I heard it calling at approximately 12:30. Just barely to the west of the parking area and still close to that side of the impoundment.
Sarah B. Anderson
Cabin John, MD
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On May 5, 2011, at 8:22 AM, Robert Parsons <> wrote:
> Thanks to Tom's sharp ears, three of us were able to watch the Purple Gallinule for about ten minutes (just after 8am) this morning. It was heard first, and then spotted in the reeds. It was just off of the main parking area--we actually were standing just in front of our cars. It did not move around much, but eventually just moved further back and out of sight.
>
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kurt Schwarz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 03:07 PM
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> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Purple Gallinule Update
>
> The gallinule was spotted by Marcia Stutzman somewhere around 2:00 p.m.
> today. From the parking, it was straight out the dike, take the first
> right dike, and at the point where it turned 90 degrees to the right. She
> saw it on the left. She called me and Kye over, as it had flown only a
> very short distance. As we proceeded further it flushed, but all I saw
> was a blur in the foliage. Several folks lingered at that spot for an
> hour, I heard one squeak that could have been it, but no positive
> sightings as of when I left shortly after 3:00.
>
> Kurt Schwarz
> HowCo
> goawaybird at verizon dot net
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