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Cave Swallow,©Julie Zickefoose

3 Feb Yard birds [Warblerick ]
3 Feb Carroll Co. Birds 2/3/12 [Bob Ringler ]
3 Feb Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater [edboyd1959 AT yahoo.com ]
3 Feb Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater [Leslie Starr ]
3 Feb Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater [Carol McCollough ]
3 Feb Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater [Leslie Starr ]
3 Feb Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater [edboyd1959 AT yahoo.com ]
3 Feb Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater [James Tyler Bell ]
3 Feb Re: Jug Bay interesting gull - not today [Jeff Shenot ]
3 Feb Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater [jgbrc ]
3 Feb Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater []
3 Feb black-headed gull [Peter Lev ]
3 Feb Snow bunting at swan creek [Kevin Graff ]
3 Feb Green Heron continues, 2/3/12 [James Tyler Bell ]
3 Feb FW: Birding Community E-bulletin - February 2012 [Norm Saunders ]
3 Feb Christmas counts: wherefore are thou? [Harry Armistead ]
2 Feb American White Pelican--Somerset Co--2/2/2012 [Ronald Gutberlet ]
2 Feb Re: Snowy Owl Disturbance- in PA by MD birder [Sarah Anderson ]
2 Feb Re: Snowy Owl Disturbance- in PA by MD birder [Leo Weigant ]
2 Feb Ho Co (Raptors) [Bonnie Ott ]
2 Feb Snowy Owl Disturbance- in PA by MD birder [Andy Wilson ]
2 Feb Kent County Mid-winter Bird Count: Sunday 5 Feb 2012 [Nancy Martin ]
2 Feb Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center Internship [Daniel Rauch ]
2 Feb Lesser Scaup at Constitution Gardens Pond [Matthew Von Hendy ]
2 Feb Re: Black Vultures displaying [Marcia Watson ]
2 Feb Re: Bird Seed Warning [Harry Fink ]
2 Feb Black Vultures displaying [Philip Brody ]
2 Feb Snow Buntings at Swan Creek [Kevin Graff ]
2 Feb 2012 MD Comprehensive List [Dave Kidwell ]
2 Feb Re: Woodcock in Carroll Co. 1/31/12 [Felicia Lovelett ]
1 Feb Jug Bay interesting gull today [Jeff Shenot ]
1 Feb Re: Bird Seed Warning []
1 Feb Re: Baltimore Black-headed Gull continues []
1 Feb Woodcock in Carroll Co. 1/31/12 [Bob Ringler ]
1 Feb Gr White-fronted Goose Mont. [Dave Czaplak ]
1 Feb Re: Baltimore Black-headed Gull continues [Kevin Graff ]
1 Feb Baltimore Black-headed Gull continues [Maren Gimpel ]
1 Feb Re: Bird Seed Warning [ ]
1 Feb Green Heron continues! [James Tyler Bell ]
1 Feb Re: Bird Seed Warning [Saundra Byrd ]
31 Jan Greater White-fronted Goose [Donald Sweig ]
31 Jan Fishing Creek calvert - 50 RWBB [harry lotis ]
31 Jan Dorchester County -- Shorter's Wharf [Jared Satchell ]
31 Jan Re: Ho Co (Chipping Sparrows+ salamader + bat!) ["George M. Jett" ]
31 Jan Barred Owl tonight, Silver Spring [Rob Hilton ]
31 Jan American Woodcocks displaying [Sean McCandless ]
31 Jan possible Eurasian Collared-Doves in Prince Frederick [James Tyler Bell ]
31 Jan Re: Bird Seed Warning [Janet Millenson ]
31 Jan Jug Bay Wetlands Center Winter Waterbirds Class Field Trip [Karen Caruso ]
31 Jan Bird Seed Warning ["Kurt R. Schwarz" ]
31 Jan Ho Co (Chipping Sparrows+ salamader + bat!) [Bonnie Ott ]
31 Jan Great Egret - Roaches Run [Daniel Rauch ]
31 Jan Re: Potomac River, etc in DC [jgbrc ]
31 Jan Re: Last Chance to submit your 2011 List data! Also, please read if you already submitted! []
31 Jan Potomac River, etc in DC [Daniel Rauch ]
31 Jan Green Heron and Common Ravens at SERC, 1/31 [James Tyler Bell ]
31 Jan Paper Mill Flats and Hunt Valley Mall [Debbie Terry ]
30 Jan Worcester County Highlights, 28 January 2012 [Mikey Lutmerding ]
30 Jan Oxford area 1/30/12 and new blog post [Jim Brighton ]
30 Jan Ocean City inlet and Assateague 1- 28 -12 [danny poet ]
30 Jan Birds at CBEC Queen Annes County 1-29-12 also Pond at Rt 309 and Central Sod Farm [danny poet ]
30 Jan Eared Grebe @ AI []
30 Jan Frederick Co. 1/29 [ ]
30 Jan Elkton Cooper's Hawk [Patricia Valdata ]
30 Jan Oak Grove area 1/29 ["Lovelace Glen (DelDOT)" ]
30 Jan Montgomery Co. 1/29 [Jan Braumuller ]
30 Jan UMBC Biology Dept seminar Feb 1 on BBS results [Bryan MacKay ]
30 Jan Deal Island WMA Wader Flight, 1/29 (+Redpoll photo) [Robert Ostrowski ]
30 Jan Chippies [Warblerick ]
29 Jan Bullfrog Rd. Short-eared Owl, yes. [Peter Kaestner ]
29 Jan Re: Alas, No on Barrow's Goldeneye. Yes. Seen earlier that day [Kathy Calvert ]
29 Jan Re: Frederick County, 01/28/12 [Tony Futcher ]
29 Jan Frederick County, 01/28/12 [Eileen Wise ]
29 Jan Pine Warbler - Ft. Smallwood Park [Dave Kidwell ]
29 Jan Alas, No on Barrow's Goldeneye but Yes on Decoys on 1/28 [Alisa Glassman & Mike Mangiaracina ]
29 Jan Anne Arundel Bird Club Program [Sue Ricciardi ]

Subject: Yard birds
From: Warblerick <warblerick AT AOL.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:19:12 -0500
Chipping Sparrows in the grass feeding with juncos ths morning, a 
Red-shouldered Hawk perched in the back trees this morning, and an adult 
flyover Bald Eagle heading north at 4:40 PM. 


Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD

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Subject: Carroll Co. Birds 2/3/12
From: Bob Ringler <ringler.bob AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:01:25 -0500
   Checking some of the ponds around Westminster today:

The Westminster Community Pond had its usual assortment of Graylag Geese
and a Muscovy with 35 Canada Geese, 18 Mallards, and 135 Ring-billed Gulls.

Cranberry Reservoir held only 600 Canada Geese, surprisingly no ducks.

The Study Road Farm Pond was more active with 3 Cackling Geese trying to
stay hidden in 500 Canada Geese, only 1 Mallard, but 8 Redheads, 5
Ring-necked Ducks, and a Coot.

-- 
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD

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Subject: Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
From: edboyd1959 AT yahoo.com <edboyd1959@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:16:27 -0500
Yes, below South River, not Severn. Thanks for the correction.

Ed Boyd

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----- Reply message -----
From: "Leslie Starr" 
To: 
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 18:41


I think you mean south of the South River bridge, on route 2.

Leslie




On Feb 3, 2012, at 6:15 PM, edboyd1959 AT yahoo.com  wrote:

> Edgewater is on rte 2, south of the Severn River Bridge about 1/2 mile south. 

> Ed Boyd
> Chestnut Hill Cove, MD
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4GLTE smartphone
> 
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "jgbrc" 
> To: 
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
> Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 17:29
> 
> 
> Steve,
>  
> Thanks - can you give the county or general area of Edwater?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Jason Berry
> Washington, DC
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: "stevehult AT VERIZON.NET" 
> To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM 
> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 4:52 PM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
> 
> Don't get too excited, but:
> 
> A non-birding friend called me to report that she has been seeing a Snowy Owl 
in Southdown Shores in Edgewater. She reports that she has been seeing it for 
about a week. She said she last saw it about noon today flying away from the 
old, closed Giant foods on Route 2 near Hazelwood Ave 

> 
> Although she is not a birder, she insists she knows what a Snowy Owl is and 
described it fairly accurately. She also says she has been seeing it during the 
day. I don't have any time today to look, but anyone in the area may want to 
periodically check it out for the next few days. I'm somewhat skeptical, but 
......... 

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Subject: Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
From: Leslie Starr <turnstar AT AOL.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:57:54 -0500
On Feb 3, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Carol McCollough wrote:

> Anne Arundel County, on MD RT 2 south of the South River Bridge and adjacent 
to Lee Airport, 


The closed Giant, not to be confused with the new Giant, is a little south of 
Lee Airport, on the west side of the road. 


Leslie Starr
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Subject: Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
From: Carol McCollough <phalarope AT DMV.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:55:18 -0500
Anne Arundel County, on MD RT 2 south of the South River Bridge and adjacent to 
Lee Airport, on the right heading south at the third (I think, might be 4th by 
now - I remember when there were none...) traffic light after the bridge. If 
you get to the major intersection at 2 and 214 you have gone too far. 


Carol McCollough
St. Michaels & Marion Station
formerly of Edgewater...

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Subject: Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
From: Leslie Starr <turnstar AT AOL.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:41:59 -0500
I think you mean south of the South River bridge, on route 2.

Leslie




On Feb 3, 2012, at 6:15 PM, edboyd1959 AT yahoo.com  wrote:

> Edgewater is on rte 2, south of the Severn River Bridge about 1/2 mile south. 

> Ed Boyd
> Chestnut Hill Cove, MD
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4GLTE smartphone
> 
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "jgbrc" 
> To: 
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
> Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 17:29
> 
> 
> Steve,
>  
> Thanks - can you give the county or general area of Edwater?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Jason Berry
> Washington, DC
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: "stevehult AT VERIZON.NET" 
> To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM 
> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 4:52 PM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
> 
> Don't get too excited, but:
> 
> A non-birding friend called me to report that she has been seeing a Snowy Owl 
in Southdown Shores in Edgewater. She reports that she has been seeing it for 
about a week. She said she last saw it about noon today flying away from the 
old, closed Giant foods on Route 2 near Hazelwood Ave 

> 
> Although she is not a birder, she insists she knows what a Snowy Owl is and 
described it fairly accurately. She also says she has been seeing it during the 
day. I don't have any time today to look, but anyone in the area may want to 
periodically check it out for the next few days. I'm somewhat skeptical, but 
......... 

