We can only hope that the rescuers realize that she is probably very hungry and thirsty, before they release her.
Suzanne
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> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:24 -0500
> From:
> Subject: MDOSPREY Digest - 25 Jan 2011 to 26 Jan 2011 (#2011-27)
> To:
>
> There are 12 messages totaling 522 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Rusty blackbird
> 2. marshy point and beyond
> 3. LOC Coopers hawk safely snared (2)
> 4. Light Junco?? and White-winged dove (2)
> 5. Yellow headed blackbird
> 6. Blue Mash Nature Trail , 1/26/11 (2)
> 7. Pipits in Northern Cecil County
> 8. eBird species readjustments -- Winter Wren
> 9. FW: [Va-bird] District of Columbia CBC for 18 December final report
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:53:05 -0500
> From: Patricia Rose <>
> Subject: Rusty blackbird
>
> No yellow headed blackbird yet but
> Dave Powell and I have a rusty blackbird.
>
> Patricia Viola Rose
> 240-256-5423 cell
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:57:48 -0500
> From: Chris Starling <>
> Subject: Re: marshy point and beyond
>
> Kevin Wrote:
>
> > "I know some of you been wondering why I haven't post much since new year
> > weekend. I receive rude text from unknown birder during o.c. cbc tally
> > about rejecting me from any and all details to record committee and refuse
> > me to go birding for unknown reason. If I find out who did this, will
> > call police for that matters. I'm tired of birders being giving me hard
> > time again. I just gave up MOS license plate and pay extra for that d***
> > chesapeake bay plate this week."
> >
>
>
> Really gang>????
>
> -cstarling
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:04:52 -0500
> From: Melanie Lynch <>
> Subject: LOC Coopers hawk safely snared
>
> But not without putting a good scare into a pair of starlings
>
> http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2011/01/breaking-news-hawk-rescued-from-main-reading-room/
> --
> Melanie Lynch
> Annapolis
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:11:11 -0800
> From: fr84wrdr <>
> Subject: Re: LOC Coopers hawk safely snared
>
> That seems to be a good use of Starlings.
>
> Michael O'Sullivan
> Howard County
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Melanie Lynch <>
> To:
> Sent: Wed, January 26, 2011 1:04:52 PM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] LOC Coopers hawk safely snared
>
> But not without putting a good scare into a pair of starlings
>
> http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2011/01/breaking-news-hawk-rescued-from-main-reading-room/
>
> -- Melanie Lynch
> Annapolis
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:19:15 -0500
> From: Esther Smith <>
> Subject: Light Junco?? and White-winged dove
>
> At about 12:30 today this bird showed up on the ground below our feeders with a flock of juncos. Is it a junco with some albino traits? The back half of the bird and belly are white. See photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ersmith/5390313147/in/photostream/
>
> We have seen the white-winged dove several times again this morning.
>
> Happy Birding,
> Esther Smith
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:30:19 -0500
> From: Patricia Rose <>
> Subject: Yellow headed blackbird
>
> 12:45 the bird arrived ate some corn and within a couple minutes some
> scared the flock and they were gone and haven't returned. There is
> still hope for more sightings.
>
> Happy Birding
>
> Patricia Viola Rose
> 240-256-5423 cell
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:57:15 -0500
> From: Joe Hanfman <>
> Subject: Blue Mash Nature Trail , 1/26/11
>
> From 11:15 am - 11:45 am I saw the previously reported light phase
> Rough-legged Hawk at Oaks Landfill. I saw it from the Rt 108 and Fieldcrest
> Rd flying over the right side of the landfill. I then went to Zion Rd and
> walked back to the fence near the back pond. The Rough-legged Hawk flew
> along the top of the landfill hill. I did not see where it perched but
> assume it went down towrds the west side of the landfill hill.
>
> There were 2 American Tree Sparrows back towards the fence and near the
> frozen back pond. Thanks to Andy and the other posters.
>
> Jim Green is on his way to look for the hawk.
>
>
> Location: Blue Mash Nature Trail
> Observation date: 1/26/11
> Number of species: 21
>
> Canada Goose 200
> Red-shouldered Hawk 1
> Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern) 1
> Rough-legged Hawk 1
> Mourning Dove 1
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
> Blue Jay 2
> American Crow 10
> Horned Lark 1
> Eastern Bluebird 1
> American Robin 48
> Northern Mockingbird 4
> European Starling 12
> Cedar Waxwing 2
> American Tree Sparrow 2
> Savannah Sparrow (Eastern) 1
> Song Sparrow 8
> White-throated Sparrow 12
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
> Northern Cardinal 8
> American Goldfinch 6
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>
>
>
> --
> Joe Hanfman
> Columbia, MD
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:35:35 -0500
> From: Patricia Valdata <>
> Subject: Pipits in Northern Cecil County
>
> For years, Sean McCandless has been telling me that Southern Cecil County is
> the place to go to see American Pipits in the winter, but I have missed out
> on this life bird for years. This afternoon I received a call from Sean that
> he had pipits galore on Dr. Miller Road Between England Creamery and Old Elm
> Roads. This is only a few minutes from my house, so when I got the chance
> around 3 p.m., I checked them out, and saw 15 pipits on the road in two
> groups. The pipits were very cooperative, allowing me to pull close enough
> to roll down the window and get great unobstructed views. They are way
> prettier than any field guide shows, and very cute in their behavior-the way
> they ran across the road reminded me of Sanderlings. They were fairly vocal,
> too, giving single call notes while on the ground, and a double-note when
> they flushed. One in particular bobbed up and down at me several times,
> making me feel appropriately threatened. I am sure when I pulled away he
> felt like the King of Dr. Miller Road.
