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Warblerick

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Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:54:33 -0500

Forgot to mention the numerous Fox Sparrows N. Flickers, and N. Mockingbirds on our sector as well.





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From: Warblerick <>
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Sent: Sat, Dec 18, 2010 8:41 pm
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Triadelphia CBC


Hi all,
My daughter Alli, Mark Wimer, and I covered a portion of Area 6 for Jay 
heppard for the Triadelphia CBC, covering the old Oaks landfill and Blue Mash 
n Laytonsville.
Before sunup we met Jay at the Sunshine store where he gave us the gate key for 
he landfill. We were able to drive to the top of the landfill (in the dark, 
re-dawn), where we watched 4 SHORT-EARED OWLS hunting over the property. There 
ay actually have been a couple more, but as they glided over the hill and out 
f sight, to reappear later, we were only able to see 4 at a time. This is the 
ighest number of SEOW's I have seen in Montgomery County in one place. At one 
oint they were flying right over our heads!
Just after dawn we began our hike around Blue Mash, where we had good numbers of 
ots of sparrows, including at least 6 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, immature 
hite-crowned ,Swamp, Song, Savannah, White-throated, and Dark-eyed Junco, as 
ell as a number of Towhees. We also had 2 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, a single 
ermit Thrush, several Bluebirds (rather low), huge flocks of Robins and 
axwings feeding on the numerous crab apples still clinging to the trees, but 
nly a single Yellow-rumped Warbler. We had a few surprising misses, including 
ot a single Canada Goose (and I thought this was impossible in MoCo), and no 
hite-breasted Nuthatch. 
It was an outstanding day from start to finish, with good company and great 
irds, and the weather was very cooperative too (unlike last year).

.S. If you try for the owls, I would suggest parking in the small gravel lot 
long the entrance to the old landfill on Rt. 108, pre-dawn or after dusk. Good 
uck.

est to all,
Rick Sussman
oodbine,MD