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Subject: Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
From: edboyd1959 AT yahoo.com <edboyd1959@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:15:05 -0500
Edgewater is on rte 2, south of the Severn River Bridge about 1/2 mile south. 
Ed Boyd
Chestnut Hill Cove, MD

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----- Reply message -----
From: "jgbrc" 
To: 
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 17:29


Steve,
 
Thanks - can you give the county or general area of Edwater?
 
Thanks,
 
Jason Berry
Washington, DC


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From: "stevehult AT VERIZON.NET" 
To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM 
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 4:52 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater

Don't get too excited, but:

A non-birding friend called me to report that she has been seeing a Snowy Owl 
in Southdown Shores in Edgewater.  She reports that she has been seeing it for 
about a week.  She said she last saw it about noon today flying away from the 
old, closed Giant foods on Route 2 near Hazelwood Ave 


Although she is not a birder, she insists she knows what a Snowy Owl is and 
described it fairly accurately. She also says she has been seeing it during the 
day.  I don't have any time today to look, but anyone in the area may want to 
periodically check it out for the next few days. I'm somewhat skeptical, but 
......... 


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Subject: Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:12:58 -0800
The closed Giant is just north of an airstrip near the intersection of Mayo 
Road and Rt. 2 west of Annapolis. Good of a place as any for one. 



Tyler Bell
jtylerbell AT yahoo.com
California, Maryland


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 From: jgbrc 
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Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
 
Steve,

Thanks - can you give the county or general area of Edwater?

Thanks,

Jason Berry
Washington, DC


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From: "stevehult AT VERIZON.NET" 
To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM 
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 4:52 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater

Don't get too excited, but:

A non-birding friend called me to report that she has been seeing a Snowy Owl 
in Southdown Shores in Edgewater. She reports that she has been seeing it for 
about a week. She said she last saw it about noon today flying away from the 
old, closed Giant foods on Route 2 near Hazelwood Ave 


Although she is not a birder, she insists she knows what a Snowy Owl is and 
described it fairly accurately. She also says she has been seeing it during the 
day. I don't have any time today to look, but anyone in the area may want to 
periodically check it out for the next few days. I'm somewhat skeptical, but 
......... 


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Subject: Re: Jug Bay interesting gull - not today
From: Jeff Shenot <jugbay AT MSN.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:02:25 -0500
I look for the goals today but did not see it. The tides were not favorable 
today and the timing was better on wednesday, it was mostly high tide all 
afternoon. I think it was a different group of gulls today since there were 
many age classes. I looked twice between 2 and 4:30. I saw about 2400 ringers 
and herrings, about 50% each, and only found 4 other gulls. One 1st winter 
great black back, 1 1st winter lesser black, 1 adult lesser black, and 1 unk 
1st winter bird, that may have been a hybrid herring x ? cross. 


Spring peepers have been singing the last 2 nights here .

Cheers,
Jeff Shenot
Croom Md

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Subject: Re: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
From: jgbrc <jgbrc AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:29:00 -0800
Steve,

Thanks - can you give the county or general area of Edwater?

Thanks,

Jason Berry
Washington, DC


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From: "stevehult AT VERIZON.NET" 
To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM 
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 4:52 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater

Don't get too excited, but:

A non-birding friend called me to report that she has been seeing a Snowy Owl 
in Southdown Shores in Edgewater. She reports that she has been seeing it for 
about a week. She said she last saw it about noon today flying away from the 
old, closed Giant foods on Route 2 near Hazelwood Ave 


Although she is not a birder, she insists she knows what a Snowy Owl is and 
described it fairly accurately. She also says she has been seeing it during the 
day. I don't have any time today to look, but anyone in the area may want to 
periodically check it out for the next few days. I'm somewhat skeptical, but 
......... 


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Subject: Possible Snowy Owl--Edgewater
From: stevehult AT VERIZON.NET
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:52:27 -0500
Don't get too excited, but:

A non-birding friend called me to report that she has been seeing a Snowy 
Owl in Southdown Shores in Edgewater.  She reports that she has been seeing 
it for about a week.  She said she last saw it about noon today flying away 
from the old, closed Giant foods on Route 2 near Hazelwood Ave

Although she is not a birder, she insists she knows what a Snowy Owl is and 
described it fairly accurately. She also says she has been seeing it during 
the day.   I don't have any time today to look, but anyone in the area may 
want to periodically check it out for the next few days. I'm somewhat 
skeptical, but .........

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Subject: black-headed gull
From: Peter Lev <plev AT COMCAST.NET>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:49:10 -0500
The common black-headed gull was in the Best Buy parking lot at Hunt Valley
Mall at 3:30 today, keeping company with about 20 Ring-billed gulls.  The
bird was not present at 12:15, but fortunately I was able to stop back.  

 

Peter Lev

Baltimore, MD


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Subject: Snow bunting at swan creek
From: Kevin Graff <keyweststyle2001 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:59:34 +0000
Found only one , seen from beach area. - Kevin Graff
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Subject: Green Heron continues, 2/3/12
From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:26:14 -0800
Yesterday, a coworker and I went out to look for the Green Heron here at SERC 
in Edgewater. It was not in the small drainage pond that I gave directions to 
in an earlier email. It was in the beaver pond along the back road. Today, 
however, it was back in the drainage pond. 


If you want to come and look for the heron, if it's not in the drainage pond 
and you'd like to walk down to the beaver pond, you'll need to check in with 
security. From the 3-way stop sign where the pond is, turn right, go through 
the brick gate and the right side of the building at 11 o'clock from the gate 
is where security is located. Go in through the door with the security shield 
on itand check in. They'll give you a visitor's pass. You'll need to ask for a 
map or you can print out the photo in the link below. Best way to get there is 
to go back to the 3-way then turn right. When you get to the big white building 
on the right, park. Go to the stop sign andwalk left then bear right keeping 
the constuction site on your right. After about 1/2 mile, there will be a small 
gravel parking area near a v-notched stream. Walk beyond and over the speed 
bump and that section ofthe pond is where it was yesterday. 


I did a screen grab of an aerial view of SERC and uploaded it to my Flickr 
page. An explanation of the red circles will help you navigate the route 
described above: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8671193 AT N08/6812921525/in/photostream 


The beaver pond often has a nice selection of dabblers. Yesterday there were 
American Black Ducks and Gadwall. Today, only Gadwall. There are often Bald 
Eagles hanging around the pond. If you take the road to the left immediately 
after you come to the stop entering the complex, that'll take you down to the 
Reed Education Center. There are several hundred Ruddy Ducks and usually 
Canvasbacks and who knows what else mixed in.If you've never been to SERC, I 
think you'll be amazed that it's there. It's not at all obvious from Muddy 
Creek Road. Nice hiking trails, too! 


Enjoy,
Tyler Bell
jtylerbell AT yahoo.com
California, Maryland

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Subject: FW: Birding Community E-bulletin - February 2012
From: Norm Saunders <marshhawk AT VERIZON.NET>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:24:13 -0500
 

 

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Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:42 AM
Subject: Birding Community E-bulletin - February 2012

 


THE BIRDING COMMUNITY E-BULLETIN
            February 2012
 
 
This Birding Community E-bulletin is being distributed to active and
concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection
of birds and their habitats. 
 
This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding
binoculars and scopes, Carl Zeiss Sport Optics:
www.zeiss.com/SPORTS

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You can access an archive of past E-bulletins on the website of the National
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RARITY FOCUS
 
On 20 December, a curious finch began visiting the backyard feeder of
Michael Rehman and his family in Union Township, New Jersey. It visited the
feeders about five times through 2 January, at which point Michael Rehman
was finally able to photograph and identify it as a Common Chaffinch.
 
This species is a common breeder across Europe to western Siberia and south
to North Africa and the Caspian Sea region, and it winters farther south
into the Middle East. The species is also an annual visitor to Iceland.
 
Common Chaffinch is a real rarity to eastern Canada and the northeastern
U.S. (i.e., New England to New Jersey), with fewer than 20 reports during
the period between late September and late May. Reports of this species from
California, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wyoming most
likely represent escaped cage birds.
 
Since first being identified through at least 23 January, up to 650 birders
were welcomed to the Rehman residence, with many birders stationing
themselves on the backyard porch while waiting for the Common Chaffinch to
arrive. Although some people had to come back several times before finally
seeing the bird, it appeared almost daily through 23 January, mostly in the
mornings. Visitors were welcome any time after 7:30 am on weekdays. (On
weekends, the family kids held sway over the backyard.) 
 
You can view some of Michael Rehman's early photos here:
www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrehman/6620107711/in/photostream/
 
Other photos and notes by Howard Eskin are available here:
www.howardsview.com/CommonChaffinch2/CommonChaffinch2.html
 
 
ACCESS MATTERS: CHAFFINCH CHATTER
 
The protocols for visitation at the Rehman residence - weekdays only, not
before 7:30am, and parking at a nearby cul-de-sac - were widely distributed
and well followed by birders on their best behavior. All visitors who came
to see the Common Chaffinch were encouraged to approach the backyard via the
same route, to share the porch space, and, eventually, to sign the visitor
log.
 
This whole experience has been a perfect example of sharing access and
engaging a homeowner, all leading to responsible birder behavior. According
to Rehman, "As far as deciding to let the birding world into our backyard it
was pretty easy for me since it's great to have such a rarity at my feeders,
but it's even better to share the rarity with others."
 
Sharing, cooperating, and sticking to a resident's rules collectively add up
to a good time for birders, and perfectly illustrate that appropriate
birding access can benefit all concerned.
 
 
DISCUSSION OVER INDIANAPOLIS ZOO MOVES TOWARD BIRD SAFETY
 
The Indianapolis Zoo has designed a new orangutan building called the
"Beacon of Hope." Two features of the proposed structure - a wide display of
glass and bright illumination at night -might have the potential to kill
migratory birds attracted to the tall, lighted structure at night, or by
colliding with the glass at all hours of the day. A description and
conceptual picture of the proposed building can be viewed here:
http://indianapoliszoofuture.com/SitePages/Projects/Atrium-BeaconOfHope.aspx

 
Many observers were concerned that the Indianapolis Zoo, an institution
known for species protection, would consider constructing a building that
might threaten wild birds.
 
After a petition started circulating and after discussions began between
concerned parties, including staff from the American Bird Conservancy's Bird
Collision Campaign, zoo staffers brought to light some design considerations
which actually stress safety, and they also plan to institute some
additional changes. Zoo staff is working with a glass artist who has
recommended etching or creating a molded pattern on the glass wall to deter
bird collisions. The glass wall will also be angled, and there will be no
vegetation for 30 feet in front of it. The top of the spire - originally
called a beacon - has yet to be fully designed and will not include a
powerful beacon in any case. That element may actually include a green, LED
installation.
 