>
>
>
> The pipits were accompanied by one Savannah Sparrow with bright orange legs
> and very buffy edges to its primaries.
>
>
>
> Thank you, Sean, for the great tip!
>
>
>
> Pat Valdata
>
> Elkton, MD
>
>
>
> "The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards and carry that which is
> heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods. More than any other
> thing that pertains to the body it partakes of the nature of the divine."
> --Plato
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:10:59 -0500
> From: Michael Bowen <>
> Subject: eBird species readjustments -- Winter Wren
>
> >All:
>
>
> Those of you who are faithful users of eBird may have noticed that
> eBird has been making changes over the last day or so to species lists.
>
> In particular, you (like me) may have had your Winter Wren sightings
> over the years in Maryland redefined as "Pacific/Winter Wren."
>
> Do not panic! eBird has treated all records so that Winter Wren or
> Pacific Wren are appropriately reflected in your records.
>
> Mike Bowen
> Bethesda, MD
> eBird HotSpot Reviewer for MD/DC
>
> see also: Marshall Iliff of eBird has advised ("tomorrow evening"
> being January 27):
>
> >The wrens are updating as we speak and we hope that by tomorrow everything
> >will be normal, though many of the warehouses (e.g., Top 100) likely won't
> >be up to date.
> >
> >The taxonomy revision is very complicated and a major database job, but it
> >is actually almost done.
> >
> >This is an opportunity to remind people to report at the subspecies level
> >when known. All reports of Winter Wren (Eastern) have already converted to
> >Winter Wren. All reports of Winter Wren (Western) have already converted
> >to Pacific Wren. All reports of Winter Wren (I.e., the "species level"
> >submission from before) have changed to Winter/Pacific Wren. Those are
> >actually 1:1 matches and illustrate why we should all be as specific as
> >possible in our reports.
> >
> >That said, we are converting all MD Pacific/Winter Wrens to Winter Wrens
> >overnight tonight.
> >
> >Marshall
>
> D.H. Michael Bowen
> 8609 Ewing Drive
> Bethesda, MD 20817
> Telephone: (301) 530-5764
> e-mail: dhmbowenATyahooDOTcom
>
> -- I use GoodSearch to benefit the American Birding Association --
> http://www.goodsearch.com/
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:26:30 -0500
> From: June Tveekrem <>
> Subject: Re: Light Junco?? and White-winged dove
>
> Juncos normally do have some white feathers in their tail, but your
> Junco has more white than that. It definitely has some albinistic
> tendencies.
>
> June
>
> --
> June Tveekrem
> Columbia, Howard Co, MD
> tweekiebird|AT|southernspreadwing.com
>
>
> On 1/26/2011 1:19 PM, Esther Smith wrote:
>
> > At about 12:30 today this bird showed up on the ground below our
> > feeders with a flock of juncos. Is it a junco with some albino
> > traits? The back half of the bird and belly are white. See photos at
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ersmith/5390313147/in/photostream/
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:39:46 -0500
> From: jim green <>
> Subject: Re: Blue Mash Nature Trail , 1/26/11
>
> Hi Everybody: I was at Blue Mash at 1 :40 PM today at the fence near the
> back pond. At 1:55 I had first a binocular and then a scope view of the
> light phase Rough-legged Hawk. My look lasted about 90 seconds, The bird was
> moving left to right from about a 10 o'clock angle, hovered for 30 seconds
> or so, then slowly worked its way back to where I originally saw it and then
> disappeared over the edge of the landfill. I saw the 2 A.tree Sparrows that
> Joe mentioned both on my way in and my way out. I did not stick around any
> longer as the sleet was starting. Thanks for the update Joe.
>
> Safe birding everybody!
>
> Jim Green
> Gaithersburg, MD
>
> work in moderation, BIRD IN EXCESS!!!
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Joe Hanfman <> wrote:
>
> > From 11:15 am - 11:45 am I saw the previously reported light phase
> > Rough-legged Hawk at Oaks Landfill. I saw it from the Rt 108 and Fieldcrest
> > Rd flying over the right side of the landfill. I then went to Zion Rd and
> > walked back to the fence near the back pond. The Rough-legged Hawk flew
> > along the top of the landfill hill. I did not see where it perched but
> > assume it went down towrds the west side of the landfill hill.
> >
> > There were 2 American Tree Sparrows back towards the fence and near the
> > frozen back pond. Thanks to Andy and the other posters.
