Hi Phil,
I trolled the area this afternoon on the way home from work. I didn't go as far as the driving range you mentioned. I did not see any Bluebirds at all. However, there were tons of Indigo Buntings. I may head out there again Saturday morning - got to be better than at 4PM!
Kathie Lambert
kbert59 at yahoo dot com
Harwood, MD
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From: Phil Davis <>
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Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Report of a Mountain Bluebird in Bowie, MD
MD Osprey:
I had about 40 minutes between commitments and this is fairly close to me ...
I checked the area between 11:30 and 12:10. I did not see any bluebirds around the location reported (the address refers to an posted, numbered dirt road that leads to the west). Then I drove the general area. The best area for bluebirds seemed to be the old driving range about a mile north of the referenced locations. The bluebirds sitting on the wires here seemed to be all Eastern, but I did not have a scope with me.
Good luck.
Phil
At 03:10 05/16/2012, Phil Davis wrote:
> MD Osprey:
>
> FYI ... I just received a single-observer report of an adult male Mountain Bluebird seen yesterday (05/15) at noon near Bowie, Prince George's County, MD. It was reported near 2000 Mill Branch Road, which is between Queen Anne's Bridge Road and Rt 301. The observer stated. "Habitat was on the edge of woods near open farm fields. Bird was spotted on the road and then took flight along the edge and into cover."
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> The observer characterized himself as "not an expert birdwatcher" but is familiar with Eastern Bluebirds, of which he states this was not one.
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> I checked Google Earth and this appears to be an area with farmland and open fields. I would guess that stopping along this road, which I believe is a fairly low-volume traffic road, should not be an issue, as long as the shoulders are dry.
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> Phil
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> Usual MD/DCRC disclosure: As the committee Secretary, I frequently receive various reports of rare birds. I pass through some of these real-time reports so that others can decide as to the validity and whether to pursue or not.
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