Zoo officials have also pledged to take part in "Lights Out Indy" during
spring and fall migration, a project whose activities are summarized here:
http://lightsoutindy.org/
 
In sum, an example of good design is still possible and may very well be in
the works. Time will tell, and we will report on future developments as they
unfold.
 
 
IBA NEWS: BLACK-CAPPED PETREL NESTING NEWS HAS IBA IMPLICATIONS 
 
Last month marked the second anniversary of the tragic Haitian earthquake.
Consequently this is a good time to share some positive avian updates from
that troubled country.
 
Last July, there was a presentation at the Society for the Conservation and
Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) meeting about the discovery of an active
nest of Black-capped Petrels on Morne Vincent in southeast Haiti, a site
near the border with the Dominican Republic. Population estimates of this
Caribbean-nesting species are highly uncertain, with 600-2,000 pairs most
likely. 
 
To gain more information about the newly discovered Black-capped Petrel
nesting area on the island of Hispaniola and the species' status described
in the newly released (Jan 2012) Conservation Action Plan for the species,
visit:
www.fws.gov/birds/waterbirds/petrel/pdfs/PlanFinal.pdf
 
It is significant that most of the known or potential breeding locations for
the Black-capped Petrel have been designated as Important Bird Areas. In the
case of the known breeding locations near the Haitian-Dominican border (and
potential locations in Cuba) the presence of the birds has triggered IBA
designation.
 
Grupo Jaragua, the BirdLife partner in the Dominican Republic, recently
distributed a press release on the discovery and posted it to their website
at:
www.grupojaragua.org.do/diablotin_english.htm
 
A video with images of the nesting petrels can be see at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_GqxnftFc8

&feature=youtu.be
 
Grupo Jaragua has already set up a camera at a nest site and is ready to
begin a similar nest search on Hispaniola. This coordinated study of the
Black-capped Petrel has received active support from many partners,
including the US Fish and Wildlife Service, BirdLife International, American
Bird Conservancy, US Forest Service, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and
Societe Haiti Audubon.
 
For a pre-discovery summary of IBAs in Haiti, see here:
www.birdlife.org/datazone/userfiles/file/IBAs/AmCntryPDFs/Haiti.pdf 
 
And for additional information about IBA programs worldwide, including those
across the U.S., check the National Audubon Society's Important Bird Area
program web site at: 
www.audubon.org/bird/iba/ 
 
 
EVERGLADES HEADWATERS NWR AREA DECLARED
 
We have previously written about a proposed innovative, new National
Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area in Central Florida a number of times,
most recently in November of last year. We have also tried to stress the
project's IBA implications.
 
Last month this project was finally launched, so that the Everglades
Headwaters NWR and Conservation Area could eventually embrace 50,000 acres
as a refuge along with a broader Conservation Area of up to 100,000 acres of
conservation easements.
 
See here for a full description and press release by NWRA:
http://refugeassociation.org/2012/01/new-headwaters-refuge/
and here by the USFWS:
http://tinyurl.com/77a6fng
 
 
BOOK NOTES: DU STORY
 
Most books that describe the history of a company or organization are packed
with insider chronologies, the names of recent exalted executive vice
presidents, and an abundance of self-aggrandizement.
 
A recently released title, THE DUCKS UNLIMITED STORY by Michael Furtman
(2011, DU) contains a few of these elements, however not to excess. This is
largely because much of the internal pride for DU is justified.
 
This book tells the story of how a small group of waterfowlers launched an
organization in the 1930s during a period of economic depression, pervasive
unemployment, and oppressive drought that eventually grew, by trial and
error, to a 600,000-member major player in wetland conservation. The
narrative is packed with vital conservation lessons still useful today.
Shifting conservation priorities, organizational options, fundraising, and
membership experimentation are all part of the unfolding story. The first
half of the book is filled with an interesting historical narrative that may
be especially interesting to readers of this E-bulletin.
 
This Ducks Unlimited history is important for anyone interested in
understanding and appreciating landscape-level wetland-and-waterfowl
conservation - its successes and its implications - that transcend the
wildest dreams of the founders of that organization.
 
 
MIDWAY MIRACLE: ALBATROSS HATCHES
 
In December, we reported on the remarkable return of a pair of Short-tailed
Albatrosses at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and their efforts to
begin nesting again. Once again, their nest has been located in a plot with
decoys of Short-tailed Albatrosses designed and set to attract this rare
species:
http://refugeassociation.org/2011/12/birding-community-e-bulletin-december/ 
 
The most recent great news is that their single egg hatched on the morning
of 12 January. This is only the second hatching of a Short-tailed Albatross
anywhere other than on two small Japanese islands. You can read the Midway
announcement of the blessed event here:
www.fws.gov/midway/whatsnew.html
and
http://tinyurl.com/84tmrzw
 
 
TIP OF THE MONTH: BE A GUEST
 
To conclude this issue of the Birding Community E-bulletin, and in the
spirit of the rarity of the month, the Common Chaffinch, we present this
advice on being a GUEST.
 
Last month's tip advised readers to watch out in 2012 for SLOBs - Selfish,
Lazy, Obnoxious, Birders:
http://refugeassociation.org/2012/01/birding-community-e-bulletin-january/ 
 
Our tip was very well received. Still, one of our readers, Connie Madia,
appropriately suggested that we should also stress the positive and opposite
characteristics of a SLOB.
 
So here we go. Following Connie's suggestion, we propose that we should all
strive to be a GUEST birder: one who is "Generous, Unselfish, Ethical,
Sharing, and Trustworthy." Great advice, and why not?
 
 
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Subject: Christmas counts: wherefore are thou?
From: Harry Armistead <harryarmistead AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:50:12 +0000
Perhaps I've had a senior moment but I can't remember the results of one recent 
Christmas bird count in this forum so far. As a CBC junkie this is hard to 
take. Help! Or maybe I'm on my way to being a cranky curmudgeon. But this is a 
special hardship since the Audubon database has been overhauled and is having 
some startup problems. - Harry Armistead, Christmas countless in Philadelphia. 

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Subject: American White Pelican--Somerset Co--2/2/2012
From: Ronald Gutberlet <rlgutberlet AT SALISBURY.EDU>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:27:19 -0500
Hi Everyone,

This evening (2 Feb 2012) I was eager to get to Riley Roberts Rd in the Deal 
Island WMA to add a few species to my MD February list. I had just added Snowy 
Egret to my January list a few days ago, and tonight was the closeout! I have 
now seen Snowy Egret in MD in all 12 months. And... I picked up 2 other month 
closeouts here tonight--Great Egret and Clapper Rail. 


As fun as it was to add these month birds, surprises are even more fun. As I 
was counting Tundra Swans at the turnout with the gravel pile, I saw that one 
of the big white birds was a pelican! I included a photograph of this bird in 
my eBird list, and you can view it at the link below. 


http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9746545

Mike Walsh came down to see the pelican before dark, and then we enjoyed the 
Black-crowned Night-Heron flight at the end of Riley Roberts Rd. 


Have fun,

Ron Gutberlet
Salisbury, MD
rlgutberlet AT salisbury.edu
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Subject: Re: Snowy Owl Disturbance- in PA by MD birder
From: Sarah Anderson <sarahb3 AT AOL.COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:33:32 -0500
 Last year in Illinois the photographers were throwing mice out into the field 
where the Snowy Owl was hanging out. Then they would take photos of it 
"hunting" and pass them off as though they had captured their very own National 
Geographic moment. 


As a birder AND a bird photographer this selfish behavior makes me sick. There 
is no thought given to the bird, other than to make it "perform", there is no 
thought given to the environment (re: the introduction of potentially 
non-native and/or diseased rodents), absolutely no consideration for birders 
and cheapens every single photograph of hunting raptors, because one can no 
longer be sure that the photographer took the time and effort to be in the 
right place at the right time to capture a wild animal doing its thing. And 
then of course there is the potential for someone like me, who takes the ethics 
of bird photography seriously to be viewed with skepticism or worse by birders 
who have had a bad experience with other photographers. There are plenty of 
bird photographers who are ethical - believe it or not, there is an official 
code of ethics for wildlife photographers!! ... but the only way you can tell 
which ones are and which ones aren't is by behavior. 


I'm glad that the person in PA "enlightened" that photographer about the 
consequences of his behavior, I hope it sank in. People like him are ruining it 
for everyone else. 


 


Sarah B. Anderson
Cabin John, MD
www.sarahanderson.net

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Leo Weigant 
To: MDOSPREY 
Sent: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 6:38 pm
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Snowy Owl Disturbance- in PA by MD birder


	This excerpt is from the Michigan RBA, today: 										(Lenawee Co.  
is  SW of Ann Arbor & NW of Toledo)

Subject: Re: Lenawee Co. / Snowy Owl - NOT found
From: John Lowry 
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:07:21 -0500
A local told me that a photographer or birder with a camera walked  
out                    into the field and got close enough to flush  
the bird. I don't think it's been 		seen since.
	The French have a saying:															 "The more things change,  
the more they stay the same."
	Leo Weigant



On Feb 2, 2012, at 5:21 PM, Andy Wilson wrote:

> I'm forwarding this from the PA Birding List - with permission of  
> Nathan
> Thomas. Another depressing report of a birder/photographer behaving  
> badly.
>
> Nathan's original post:
>
> I just wanted to update and make a comment on the Snowy Owl that  
> used to be
> along Mud Level Road.  I stopped out to show my wife and son the  
> bird this
> morning and we got a great look.  Unfortunately while we were out  
> there a
> "birder" from Maryland, who wanted to get a better picture of the  
> bird using
> his inadequate lens, got permission to walk into the field where  
> the bird
> was sitting.  He continued to approach until it finally flew.  It  
> passed
> directly overhead and continued to fly out of sight to the  
> northwest over
> Britton Road.  I waited for the "birder" and explained to him what his
> actions overall may mean to birders who would have continued to  
> appreciate
> the bird.  I also briefly explained the ABA code of ethics.
>  I consider myself a birder  
> and so do
> all of you, but I don't think any of us wish to consider ourselves  
> in the
> same category as this guy.  Lets hope the bird comes back.
> Nathan Thomas
> 
> Shippensburg, PA
> Cumberland County
>
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Subject: Re: Snowy Owl Disturbance- in PA by MD birder
From: Leo Weigant <hawkowl AT CABLESPEED.COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:38:02 -0500
	This excerpt is from the Michigan RBA, today: 										(Lenawee Co.  
is  SW of Ann Arbor & NW of Toledo)

