John,
No one has commented yet on the age and sex of this bird. Could you fill
us in? Thanks.
On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 4:34 PM, John Hubbell <> wrote:
> The Yellow-headed Blackbird was still present this morning near the corner
> of Rt
> 5 and Long Neck Rd. Jim Stasz and I re-found the bird shortly before 8am
> in a
> flock consisting largely of cowbirds . The best looks were when the flock
> went
> to the feeders at the first house on Long Neck Rd. The flock would also
> occasionally feed on the road edges near the intersection of Long Neck Rd.
> Cool
> bird...thanks Patty!
>
> John Hubbell
> Washington DC
>
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>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: patty craig <>
> To:
> Sent: Fri, October 15, 2010 6:47:52 PM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Yellow-headed Blackbird in St. Mary's County
>
> Hi All,
>
> This afternoon at about 5:30 I saw a Yellow-headed Blackbird in a fairly
> large
> flock of mixed birds. The flock was in a field adjacent to Route 5 between
> Long
> Neck Road Cornfield Harbor Roads in Scotland. This flock consisted mostly
> of
> Brown-headed Cowbirds and European Starlings with lesser numbers of
> Red-winged
> Blackbirds. I had 3 brief looks at the Yellow-headed Blackbird before a
> Merlin
> scattered the flock and I lost it completely.
>
> Good Birding,
> Patty Craig
> Dameron. MD
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