Following Rick Sussman's discovery of at least 4 Short-eared Owls at the 
private Oaks Landfill during the Triadelphia CBC Saturday, I thought I'd 
see if I'd get lucky and be able to see one on the small portion of the 
covered landfill that can be seen from publicly accessible land.  So I 
parked in the gravel parking lot for the equestrian trail that is near 
the landfill entrance (opposite Fieldcrest Rd where it intersects with 
108) and walked about 100 yards north on the grass field to get a closer 
look at the corner of the landfill mound.  Sure enough, around 5:00pm 
(just after sunset) a SEOW appeared at the corner and put on a good 
show.  Pretty far off, but great to see these guys in the Piedmont!

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
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