Subject: Re: Lenawee Co. / Snowy Owl - NOT found
From: John Lowry 
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:07:21 -0500
A local told me that a photographer or birder with a camera walked  
out                    into the field and got close enough to flush  
the bird. I don't think it's been 		seen since.
	The French have a saying:															 "The more things change,  
the more they stay the same."
	Leo Weigant



On Feb 2, 2012, at 5:21 PM, Andy Wilson wrote:

> I'm forwarding this from the PA Birding List - with permission of  
> Nathan
> Thomas. Another depressing report of a birder/photographer behaving  
> badly.
>
> Nathan's original post:
>
> I just wanted to update and make a comment on the Snowy Owl that  
> used to be
> along Mud Level Road.  I stopped out to show my wife and son the  
> bird this
> morning and we got a great look.  Unfortunately while we were out  
> there a
> "birder" from Maryland, who wanted to get a better picture of the  
> bird using
> his inadequate lens, got permission to walk into the field where  
> the bird
> was sitting.  He continued to approach until it finally flew.  It  
> passed
> directly overhead and continued to fly out of sight to the  
> northwest over
> Britton Road.  I waited for the "birder" and explained to him what his
> actions overall may mean to birders who would have continued to  
> appreciate
> the bird.  I also briefly explained the ABA code of ethics.
>  I consider myself a birder  
> and so do
> all of you, but I don't think any of us wish to consider ourselves  
> in the
> same category as this guy.  Lets hope the bird comes back.
> Nathan Thomas
> 
> Shippensburg, PA
> Cumberland County
>
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Subject: Ho Co (Raptors)
From: Bonnie Ott <bonnieott AT VERIZON.NET>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:39:56 -0500
I was able to get out to Centennial yesterday morning and found an adult Bald 
Eagle at the dam end of the lake. Two Gadwall and a Hooded merganser with the 
Ring-necked ducks. A wonderful encounter with a Red-Shouldered hunting (video 
on flickr)... I returned home to have beautiful little sharpie in the yard 
hunting for lunch. http://flic.kr/p/bnFoHV 


This afternoon I had a another adult Bald Eagle at Western Regional. Red-Tails 
and Red-shoulders courting. To my delight I found another Red-backed 
salamander! 


I think I woke up in April yesterday 

Bonnie Ott

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Subject: Snowy Owl Disturbance- in PA by MD birder
From: Andy Wilson <amw328 AT PSU.EDU>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:21:18 -0500
I'm forwarding this from the PA Birding List - with permission of Nathan
Thomas. Another depressing report of a birder/photographer behaving badly.
 
Nathan's original post:
 
I just wanted to update and make a comment on the Snowy Owl that used to be
along Mud Level Road.  I stopped out to show my wife and son the bird this
morning and we got a great look.  Unfortunately while we were out there a
"birder" from Maryland, who wanted to get a better picture of the bird using
his inadequate lens, got permission to walk into the field where the bird
was sitting.  He continued to approach until it finally flew.  It passed
directly overhead and continued to fly out of sight to the northwest over
Britton Road.  I waited for the "birder" and explained to him what his
actions overall may mean to birders who would have continued to appreciate
the bird.  I also briefly explained the ABA code of ethics.
 I consider myself a birder and so do
all of you, but I don't think any of us wish to consider ourselves in the
same category as this guy.  Lets hope the bird comes back.
Nathan Thomas

Shippensburg, PA
Cumberland County

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Subject: Kent County Mid-winter Bird Count: Sunday 5 Feb 2012
From: Nancy Martin <borealdee AT BAYBROADBAND.NET>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:11:44 -0500
Hi Everybody,

The Kent County Mid-winter Bird Count will be held next Sunday, 5 
February. This count attempts to record the status of birds in 
mid-winter, before spring migration truly kicks in, throughout Kent 
County. If you are interested in forming a team of your own, or joining 
one, please give us a call at the number listed below.

Good birding,

Walter Ellison & Nancy Martin

23460 Clarissa Rd
Chestertown, MD 21620

phone: 410-778-9568
e-mail: rossgull(AT)baybroadband.net

Observing Nature is like unwrapping a big pile of presents every time 
you take a walk.

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Subject: Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center Internship
From: Daniel Rauch <daniel.rauch AT DC.GOV>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:47:45 -0500
Just passing this along. Internship opportunity with the Bridging the 
Americas/Unidos por las Aves Program. 



http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/education/teacher_resources/bridging_the_americas/internship.cfm 


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Subject: Lesser Scaup at Constitution Gardens Pond
From: Matthew Von Hendy <mattv43 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:52:21 -0800
There was a single lesser scaup this afternoon at the Constitution Gardens Pond 
on the Mall with the continuing ring necks, buffleheads, buffleheads along with 
the usual suspects. 


Matt Von Hendy
vonhendy AT hotmail.com
Rockville, MD

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Subject: Re: Black Vultures displaying
From: Marcia Watson <mww AT UDEL.EDU>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:50:37 -0500
  Phil,

  I also saw behavior like you describe, this past
  Sunday, with two vultures over the wooded stream
  valley behind our house in Bowie.  I was startled
  because I have never seen Black Vultures move that
  fast and with such agility - usually, unless in full
  soar, they look as if they are struggling to get
  airborne.  This pair was zooming and one of them did
  a full roll.  I too  interpreted it as courting
  behavior.  The Yellow Book (aka Field List of the
  Birds of Maryland) gives the earliest egg date in MD
  as March 14, so courting as this time of year is
  perhaps not unexpected.

Marcia

_________________________
Marcia Watson
Bowie, MD
mww AT udel.edu


  ---- Original message ----

    Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:29:53 -0500
    From: Philip Brody 
    Subject: Black Vultures displaying
    To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
    >I just saw what I thought was an unusual sight.
    Over our wooded valley. Two Black Vultures
    engaging in what appeared to be a courting
    display. Who's familiar with this behavior? Is
    this connected with the warm weather ? Is this a
    normal time of the year ? They were relatively low
    and moved rapidly wheeling with dihedral oriented
    wings.
    >
    >Phil Brody
    >Bethesda (Bannockburn)
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Subject: Re: Bird Seed Warning
From: Harry Fink <harry AT MARYLANDBIRDER.COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:08:21 -0500
I agree with Russ. In addition, the other thing that worries me is what is
"not" being said or asked.  Do they put these pesticides on all their grass
seeds, and is it still being done?  If that were the case, far greater
numbers of wild birds and animals could still be in continued danger of
poisoning.

Harry Fink
Clarksville, MD

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:58 PM,  wrote:

> Keep in mind that Scott?s is the same company that spoon-feeds the public
> ad nauseum how we simply MUST have weed-free lawns and how ?there shall be
> no crabgrass? in their advertisement campaigns ? all to the detriment of
> our waterways, watersheds, and Bay. Scott?s has one of the more powerful
> lobby campaigns in Washington, and that?s the only reason that residential
> fertilizer does not fall under the regulation of the EPA?s
> newly-established TMDL for the Bay - this despite the fact that Nitrogen
> and Phosphorus are two of the three Bay TMDLs (sediment being the third).
>
>
> Russ Ruffing
> Woodstock, MD

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Subject: Black Vultures displaying
From: Philip Brody <brody_ps AT VERIZON.NET>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:29:53 -0500
I just saw what I thought was an unusual sight. Over our wooded valley. Two 
Black Vultures engaging in what appeared to be a courting display. Who's 
familiar with this behavior? Is this connected with the warm weather ? Is this 
a normal time of the year ? They were relatively low and moved rapidly wheeling 
with dihedral oriented wings. 


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Bethesda (Bannockburn)

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Subject: Snow Buntings at Swan Creek
From: Kevin Graff <keyweststyle2001 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:27:34 -0500
Got a text from Tim Carney few minutes ago that he found 20 Snow Bunting at
Cox Creek DMCF (Swan Creek) at SE corner of South Cell.



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Subject: 2012 MD Comprehensive List
From: Dave Kidwell <harps4me AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 05:31:28 -0800
Hi Everyone, 
Following the great job of RobOstrowski and others in continuing the annual MD 
comprehensive list in 2011, I have taken over the reins and will be maintaining 
the list in 2012. The inaugural version of the 2012 MD compreshensive bird 
list has been posted on Bill Hubick's 
website:http://www.billhubick.com/docs/MD_Comp_List_2012.pdf 


My tally of Osprey, e-bird, and other reports indicated thatMD birders 
observed 200 species in the month of January, a great start to 2012! As 
always, the list records the observer,date,and location a species was first 
recorded (based onmy best estimate). To ensure this is as accurate as 
possible, please let me know if you see any errors or missing species. Also, 
if you are hesitant to broadlyreport a species that would be new to the list 
(e.g., an owl or hummingbird ata residence), let me know and I willadd it 
with minimal information. I will be updating the list monthlythroughout the 
year and will periodically send updates through Osprey. 


While the 2012 Comp. List is the same as prior years, there is one change I am 
going to make. In the spirit of the new MD/DC list report categories forlife 
and year month lists, I will alsomaintain a MD month list for 2012. This list 
willsimply report presence/absence of a species for a given month and will be 
included at the end ofthe Comp. List. Look for this starting in February! 


Big thanks to Rob Ostrowski, Bill Hubick, and Matt Hafner for their help in 
getting the 2012 list started! 


Cheers, 

David Kidwell
Glenn Dale, MD
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Subject: Re: Woodcock in Carroll Co. 1/31/12
From: Felicia Lovelett <c5nest AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:40:58 -0500
Considering going out to Morgan Run this evening to look for them. Where is
the display area relative to the parking lot?

No woodcock here in the Patapsco scrubland (this would be 2-3 weeks early),
but I'll watch for them.

Felicia Lovelett
Sykesville, MD



On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Bob Ringler  wrote:

>   Yesterday evening I went out to Morgan Run NEA at dusk to listen for
> Woodcock. While hearing one peenting two flew close past me, one in hot
> pursuit of the other. Later I heard one in display flight. This is a week
> earlier than I have heard them displaying in the past.
>
> --
> Bob Ringler
> Eldersburg MD
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Subject: Jug Bay interesting gull today
From: Jeff Shenot <jugbay AT MSN.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 21:07:02 -0500
I saw a very interesting gull today. I first saw it while I was working at 
home, on the phone, and noticed a dark-backed gull with some Ringers. They were 
resting on a mud flat at low tide, on the Anne Arundel side of Jug Bay. I 
usually look carefully at these birds, but since I was working at home and 
paying attention to the phone conversation, I didn't care when I first noticed 
it. I assumed it was a Lesser Black-backed based on the slatish color of its 
black back, and smallish size. They are uncommon here but seen occasionally 
through the winter. I have seen one twice here so far in 2012. About 15-20 
minutes later when I finished the call, I promptly had another call but took a 
casual look at the gulls again. This time I had a better view. It was still 
among the same group of Ringers (all adults, more or less), but there were a 
couple of Herring Gulls now too. The dark-backed bird was clearly much larger 
than the Ringers, but seemed about the same size as the 2 Herrings which it was 
near now. 


