Danny,
 A bit out of area, but Alli and I saw a breeding plumaged male Bobolink last year on July 2, at Pickering Beach WMA while doing the Delaware  Breeding Bird Atlas. It was in a rather unusual spot too, out along one of the dikes. 

Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD






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From: danny bystrak <>
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Sent: Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:10 pm
Subject: [MDOSPREY] PG Co. Bobolink!


I decided to check out the Mellwood Rd Dickcissel this morning about 10:30.  
hen I got out of the car at the spot I heard the Dickcissel right away, but 
ather distant.  A short walk to the south soon had him right over my head in a 
ree.  But before that, as I was standing at the spot where the chunks of 
oncrete block the drive, I heard a familiar "bink bink" sound.  At firt I wrote 
it off as a weird Barn Swallow call (there were dozens of them), but then I saw 
 bird flying that appeared to be uttering the notes.  I got the bins on him and 
could see it was a full breeding-plumaged Bobolink!  I followed him till he 
anded and saw him sitting in a shrub for a short while.  Also, I walked up the 
locked lane a ways and confirmed that there was a second Dickcissel singing 
here.  Also heard Meadowlark, Grasshopper Sparrow, Willow Flycatcher and 
obwhite.
Danny Bystrak
ristol, MD AA Co.
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