> >
> > Jim Green is on his way to look for the hawk.
> >
> >
> > Location: Blue Mash Nature Trail
> > Observation date: 1/26/11
> > Number of species: 21
> >
> > Canada Goose 200
> > Red-shouldered Hawk 1
> > Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern) 1
> > Rough-legged Hawk 1
> > Mourning Dove 1
> > Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
> > Blue Jay 2
> > American Crow 10
> > Horned Lark 1
> > Eastern Bluebird 1
> > American Robin 48
> > Northern Mockingbird 4
> > European Starling 12
> > Cedar Waxwing 2
> > American Tree Sparrow 2
> > Savannah Sparrow (Eastern) 1
> > Song Sparrow 8
> > White-throated Sparrow 12
> > Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
> > Northern Cardinal 8
> > American Goldfinch 6
> >
> > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Joe Hanfman
> > Columbia, MD
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:44:36 -0500
> From: Kurt Gaskill <>
> Subject: FW: [Va-bird] District of Columbia CBC for 18 December final report
>
> MDOspreyers and All, the following is from Larry Cartwright, compiler DC CBC
> 18 Dec 2010
> (Kurt Gaskill)
>
> I have just completed the compilation for the District of Columbia Christmas
> Bird Count, held 18 December 2010. We had an excellent diversity of
> waterfowl, including a White-winged Scoter. On the down side, species such
> as Green-winged Teal and Northern Pintail seem increasingly difficult to
> find. Cooper's, Red-shouldered, and Red-tailed Hawks as well as Merlins and
> Peregrine Falcons show signs of adapting well to the urban environment
> while American Kestrels are marginally holding on. Barred Owls were very
> active and vocal on count day, with 8 reported. White-breasted Nuthatches
> set a new count record and Field Sparrows were in better numbers than in
> previous years. A total of 4 Brown Thrashers and a House Wren offered a bit
> of a surprise. A handful of "winter finches" were present. The most
> notable rarities reported were a Dunlin and a Prairie Warbler. The list is
> below for those who care to review it.
>
> Cackling Goose 1
> Canada Goose 6386
> Tundra Swan 32
> Wood Duck 23
> Gadwall 13
> American Wigeon 19
> American Black Duck 105
> Mallard 1162
> Northern Shoveler 4
> Northern Pintail 1
> Green-winged Teal 7
> Canvasback 64
> Redhead 11
> Ring-necked Duck 44
> Lesser Scaup 1004
> White-winged Scoter 1
> Bufflehead 68
> Common Goldeneye 1
> Hooded Merganser 114
> Common Merganser 25
> Ruddy Duck 107
> Wild Turkey 8
> Pied-billed Grebe 22
> Double-crested Cormorant 31
> Great Blue Heron 74
> Great Egret 1
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 12
> Black Vulture 27
> Turkey Vulture 12
> Bald Eagle 29
> Northern Harrier 1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 14
> Cooper's Hawk 26
> accipiter sp 2
> Red-shouldered Hawk 52
> Red-tailed Hawk 47
> American Kestrel 2
> Merlin 7
> Peregrine Falcon 4
> American Coot 32
> Killdeer 21
> Dunlin 1
> Laughing Gull 3
> Ring-billed Gull 5219
> Herring Gull 405
> Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
> Great Black-backed Gull 339
> gull sp 110
> Rock Pigeon 1039
> Mourning Dove 1003
> Eastern Screech-Owl 1
> Barred Owl 8
> Belted Kingfisher 24
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 306
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 35
> Downy Woodpecker 342
> Hairy Woodpecker 49
> Northern Flicker 117
> Pileated Woodpecker 43
> Eastern Phoebe 3
> Blue Jay 513
> American Crow 845
> Fish Crow 219
> crow sp. 688
> Carolina Chickadee 731
> Tufted Titmouse 542
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 8
> White-breasted Nuthatch 314
> Brown Creeper 16
> Carolina Wren 446
> House Wren 1
> Winter Wren 36
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 33
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29
> Eastern Bluebird 27
> Hermit Thrush 26
> American Robin 1274
> Gray Catbird 1
> Northern Mockingbird 208
> Brown Thrasher 4
> European Starling 2199
> American Pipit 3
> Cedar Waxwing 165
> Orange-crowned Warbler 2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 28
> Pine Warbler 1
> Common Yellowthroat 1
> Prairie Warbler 1
> Eastern Towhee 37
> Chipping Sparrow 2
> Field Sparrow 47
> Fox Sparrow 8
> Song Sparrow 538
> Swamp Sparrow 32
> White-throated Sparrow 1183
> Dark-eyed Junco 837
> Northern Cardinal 724
> Red-winged Blackbird 363
> Rusty Blackbird 11
> Common Grackle 11
> Brown-headed Cowbird 9
> Purple Finch 1
> House Finch 203
> Pine Siskin 2
> American Goldfinch 355
> House Sparrow 909
>
> Larry Cartwright
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of MDOSPREY Digest - 25 Jan 2011 to 26 Jan 2011 (#2011-27)
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