However, the light was getting better (less shimmer) and in my scope I noticed 
its feet were not yellow; I could see their color was pinkish. Hmm, must be a 
Great Black-back I guessed, but this seemed odd since Great BBs are much larger 
and the size difference is usually very noticeable. And the black back was not 
coal black. But I still did not think much of it, as I was paying attention to 
the call again. So I wrote it off as a Great BB that I was somehow thrown off 
by on the size and color. It appeared to be smaller than what I expected and 
seemed a very light shade of black, but whatever! 


Ten minutes later I finished that call, and came back. I was not even intent on 
looking at the bird further, and there were many more gulls loafing on Jug Bay 
now. I was hoping for a white-winged gull, but when I came across the 
dark-backed gull again, I quickly realized something just didn't seem right and 
I stopped looking at everything else. Light was now excellent, but when I 
studied the bird I was puzzled. It's back color was a medium (dark) slate gray, 
not coal black like a GBB should be, and at 4:45 pm, the strong afternoon light 
came at a low angle, giving good colors. I carefully compared its size with the 
adjacent Ringers and Herrings, and it clearly was similar in size to the 
Herrings, too small for GBB. Further, I could see its head and neck were very 
smudged, and its chest showed a bit as well. The smudging was light colored, 
but very evident in my scope. It seemed like way too much for a Great BB and 
even for a Lesser BB (which has more than GBBs), and resembled an adult winter 
Herring gull's smudging. 


Then it raised its wings and held both of them straight up. I was immediately 
drawn to the very broad crisp white trailing edge of its wings, which was not 
evident while it was at rest. Of course Black-backs have this too, but it 
seemed to be clearly much broader than what I was expecting, and it seemed to 
be along its entire wing length. 


Then the possibility dawned on me and I hate to even say it, but this may have 
been an adult Slaty-backed. I have never seen one but knew I was not 
recognizing what I was looking at, and ran in to get my phone to see if I could 
try any digiscope shots. When I came back out only a couple minutes later, 
nearly all the gulls had moved (argh!) and an adult eagle was sitting nearby 
instead. I could see the gulls had gone further down Jug Bay. 


It was now after 5 and good light (for photos) was going to fade quickly. I 
moved to get a better view and tried a quick scan with my scope at the river, 
and found there were way more gulls further down on Jug Bay than what I 
previously realized. The majority were Herrings, but I could not locate the 
dark-backed gull among the crowd. Regardless, they were too distant now for any 
hope of a recognizable photo even if I did see it. Darn! 


I have since studied my gull guides this evening, and after trying to rule it 
out, am still open to the feasibility of it being a Slaty-backed. I realize 
this would be exceptionally rare and hesitated to even post this, but I am 
convinced it warrants mention. I did not notice any "string of pearls" but at 
the distance I don't know if I would have noticed it anyway. I don't know if 
this is even a good field mark. Seems like you would need a photo, or long view 
of its extended wing at close range. Does anyone have a suggestion for 
diagnostic field marks to look for? 


I am working in the office tomorrow and won't be around Jug Bay, but I have 
Friday off and will be on the lookout for this bird. If I find it and confirm 
its id as neither Great or Lesser Black-backed, I will post asap! 


Cheers-
Jeff Shenot
Croom MD

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Subject: Re: Bird Seed Warning
From: ruff2 AT VERIZON.NET
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:58:52 -0600
Keep in mind that Scott?s is the same company that spoon-feeds the public ad 
nauseum how we simply MUST have weed-free lawns and how ?there shall be no 
crabgrass? in their advertisement campaigns ? all to the detriment of our 
waterways, watersheds, and Bay. Scott?s has one of the more powerful lobby 
campaigns in Washington, and that?s the only reason that residential fertilizer 
does not fall under the regulation of the EPA?s newly-established TMDL for the 
Bay - this despite the fact that Nitrogen and Phosphorus are two of the three 
Bay TMDLs (sediment being the third). 


 
Russ Ruffing
Woodstock, MD



On 02/01/12, Gail B. Mackiernan %3Ckatahdinss%40comcast.net%3E wrote:

Scott's brands of wild bird seed is sold everywhere around here (Maryland) at 
hardware stores, Walmart, Kmart etc, etc. One of our club members went into a 
local, non-chain hardware store in the MD suburbs the other day and showed the 
horrified manager the story and pointed out that most of their seed was from 
Scott's. 


We buy from our local Audubon society but this makes you wonder if the practice 
of using pesticides to control insect pests in stored grain destined for animal 
feed (including but not limited to wild birds) is prevalent. 


Still puzzling why Scotts did not immediately respond to the in-house warning 
from their own staff and issue a recall earlier. It would seem that killing off 
your main customers is NOT a promising business plan... 


Gail Mackiernan 
Silver Spring, MD 

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Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Bird Seed Warning 

Ok ... Just my two cents here . I read the article hoping to see them say that 
this was the proof they had of the massive bird death weve heard about in the 
last couple years . But there is no mention of any bird deaths found . They 
apparently pulled the birdfood off the shelfs at sometime . I cant really say 
what brand of birdfood was pulled . The comments on the story say they never 
heard of a Scotts brand birdfood. Not sure what states this food is sold in . I 
guess anyone holding onto some old birdfood just check the maker of the food . 
If it says Scotts then throw it out . 


Oh Birds .... oh ok !! Had some House Sparrows this morning . ! Blah ! 

Saundra Byrd 
byrdwatcher5 AT yahoo.com 
baltimore 



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Subject: Re: Baltimore Black-headed Gull continues
From: ruff2 AT VERIZON.NET
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:49:10 -0600
Nice to see someone had the BH Gull today?I?ve been checking more or less daily 
during the work week and haven?t seen it for a couple weeks?thought it had 
departed. 


 
Russ Ruffing
Woodstock, MD



On 02/01/12, Maren Gimpel wrote:

Dan Small and I went to Hunt Valley Mall today where we looked at Ring-billed 
Gulls. Then we went to Paper Mill Flats where we looked at Canada Geese. We 
returned to the mall, scanned the gulls again and then ate lunch at Chipotle. 
After lunch we scanned the gulls one last time and were rewarded with a 30 
second look at the Black-headed Gull. It took off flying south and we could not 
relocate it. 


Maren Gimpel
Chestertown


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Subject: Woodcock in Carroll Co. 1/31/12
From: Bob Ringler <ringler.bob AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:10:18 -0500
   Yesterday evening I went out to Morgan Run NEA at dusk to listen for
Woodcock. While hearing one peenting two flew close past me, one in hot
pursuit of the other. Later I heard one in display flight. This is a week
earlier than I have heard them displaying in the past.

-- 
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD

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Subject: Gr White-fronted Goose Mont.
From: Dave Czaplak <DMA3 AT AOL.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:07:54 -0500
At 121 Black Hills overlook w Canada's now. 
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Subject: Re: Baltimore Black-headed Gull continues
From: Kevin Graff <keyweststyle2001 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:57:35 -0500
Other times, this bird might be hanging around the recycle center (not the
landfill)  which is south-southwest of the mall as i was seeing numerous
Ring-billed and a few Herring on rooftop of the building there.


     Kevin Graff
     Jarrettsville, MD
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Subject: Baltimore Black-headed Gull continues
From: Maren Gimpel <funkymoss AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:53:06 -0500
Dan Small and I went to Hunt Valley Mall today where we looked at Ring-billed 
Gulls. Then we went to Paper Mill Flats where we looked at Canada Geese. We 
returned to the mall, scanned the gulls again and then ate lunch at Chipotle. 
After lunch we scanned the gulls one last time and were rewarded with a 30 
second look at the Black-headed Gull. It took off flying south and we could not 
relocate it. 


Maren Gimpel
Chestertown


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Subject: Re: Bird Seed Warning
From: "Gail B. Mackiernan %3Ckatahdinss%40comcast.net%3E" <katahdinss AT COMCAST.NET>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:47:16 +0000
Scott's brands of wild bird seed is sold everywhere around here (Maryland) at 
hardware stores, Walmart, Kmart etc, etc. One of our club members went into a 
local, non-chain hardware store in the MD suburbs the other day and showed the 
horrified manager the story and pointed out that most of their seed was from 
Scott's. 


We buy from our local Audubon society but this makes you wonder if the practice 
of using pesticides to control insect pests in stored grain destined for animal 
feed (including but not limited to wild birds) is prevalent. 


Still puzzling why Scotts did not immediately respond to the in-house warning 
from their own staff and issue a recall earlier. It would seem that killing off 
your main customers is NOT a promising business plan... 


Gail Mackiernan 
Silver Spring, MD 

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From: "Saundra Byrd"  
To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM 
Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 10:59:26 AM 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Bird Seed Warning 

Ok ... Just my two cents here . I read the article hoping to see them say that 
this was the proof they had of the massive bird death weve heard about in the 
last couple years . But there is no mention of any bird deaths found . They 
apparently pulled the birdfood off the shelfs at sometime . I cant really say 
what brand of birdfood was pulled . The comments on the story say they never 
heard of a Scotts brand birdfood. Not sure what states this food is sold in . I 
guess anyone holding onto some old birdfood just check the maker of the food . 
If it says Scotts then throw it out . 


Oh Birds .... oh ok !! Had some House Sparrows this morning . ! Blah ! 

Saundra Byrd 
byrdwatcher5 AT yahoo.com 
baltimore 



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Subject: Green Heron continues!
From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:06:26 -0800
Inspired by Bill Hubick to tick the Green Heron in both January and February, I 
went out and relocated the bird in the same stormwater pond. I brought a better 
lens today and got a much better set of pix: 


http://www.flickr.com/photos/8671193 AT N08/6802062565/in/photostream

If anyone would want to see this bird, here's how to get to SERC. Take 214 east 
then turn right (south) onto Muddy Creek Road. After a mile or so, turn left 
onto Contees Wharf Road. There's a brown sign for the Smithsonian Environmental 
Research Center at the intersection of Muddy Creek Road, South River Clubhouse 
Road and Contees Wharf Road. Follow Contees Wharf Road until you turn right 
onto the paved entrance to the campus. Go past the first stop then at the next 
stop, the pond will be on your right. There's lots of construction going on 
with a new parking area and an addition to our main lab building so parking is 
wherever you can find it. 


