Bill et al:
I believe I saw this same Pied Crow in Southwest Area Park,
Baltimore, on January 22, 2009. At that time it was associating with
a large flock of American and Fish Crows.
Southwest Area Park is quite close to the shopping center where Bill
saw it -- probably no more than a mile to the Northwest. It is
bounded to the West by the residential area called Baltimore
Highlands and to the South and East by I-895. The part of the park
in which I saw the Pied Crow was at the North end, adjacent to West
Patapsco Ave. I have not visited this park since 2009, so have no
idea for how long the Pied Crow may have stayed there.
This park does not receive a lot of birding visits, at least judging
from the relatively few postings on MDOsprey, and may be another
place to look if the crow cannot be found around the shopping center.
Park access is from Georgia Ave., East of MD-648 (Annapolis Rd.), by
the light rail station.
Mike Bowen
Bethesda, MD
At 06:04 AM 12/27/2011, Bill Hubick wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Recent Pied Crow location: 39.217584,-76.615661
>
>I've received a number of questions about the location of the Pied
>Crow sightings. It has recently been seen inside the Baltimore
>beltway (695), but still in northernmost Anne Arundel County. The
>bird has been seen - very inconsistently - throughout southern
>Baltimore since at least 2006, but has recently been observed a few
>times in the same general area. When my wife described the bird on
>her drive to work, and with it being winter, I wondered if the bird
>might have a schedule. Then Matt Hafner saw it on a wire near El
>Salto Restaurant around lunchtime.
>
>This was my first time trying for it, and we found it at Ritchie
>Highway Shopping Center (Shoppers, Hollywood Video) by stopping at
>the first gathering of gulls and Fish Crows I saw. I would say
>anywhere within a few blocks of this shopping center or El Salto
>Mexican restaurant is worth checking. The three recent sightings are
>only from early morning to lunchtime, with my recent sighting at
>9:20 a.m. I have no idea if the bird is around in the afternoon. By
>the way, this isn't the best part of Baltimore, so be be mindful of
>that with wandering around or leaving items in your car. (Photos and
>comments here: http://www.billhubick.com/photos/birds/pied_crow.php)
>
>Type this location in Google Maps:
>
>39.217584,-76.615661
>
>Bill
>
>Bill Hubick
>Pasadena, Maryland
>
>http://www.billhubick.com
>
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