unmarked.
>
>        Of course, if you have the right kind of GPS tool
>        you should be OK,
>
>        but then,
>        isn't it time you started on your WV list, anyway?
>
>        Leo Weigant
>
>
> On May 23, 2010, at 3:05 PM, Tim Boucher wrote:
>
>> Hey
>>
>> Last weekend we had a Nashville Warbler at TNC's Cranesville Swamp
>> reserve. We found it at the far side of the board walk (10am-ish). It was
>> definitely on a territory, and circled around us, calling (so please don't
>> use playback). Many times it was calling at the top of a conifer. Learn the
>> call before you go and you should find it.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Tim Boucher
>> Bethesda, MD
>



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Frostburg, MD
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