Tyler Bell
jtylerbell AT yahoo.com
California, Maryland

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Subject: Re: Bird Seed Warning
From: Saundra Byrd <byrdwatcher5 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 07:59:26 -0800
Ok ... Just my two cents here . I read the article hoping to see them say that 
this was the proof they had of the massive bird death weve heard about in the 
last couple years . But there is no mention of any bird deaths found . They  
apparently pulled the birdfood off the shelfs at sometime . I cant really say 
what brand of birdfood was pulled . The comments on the story say they never 
heard of a Scotts brand birdfood. Not sure what states this food is sold in . I 
guess anyone holding onto some old birdfood just check the maker of the food  
.  If it says Scotts then throw it out . 

 
Oh Birds .... oh ok !! Had some House Sparrows this morning . ! Blah !
 
Saundra Byrd 
byrdwatcher5 AT yahoo.com 
baltimore 

--- On Tue, 1/31/12, Janet Millenson  wrote:


From: Janet Millenson 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Bird Seed Warning
To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 6:02 PM


Bob Augustine (who's not on MDOsprey) actually deserves the credit. He 
contacted me with news of the $4.5 million fine and I passed it along to 
Kurt.

-Janet Millenson

On 1/31/2012 5:22 PM, Kurt R. Schwarz wrote:
> I want to thank Janet Millenson for bringing this to my attention:
>
> Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has agreed to plead guilty to charges in federal court 
and pay $4.5 m illion in fines in two incidents that date to 2008. 

>
> That year, the company recalled packages of wild birdseed coated with 
pesticides that were toxic to birds. 

>
> Court documents state that, from November 2005 to March 2008, Scotts 
distributed 73 million units of birdseed coated with insecticides called 
Storcide II and Actellic 5E. This was done to keep insects from eating the 
seeds during storage. 

>
> Storcide’s label says the pesticide is “extremely toxic to fish and toxic 
to birds and other wildlife.” Documents state that Scotts continued to sell 
the products despite warnings in the summer and fall of 2007 from a pesticide 
chemist and an ornithologist, both of whom worked for the company. 

>
> For full story, go to:  
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/01/27/scotts-to-pay-4-5m-in-fines.html 

>
> Kurt Schwarz
> Conservation Chair
> Maryland Ornithological Society
> HowCo
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Subject: Greater White-fronted Goose
From: Donald Sweig <skybirds.d AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:27:40 -0500
POSTED FOR BOB AUGUSTINE;
 Bob saw a Greater White-fronted goose, among a group of about 300 Canada
geese, at Blackhill Lake this afternoon from the parking lot at the 121
bridge. He said they all flew off at about 5:00p.m.
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Falls Church, Va.

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Subject: Fishing Creek calvert - 50 RWBB
From: harry lotis <glossyibis905 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:17:40 -0500
They're back! Today I saw 50+ red winged blackbirds seemingly staking out
their territory in the reeds along the boardwalk and practicing singing.
not  polished as yet.
All male except possibly one female.

Temp 58 degrees
Time: 3-4 PM
January 31st, 2012
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*Harry Lotis*
*Owings, Md*

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Subject: Dorchester County -- Shorter's Wharf
From: Jared Satchell <jaredsatch AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:01:49 -0500
Hi Everyone,

This evening I birded the marshes of the Shorter's Wharf area. Highlights 
include: 


Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs 
Dunlin
Short-Eared Owl -- near the road just north of the bridge
Virginia Rail 

Jared Satchell
Oxford, MD

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Subject: Re: Ho Co (Chipping Sparrows+ salamader + bat!)
From: "George M. Jett" <gmjett AT COMCAST.NET>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:18:37 -0500
Bonnie

If the animals was pretty small (~3 inches) this is likely a lead phase of a 
Red-backed Salamander.  I found two last week while searching for other 
herps in the warm weather.  I am copying Sue Muller, the Howard Co. herp 
coordinator, in case this would be a new data point for that block.

George
gmjett AT comcast.net
www.georgejett.net
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From: Bonnie Ott
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:44 PM
To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Ho Co (Chipping Sparrows+ salamader + bat!)

There was a small flock of CHIPPING SPARROWS still lingering around the park
office ballfields. Otherwise a slow day for birds in the woods on an
amazingly warm day. Fantastic to be out though since I found a beautiful
salamander http://flic.kr/p/bmGhNx . I also watched a bat fly around the
powerlines for some time...it was large and reddish brown.

Rockburn Branch Park, Howard, US-MD

Comments:     salamander and bat
13 species

Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  2
Chipping Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  58
Northern Cardinal  3

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Subject: Barred Owl tonight, Silver Spring
From: Rob Hilton <aimophila10 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:11:23 -0800
Because it was so warm today, I had windows open this evening. At 
dinnertime,I heard a Barred Owl callingfor over an hour. It sounded like it 
was one or two blocks away, and it sounded like there was another one way far 
down the hill in Sligo Creek Park.  



Rob Hilton
Silver Spring


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Subject: American Woodcocks displaying
From: Sean McCandless <seanmccandless1 AT COMCAST.NET>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:35:07 -0500
Greetings all. Just an FYI, Elk River Park is marked closed until March. The 
gate is closed so I parked out of the way, off to the side of the gate and 
walked in this evening. It was nice having the park to myself. Right at dark 
when the last few White throated Sparrows were peeping on the far side of the 
upper parking area, 2 separate American Woodcocks started calling and doing the 
flight display. One of them buzzed right by me. Nice last day of January treat. 


That is the earliest I can remember them doing that too.

Sean McCandless
Elkton MD

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Subject: possible Eurasian Collared-Doves in Prince Frederick
From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:21:42 -0800
As our carpool was crawling through Prince Frederick this afternoon, I noticed 
two very pale doves perched on the phone line near the Starbucks. Since I 
wasn't driving, I didn't ask to spin around. I'll be looking extra hard 
tomorrow morning on the way northbound in case the birds are still in the area. 
To my knowledge, there are no reports or records for Calvert County and they're 
still rather scarce statewide despite being trash birds in most states to the 
west. 



To be a bit more specific, there's a traffic light at the Wawa and the hospital 
(Stoakley Rd.) then another traffic light just south of the Wawa then another 
just beyond the Starbucks (Fox Run Blvd.). The birds were perched between 
Starbucks and Skore's on the right as you head south. 


It's also entirely possible that the low angle of the sun made the birds look 
incredibly pale but I don't think that that's the case. Anyway, if you in the 
vicinity, it might be worth looking around. 



Tyler Bell
jtylerbell AT yahoo.com
California, Maryland

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Subject: Re: Bird Seed Warning
From: Janet Millenson <janet AT TWOCROWS.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:02:25 -0500
Bob Augustine (who's not on MDOsprey) actually deserves the credit. He 
contacted me with news of the $4.5 million fine and I passed it along to 
Kurt.

-Janet Millenson

On 1/31/2012 5:22 PM, Kurt R. Schwarz wrote:
> I want to thank Janet Millenson for bringing this to my attention:
>
> Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has agreed to plead guilty to charges in federal court 
and pay $4.5 m illion in fines in two incidents that date to 2008. 

>
> That year, the company recalled packages of wild birdseed coated with 
pesticides that were toxic to birds. 

>
> Court documents state that, from November 2005 to March 2008, Scotts 
distributed 73 million units of birdseed coated with insecticides called 
Storcide II and Actellic 5E. This was done to keep insects from eating the 
seeds during storage. 

>
> Storcide’s label says the pesticide is “extremely toxic to fish and toxic 
to birds and other wildlife.” Documents state that Scotts continued to sell 
the products despite warnings in the summer and fall of 2007 from a pesticide 
chemist and an ornithologist, both of whom worked for the company. 

>
> For full story, go to: 
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/01/27/scotts-to-pay-4-5m-in-fines.html 

>
> Kurt Schwarz
> Conservation Chair
> Maryland Ornithological Society
> HowCo
> goawaybird at verizon dot net
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-- 
Janet Millenson
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Subject: Jug Bay Wetlands Center Winter Waterbirds Class Field Trip
From: Karen Caruso <karen.caruso AT VERIZON.NET>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:36:04 -0500
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Dorchester County, MD
Date: 1-28-1012  Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Weather: unseasonably mild: sunny temps 40-55 degrees, very little wind

31 species

Tundra Swan 45
Snow Goose 650
Canada Goose 3429
American Black Duck 5
Mallard 2000
Northern Pintail 100
Northern Shoveler 5
Common Merganser 6
Great Blue Heron 6
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 18
Golden Eagle 2 (adults)
American Kestrel 2
[Peregrine Falcon ?]
Killdeer 3
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Willet 1
Ring-billed Gull 300
Forster's Tern 5
Belted Kingfisher 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 15
Cedar Waxwing 8
Song Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 1
American Goldfinch 1

Species list for the second portion of the Field Trip (Chincoteague National 
Wildlife Refuge VA) is posted on www.jugbay.org 


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Subject: Bird Seed Warning
From: "Kurt R. Schwarz" <goawaybird AT VERIZON.NET>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:22:34 -0500
I want to thank Janet Millenson for bringing this to my attention:

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has agreed to plead guilty to charges in federal court 
and pay $4.5 m illion in fines in two incidents that date to 2008. 


That year, the company recalled packages of wild birdseed coated with 
pesticides that were toxic to birds. 


Court documents state that, from November 2005 to March 2008, Scotts 
distributed 73 million units of birdseed coated with insecticides called 
Storcide II and Actellic 5E. This was done to keep insects from eating the 
seeds during storage. 


Storcide’s label says the pesticide is “extremely toxic to fish and toxic 
to birds and other wildlife.” Documents state that Scotts continued to sell 
the products despite warnings in the summer and fall of 2007 from a pesticide 
chemist and an ornithologist, both of whom worked for the company. 


For full story, go to: 
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/01/27/scotts-to-pay-4-5m-in-fines.html 


Kurt Schwarz
Conservation Chair
Maryland Ornithological Society
HowCo
goawaybird at verizon dot net

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Subject: Ho Co (Chipping Sparrows+ salamader + bat!)
From: Bonnie Ott <bonnieott AT VERIZON.NET>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:44:18 -0500
There was a small flock of CHIPPING SPARROWS still lingering around the park 
office ballfields. Otherwise a slow day for birds in the woods on an 
amazingly warm day. Fantastic to be out though since I found a beautiful 
salamander http://flic.kr/p/bmGhNx . I also watched a bat fly around the 
powerlines for some time...it was large and reddish brown.

