The Black-headed Grosbeak was absent from just before 8:00 but arrived again at 9:55 and is still present at the time of this posting.
Ed Boyd
Chestnut Hill Cove, MD
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From: "Joe Hanfman" <>
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Black-headed Grosbeak in Denton
Date: Wed, Dec 21, 2011 07:21
The bird is on the feeder at 7:15 am
Joe Hanfman Columbia, MD
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From: Bill Hubick <>
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Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:04:37
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Black-headed Grosbeak in Denton
Hi Everyone,
Another excellent rarity has arrived in Maryland, and we're going to try to open this one up right away. Local homeowner Bill Miller spotted the bird at a feeder in Denton during the recent CBC, and it has since been photographed. The feeders can be viewed from the sidewalk (see important note below), so the most important details will be to not approach too closely, to stay out of the way of passers-by, to be quiet and pleasant, and to park considerately. In general, be polite and courteous. If anyone sees any unbecoming behavior, please pass the information to me or post publicly as you see fit. In any case when we share information on rare birds, the well-being of the bird, the homeowners, and the neighborhood must be our top priorities. Please read the full details.
WHERE:
The bird is visiting a feeder at the large yellow house at the intersection of Market St. and N 6th St in Denton. From the west, take Route 404E to Bus. 404. Take a slight right on Franklin Street. Turn left on N 6th St. The next cross-street is Market St. Park past Market Street and walk back, as it will minimize disturbance of people coming and going. Be careful to park considerately (not blocking driveways, etc.) and please be quiet. More people will be able to visit if we have a small footprint and aren't loud and blocking the sidewalks. The feeder is visible from the sidewalk and very close, so there's a high risk of too much disturbance.
PLEASE NOTE: "There is only one place where you can really view the bird and that's from the sidewalk on Market St. On one side of the feeder is a very thick hedge, on the other is the house and at the back is a building. If there are lots of people it would probably be best to set up a spotting scope on the other side of the road. Even a small number of people on the sidewalk but still fairly close to the feeder might scare it off." I think the default should be to STAND ACROSS THE STREET so disturbance is minimized and more people have the opportunity to see the bird.
A thought on parking: As you cross the Choptank River on Franklin St., the park to your north is Daniel Crouse Memorial Park, which attracted a Black-headed Gull last February. In addition to being worth a stop, this might be a good place to drop a car and carpool over to the site.
We've had a lot of discussion of facilitating rarity access on private property this year. I think everyone who has tried facilitated access want to arrange as many visitors as possible without disturbing the bird, the homeowners, and the neighbors. Each case is wildly different, though, and here's one where it seems appropriate to open it up right away. PLEASE be on your best behavior and insist on the same from others.
Good luck!
Bill
Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland
http://www.billhubick.com
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