Howdy!

Kevin Oxenrider, Sara Rothamel and I took a quick trip out to Old Legislative Road this afternoon between classes. We saw and heard at least four HENSLOW'S SPARROWS at the first field, and another about a half mile down the road. We also heard a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (my FOY), saw a lone male BOBOLINK, and quite a few EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. 

Also heard were several YELLOW WARBLERS, a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, and a couple of COMMON YELLOWTHROATS.

Good birding!
Matt

Matt Tillett
Cumberland, MD
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Location:    Old Legislative Road
Observation date:    4/27/11
Notes:    w/Kevin Oxenrider, Sarah Rothamel. We went to check for Henslow's Sparrows between classes, and were pleasantly surprised to find the immediately after getting out of the car. There were four calling HESP- two were seen outright, but briefly.
Number of species:    23

Turkey Vulture    1
Sharp-shinned Hawk    1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird    1
Blue Jay    1
American Crow    2
Common Raven    1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow    1
Tree Swallow    2
Barn Swallow    1
Black-capped Chickadee    1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher    2
European Starling    2
Yellow Warbler    3
Chestnut-sided Warbler    1
Common Yellowthroat    2
Eastern Towhee    1
Field Sparrow    4
Grasshopper Sparrow    1
Henslow's Sparrow    5    Four heard, two seen briefly in flight. Definitive short weak "tss-chk" call. Simultaneous calls helped with the count. Four at the field on the left at the intersection on OL Rd., one more calling in the field about half a mile up the road near an earth mover parked on the gravel lot. 
Bobolink    1    One adult male
Red-winged Blackbird    2
Eastern Meadowlark    5
American Goldfinch    8

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