Rockburn Branch Park, Howard, US-MD

Comments:     salamander and bat
13 species

Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  2
Chipping Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  58
Northern Cardinal  3

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Subject: Great Egret - Roaches Run
From: Daniel Rauch <daniel.rauch AT DC.GOV>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:46:56 -0500
I forgot to add that there was a Great Egret at Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary 
near Reagan National Airport. 


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Subject: Re: Potomac River, etc in DC
From: jgbrc <jgbrc AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:45:23 -0800
Thanks dab,

Nice numbers of Scuap!

Jason Berry
Washington, DC


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From: Daniel Rauch 
To: MDOSPREY AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM 
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:38 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Potomac River, etc in DC

Slow day on the Potomac River in DC boundaries. 

Highlights were:

3 bald eagles. All adults. 1 Hanes Point, 1 Fletcher's Cove, 1 Lady Bird 
Johnson Marina overlooking the Pentagon. 


258 Lesser Scaup of Hanes Point/Washington Channel

2 Pied-billed Grebes - Daingerfield Island Sailing Marina

1 Common Merganser (male) - Fletcher's Cove

1 Common Merganser (female) Chain Bridge pools

33 Ring-necked ducks, 5 Buffleheads, 5 Ruddy Ducks at Constitution Gardens

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Subject: Re: Last Chance to submit your 2011 List data! Also, please read if you already submitted!
From: ruff2 AT VERIZON.NET
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:45:02 -0600
Hi All,

Ok, this really is your last chance to submit your list totals for the annual 
MD/DC List Report. I will keep open the submission time for a few more days, 
after which it really must be "pencils down" on submissions and then I will 
roll up my sleeves and get to the real work of crunching the data and producing 
the report. I will not post another notice after this (I can hear you all 
applauding that decision already!). Instructions for submitting are at the end 
of this email. 


For MONTH LISTERS: some have declined to submit life month lists or annual 
all-time high month lists because they don't quite yet have all of their MD 
data in ebird...I would encourage you to submit them now anyway even though 
they may be incomplete...you can update them again next year once all of your 
data is in ebird. The 2011 Report will have a caveat explaining that individual 
month lists may increase as folks catch up on their ebird data. If you want to 
append your earlier data, just do so any way that works best for you (new form, 
email me the numbers, etc.) 


So far I have received data from the following birders...if you have submitted 
your data to me and do NOT find your name on this list, then for whatever 
reason I did not receive your data. Please let me know if that is the case and 
we will get it rectified. Apologies ahead of time if you do not like your name 
revealed in this list, but it's going to appear in the report anyway so I can't 
imagine anyone caring. I just want to make sure nobody's data falls through the 
cracks. So far we have 91 submitters! For all those sitting on the fence, 
please join us...let's top 100! 


Andrew Wilson
Andy Martin
Anna Urciolo
Barbara Davis
Barry Cooper
Bill Hubick
Bill K. Hill
Bob Ringler
Bonnie Ott
Carol Broderick
Carol McCollough
Charles Stirrat
Clif Comeau
Dan Small
Dave Palmer
Dave Perry
Dave Powell
David Kidwell
Debbie Terry
Dennis Kirkwood
Elaine Hendricks
Ellen Lawler
Evelyn Ralston
Fran Saunders
Fred Fallon
Fred Shaffer
Gail Mackiernan
George Jett
Greg Butcher
Hank Kaestner
Harvey Mudd
Helen Patton
Henry Armistead
J. Tyler Bell
J.B. Churchill
Jane Fallon
Jane Kostenko
Jared Fisher
Jared Satchell
Jason Berry
Jeff Culler
Jeff Shenot
Jim Green
Jim Moore
Jim Nelson
Jim Stasz
Jo Solem
Joe Byrnes
Joe Hanfman
Joe Turner
Joel Martin
John Dennehy
John Hubbell
Kathy Fleming
Kurt R. Schwarz
Kye Jenkins
Leo Weigant
Les Roslund
Leslie Starr
Lou Nielsen
Marcia Balestri
Marion Mudd
Mark L. Hoffman
Mark Schilling
Marshall J. Iliff
Matt Hafner
Matthew Anthony
Michael Bowen (also submitted DC Month Lists)
Michael O'Sullivan
Mike Ostrowski
Mike Walsh
Mikey Lutmerding
Nancy Magnusson
Norm Saunders
Patty Craig
Paul J. O'Brien
Paul Pisano (also submitted DC Month Lists)
Peter Osenton
Phil Davis
Rob Hilton (also submitted DC Month Lists)
Rob Ostrowski
Rod Burley
Ron Gutberlet
Ross Geredien
Russ Ruffing
Samuel H. Dyke
Saundra Byrd
Stan Arnold
Stephen Ford
Steve Collins
Tomas Dahlen

DC LISTERS! - if you want to submit month lists to me for DC, just send me a 
separate form filled out only in the months field and make sure to let me know 
that the form is for DC MONTHS ONLY. I have three DC birders who have done that 
so far. 


COUNTY THRESHOLDS - I have received more than one inquiry about why the county 
thresholds are so much higher than in recent years. Though it appears that the 
county numbers all shot up substantially, I believe that the numbers had simply 
not been updated on the report form for many years. I have checked all of these 
county numbers with a couple members of the MD/DC records committee and they 
are legitimate. I have also cross-checked some with county MOS chapters when 
possible. So I think these numbers are quite accurate. There have been a lot of 
birds added to the various counties over the past 10 years! Please let me know 
if you can substantiate why any particular county should have lower or higher 
totals than shown on the form. 


It's been a lot of work so far, but I am thoroughly enjoying this project and 
receiving all of your submissions. I'll do my best on the report! 


Sincerely,
Russ Ruffing


Instructions:
Bill Hubick has kindly posted the List Report Form for 2011 on his website for 
your use...here's the link to the site: 

http://www.billhubick.com/docs/MD_List_Form_2011.pdf

Also, if you are an ebirder and haven't yet tried Mike Ostrowski's wonderful 
excel macro that automatically generates all of your life, year, and month 
lists for Maryland and each county, I highly recommend you try it out. It's 
tremendous and only involves a few simple steps to perform. Just be sure to 
delete any 2012 data before running the macro! 


The macro workbook and instructions can also be found on Bill Hubick's website:
http://www.billhubick.com/docs/eBird_Macro_M_Ostrowski_2_0_4.xlsm
http://www.billhubick.com/docs/eBird_Macro_M_Ostrowski_2_0_4_Readme.txt

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Subject: Potomac River, etc in DC
From: Daniel Rauch <daniel.rauch AT DC.GOV>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:38:51 -0500
Slow day on the Potomac River in DC boundaries. 

Highlights were:

3 bald eagles. All adults. 1 Hanes Point, 1 Fletcher's Cove, 1 Lady Bird 
Johnson Marina overlooking the Pentagon. 


258 Lesser Scaup of Hanes Point/Washington Channel

2 Pied-billed Grebes - Daingerfield Island Sailing Marina

1 Common Merganser (male) - Fletcher's Cove

1 Common Merganser (female) Chain Bridge pools

33 Ring-necked ducks, 5 Buffleheads, 5 Ruddy Ducks at Constitution Gardens

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Subject: Green Heron and Common Ravens at SERC, 1/31
From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:46:15 -0800
Turned out to be a banner day while out doing stream sampling today in 
Edgewater! A coworker had told me that she had seen a Green Heron the other 
day. I was doubtful until I relocated it right where she said it would be. I 
had my work camera along and got the best pix that I could with the wimpy zoom. 
As I was taking pix of the heron, I heard a deep "cronk, cronk" and looked up 
to see two Common Ravens soaring overhear. County bird! Anyway, I uploaded the 
pix to Flickr: 


Green Heron
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8671193 AT N08/6796876571/in/photostream/
Common Raven
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8671193 AT N08/6796874901/in/photostream/

Tyler Bell
jtylerbell AT yahoo.com
California, Maryland

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Subject: Paper Mill Flats and Hunt Valley Mall
From: Debbie Terry <dterry12 AT VERIZON.NET>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:09:43 -0500
The best birds at the "flats" this morning were BLACK DUCKS 16, GREEN-WINGED 
TEAL 3, HOODED MERGANSER 3, AND PIED -BILLED GREBE 1. 


At 10:30 I visited the Best Buy parking lot at the Hunt Valley Mall. Present 
were about 35 Ring-billed Gulls but no Black-headed Gull. 


Debbie Terry
dterry12 AT verizon.com
Timonium, MD
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Subject: Worcester County Highlights, 28 January 2012
From: Mikey Lutmerding <mlutmerding AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:21:37 -0500
Hi all,

Bill Hubick, Dan Small and I birded various spots in Worcester (with a stop
in Wicomico) on Saturday 28 January.  We started at Truitt's Landing where
we searched the GREEN-WINGED TEAL flock for anything unusual, the flock was
amazingly loud!!  We then headed to North Vaughn where we were happy to
relocate the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW found by Dave Czaplak a few weeks ago, we
also found a juvenile WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW that had multiple
characteristics in line with the Gambel's subspecies, including pale lores
and a yellow-orange bill, there is some debate about what an integrade
would look like, but this one seemed pretty interesting.  The birds were
seen in the scrub along the entrance road, we continued working the area
for a couple of hours finding impressive numbers of the expected species.
From there we headed to the Worcester Landfill where we found our highlight
of the day, Bill spotted an interesting first cycle gull that we focused on
documenting and studying for most of our time in the landfill, it had
several characteristics supportive of Glaucous-winged x Herring Gull hybrid
or Slaty-backed Gull.  To be sure this is an area of gull identification
that is truly in it's early stages with a lot of ID pitfalls, so there is a
good chance that this one will remain unresolved, however it is an exciting
area to delve into!  The bird was quite worn compared to the other gulls,
it had brown primaries with pale edges, on the open wing the primaries
showed the "venetian blind" effect with pale inner webs and darker outer
webs, the secondary bar was noticeably dark, the bird was a dark blotchy
brown overall, and had noticeably pink legs as compared to adjacent
American Herring Gulls, photos of the bird can be seen below.  Dan then
spotted an adult presumed LESSER BLACK-BACKED x HERRING GULL hybrid, the
mantle was much darker than the surrounding American Herrings and the legs
were a yellowish pink, Bill also spotted a first cycle KUMLIEN'S ICELAND
GULL before we had to leave.  We headed to Salisbury Landfill only to find
the more expected species.  We ended the day at the inlet with Rob
Ostrowski where we saw the usual suspects including continuing HARLEQUIN
DUCKS, and COMMON EIDERS, unfortunately no definitive looks at any of the
recently reported Razorbill's.

