From Sam Droege ...


>Subject: Can one of you post this form me.. can't get to MD OSPREY 
>from here!  BLRA in WV....txs sam
>From: Sam Droege <>
>To: Danny Bystrak <>,
>         David Ziolkowski <>,
>         ,
>         ,
>         ,
>         Jessica Zelt <>,
>         
>Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 15:18:14 -0400
>
>Subject Black Rail, West Virginia, Hampshire County, Capon Bridge
>
>All:
>
>I am writing from the Hancock library and while not a Maryland bird 
>I am hoping that someone from MD might be interested enough to 
>verify this record as well as alert the WV folks.
>
>Latitude Longitudes
>
>Location of bullrush area with BLRA
>39.315966
>-78.42885
>
>
>Parking immediately adjacent
>
>39.315588
>-78.428383
>
>Verbal Directions.
>
>Take Route 50 to Capon Bridge
>Take     County Road 15 north out of town 1.31 miles
>On your right is a gravel pull off that proceeds a turn into a 
>development to the right...;this is where I parked.
>Bird is across the road in the bullrush wet meadow and was calling 
>almost directly across from the entrance to the road
>Meadow is within 50 feet of road.
>
>Situation:
>
>This morning I was running the Yellow Springs BBS route and came to 
>this stop.  Within 20 seconds I heard a Black Rail singing and 
>immediately thought someone was horsing around...but a quick look 
>and it was clear there was no one around and the bird was very 
>close, 75 yards from me.   I walked parallel to where it was calling 
>and was within 50 feet of it.  It called continuously with pauses 
>maybe only a little longer than the phrase it was singing.  It was 
>the standard BLRA call except that it has an extra introductory note 
>so along the lines of Ick Icky Goo.
>
>It called the whole time.  I did not return as I needed to collect 
>bees in Western Maryland on the way back and didn't have a camera or 
>recording device...or thought I didn't as, sadly, I had 2 tape 
>recorders in my back pack...
>
>Experience:  Have heard a number of BLRA on the Lower Eastern 
>Shore.  Saw a glimpse of one once.
>
>Have fun.
>
>sam
>
>P.S.  Will send some screen shots of the location in a separate email
>
>
>Sam Droege  
>w 301-497-5840 h 301-390-7759 fax 301-497-5624
>USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
>BARC-EAST, BLDG 308, RM 124 10300 Balt. Ave., Beltsville, MD  20705
>Http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov

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