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Kurt R. Schwarz
HowCo
goawaybird at verizon dot net

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From: "Kurt R. Schwarz" <>
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Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 4:07 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Golden-crowned yes, Common Teal No


>I spent two hours at Truitt's Landing this morning, picked through a lot of 
>teal, most of which remained in the far pond, but no joy.  However, I did 
>glance a King Rail, that also vocalized a bit.  Yesterday, I joined Jeff 
>Shenot AFTER he had located the teal, but had no luck then.  After Jeff 
>left, a King Rail flushed, and I caught a glimpse.  So a slight 
>compensation for the missed life bird.
>
> On the way home today I dropped by Chesapeake Farms.  It took me an hour 
> to find him, but when I did he showed nicely.  And he appears to have all 
> his tail feathers.  Can retrices grow that quickly, or was Les mistaken? 
> I shot some video, and if it's any good, it will be appearing on YouTube 
> in the near future.
>
> More gruesome details of a not-real-spectacular Ocean City birding weekend 
> to follow, if I get the energy and chance.
>
> I would like to add, however, that the dawn launch of Snow Geese was 
> spectacular both mornings.  I estimated about 5,000 yesterday at George 
> Island Landing Rd, and had caculated 10,000 this morning before a second 
> and third wave of equal or more magnitude appeared, though I cannot say 
> for certain they weren't making a wide circle.  So perhaps 30,000+.  And 
> not a tiny one among them, that I could see.