Hi Elaine,

I recieved this reply, which makes great sense to me: 


"I think they mean waterbrush, or Baccharis halimifolia:"
 
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1280.htm  



 
Joanne

Joanne Howl, DVM

West River, MD


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine Hendricks <>
To: 
Sent: Wed, Dec 1, 2010 2:30 pm
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Water Bush? (was Worcester County - Tuesday 11/30)


I was wondering the same thing.  What is a water bush?  I tried

searching online and looked through several books that I have and came

up empty.



Anybody?



Elaine Hendricks

Greenbelt, MD  (PG County)









On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:44 PM, Joanne Howl <> wrote:

> Okay, I give ...

>

> What is "water bush"?   I looked it up and all I can find is myoporum 

acuminatum - a shrub from Australia.  Any links, photos ...?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Joanne

>

> Joanne Howl, DVM

> West River, MD

> 

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Joe Hanfman <>

> To: 

> Sent: Tue, Nov 30, 2010 7:53 pm

> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Worcester County - Tuesday 11/30

>

>

> I made another trip back to Assateague Island today with Joe Byrnes and Jeff

> uller. As we previously reported the Ash-throated Flycatcher was posing for

> ictures near the Life in the Marsh Trail parking lot. Other highlights

> ncluded an Orange-crowned Warbler in the same general area as the

> lycatcher. Jim Stasz pointed out that the Water Bush is a good plant to

> ind Orange-crowns. We later found two more Orange-crowned Warblers at the

> ack of Bayside Development Pond and you guessed it - in Water Bush.

> t the Ocean City Inlet there were 9 Common Eiders, 2 Harlequin Ducks, and a

> lack Skimmer along with the usual suspects. The Purple Sandpiper count is

> ncreasing with 30 landing on the north jetty along with Rudy Turnstones.

>  heard a report of two Razorbills flying by Ocean City but we did not see

> hem at our sea watch.

> --

> oe Hanfman

> olumbia, MD

>