Photos of the interesting gull can be seen at:
http://www.billhubick.com/photos/updates/gull_20120128.php

Good Birding!

Mikey Lutmerding
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeycerw/
Croom, MD

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Subject: Oxford area 1/30/12 and new blog post
From: Jim Brighton <jimbrighton3 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:17:53 -0500
Hey everyone,

Today at lunch I hit a few spots around Oxford.  In Cemetery Cove I
counted 32 American Coot.  The coot flock seems to be growing.  The
Canvasback/Scaup flock also seems to be growing in Cemetery Cove.  The
Spring Rd impoundments held Northern Shovelers, Green-winged Teal, and
a single American Black Duck.  A Red-shouldered Hawk was a nice
surprise on Spring Rd.  It was sitting on a telephone wire alongside
the road.

I have posted a new addition to my blog.  With the MD Herp Atlas in
full force, I thought I would do a post on identifying winter and
early spring amphibian egg masses found in vernal pools.  There are a
load of photographs and hopefully enough info that anyone can identify
the egg masses they stumble upon while birding.  The first part of the
post is on identifying frog eggs.  Later in the week I will post on
salamander egg mass identification.  I hope everyone enjoys the post.
It can be viewed at www.midatlanticnature.blogspot.com

Jim Brighton
Easton, MD
jimbrighton3 AT gmail.com
www.midatlanticnature.blogspot.com

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Subject: Ocean City inlet and Assateague 1- 28 -12
From: danny poet <birder231 AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:47:01 -0500
 Hi all on Saturday 1- 28-12 I visited The Ocean City and Assateague area for 
birding 


Highlights below  


Ocean City area    

Common  Loon     many
Red Throated  Loon  Many 
Gannets      4
Razorbill 1 good but quick looks at the mouth of the inlet . It kept diving 

Longtailed Ducks    40 
Brant
Purple Sandpipers 

Harbor Seal       1   mouth of inlet near the  Green bouy


Assateague Park    

Brant 
Bufflehead         500 +
Horned Grebe      4
LARK SPARROW     1   Great looks very close feeding on the ground . 


Happy Birding
Danny Poet
Queenstown, Maryland 
birder231 AT hotmail.com


 		 	   		  
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Subject: Birds at CBEC Queen Annes County 1-29-12 also Pond at Rt 309 and Central Sod Farm
From: danny poet <birder231 AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:29:39 -0500
 Hi all On Sunday morning 1-29-12 I went to the Chesaspeake Bay Environmental 
Center in Grasonville Queen Annes County Maryland . Not much in the way of 
geese or Songbirds showed . Also I Could not find the Snowy Egret that has been 
seen much of the winter. several Nice Ducks and other birds there list below . 




 Great Blue Heron       7         all in lake knapp
Canada Geese       7
Tundra Swan        176        Marshy Creek
Northern Pintail        33  Lake Knapp 
Mallard 49 total Most in Lake Knapp ,two visitor center pond , Two in back pond 
beyond viewing blind 

Hooded Merganser       10    Lake Knapp
Belted kingfisher       1   Lake knapp
Bald Eagle       2    Imm. Flyovers
Downy Woodpecker      1           Marshy Creek trail
Northern Flicker            1          Marshy Creek trail 
Brown - Headed   Nuthatch       5     Marshy  Creek trail
Carolina Chickadee 4 Two at Marshy Creek trail , Also two at visitor Center 
feeder 

Ruby Crowned Kinglet           1      "                        "
Golden Crowned    Kinglet      3              "                         "
Yellow - Rumped Warbler      1              "                           "
Dark Eyed Junco 2 Visitor Center feeder area 



 Latter in the afternoon a check of the ponds at Rt 309 pond s near Damsontown 
Rd produced the following 


Snow    Geese    Flyovers
Canada Geese     300
Tundra  Swan    145
Killdeer       37
Bald Eagle 3 adults drinking at one of the ponds . latter two of the adults 
locked talons and did their mating 

                                         tumble through the air 


Central Sod farm       at Dusk       


killdeer      19    




Happy Birding 
Danny Poet
Queenstown, Maryland 
birder231 AT hotmail.com




 		 	   		  
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Subject: Eared Grebe @ AI
From: birdingcouple AT YAHOO.COM
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:26:46 +0000
Had good looks at an Eared Grebe off the Life of the Marsh boardwalk at 
Assateague Island NS about 15 mins ago, feeding with about 6 Horned Grebes and 
a dozen RB Mergs. 


Warren Strobel
Annapolis, MD

Ps _ no luck on the Lark Sparrow.

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Subject: Frederick Co. 1/29
From: "Gail B. Mackiernan %3Ckatahdinss%40comcast.net%3E" <katahdinss AT COMCAST.NET>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:25:43 +0000
HI all -- 

Barry, Diane Ford and I did some of Frederick Co. yesterday as part of the 
county Midwinter Count. In general, it was even LESS active than for the Jan. 2 
CBC. However some nice birds were seen, those of note included: 


Virginia Rail - probably the continuing bird at Lilypons, but in a different 
impoundment than on the 2nd. 

Common Raven - 3 noisily interacting at Nolan's Ferry 
American Tree Sparrow - 2 at Lilypons 
White-crowned Sparrow - 26 at Bishop Claggett Center 
Lapland Longspur - 2 with Horned Larks on gravel road leading into Claude Moore 
turf farm off New Design Rd.-- dustbathing!; also about 250 larks on manured 
field on east side of New Design Rd, south of intersection with Greenfield. 
Scanned for some time but no lappies seen, however could easily have been 
missed. 


Mike Welsh also found a blue phase Snow Goose - unusual in county; with Canadas 
at pond south of Rt. 28 between Rt. 85 and Park Mills Rd. -- I saw it later in 
the afternoon in same spot. 


Raptors seemed low -- doing a lot of riding around the roads for 5 hours I saw 
only 1 Red-tail, 1 Red-shoulder, 1 Sharpie and 1 Kestrel. 


Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper 
Colesville, MD 

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Subject: Elkton Cooper's Hawk
From: Patricia Valdata <pvaldata AT ZOOMINTERNET.NET>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:57:29 -0500
I came home after running errands a few minutes ago and saw an immature
Cooper's Hawk perched on the Christmas tree that we laid on its side near
the feeder to provide both emergency shelter and a windbreak. As several
people discussed last week, it got on the ground and stalked the birds that
had hidden in the branches. It even went all the way into the tree at one
point, but came out with no prey. Since the tree is on its side, the
branches are dense and compact, so it wasn't able to reach anyone. 

 

I kind of felt bad for it, since hawks need to eat, but I also felt good for
the little guys that took shelter in the tree. What fun to see it so close
up!

 

Pat Valdata

Elkton

 


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Subject: Oak Grove area 1/29
From: "Lovelace Glen (DelDOT)" <Glen.Lovelace AT STATE.DE.US>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:54:05 +0000
Hello All,
 I began the morning by re-finding the Tree Sparrow in my stickpile and food 
plot (DE). The other sparrows were very uncooperative, though I did later find 
FOY Chipping Sparrows at the back of the farm (MD). 6 Wood Duck flushed from 
the small pond on Oak Grove Rd (MD). At dusk, 6 Woodies flew by as I scanned 
from Kinder Rd, presumably the same group. These are the first January record 
here. Also, FOY Red-Shouldered Hawk, Black Vulture, House Sparrow (I tried to 
avoid them). 58 species for the month. That is fairly ordinary, but I did have 
quality with 4 new January birds. 

The continuing Snow Goose flock was on the ground today on Briar Hook Rd at 
Hensley Rd. As this is outside of my 'home' circle, I did not concentrate on 
finding rarities. Instead, I looked for banded geese, finding 9. On interest 
was KC12 that was originally banded in 2002 and had never been reported outside 
of Canada. Several others were banded this year and this was their first return 
of the winter. No repeats from other bands collected on 1/19 and 1/22. Maybe 
they are not the same geese each day. 

In the other direction, there was a collection of 300 Tundra Swan on Oak Grove 
Rd in Dorchester Co. 


Good birding,
Glen Lovelace III
Seaford, DE


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Subject: Montgomery Co. 1/29
From: Jan Braumuller <jbraumuller AT GDS.ORG>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:49:22 -0500
Sunday 10:30-2:00

C&O Canal between Violette's Lock and Riley's there were 4 Pied-Billed
Grebes swimming together and diving
about 20 feet from shore

Hughes Hollow:

4 Ring-necked Ducks
1 American Coot
20+ White-throated Sparrow in the leaves on the hillside next to the road
1 Brown Creeper
2 Belted Kingfishers

Otherwise..the usual suspects

Jan Braumuller
Arlington, Va.

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Subject: UMBC Biology Dept seminar Feb 1 on BBS results
From: Bryan MacKay <mackay AT UMBC.EDU>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:17:08 -0500
Guests are always welcome at weekly seminars of the Biology Department 
at UMBC, and this week's may be of interest to MDOSPREY folks.


Title: Bird Population Change in North America from 1966 - 2010: Summary 
and Analysis of North American Breeding Bird Survey Data

Speaker: John Sauer, Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS Patuxent Wildlife 
Research Center

Date/time:  Wednesday Feb 1, noon - 12:50 pm in room 004 (basement) of 
the Biology building.

Visitor parking is at meters in any of the 3 parking garages.  Check out 
the UMBC web site for a campus map and more information.  Once parked, 
just ask any student where the Biology building is.

Bryan MacKay
Dept Biol. Sci
UMBC

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Subject: Deal Island WMA Wader Flight, 1/29 (+Redpoll photo)
From: Robert Ostrowski <rjostrowski AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:34:17 -0500
Yesterday evening, I positioned myself at the end of Riley Roberts Rd 
(Somerset County) to watch the dusk wader flight and watched quite a 
show. The stars were the Black-crowned Night-Herons. I counted 138(!) as 
they flew out from the south marsh, over the road, and into the marsh at 
the north, all very vocal in the process. A very entertaining event. 
Some other notables, detected at or after dusk:

American Bittern - 2
Great Blue Heron - 9
Great Egret - 16
Snowy Egret - 3
Tricolored Heron - 5
Clapper Rail - 3
Virginia Rail - 1
Boat-tailed Grackle - 40 - roosting in the marsh east of the boat ramp

I've also posted a photo of the Redpoll on Assategue (1/28): 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35144142 AT N04/6789019493/in/photostream

Rob Ostrowski
Crofton, MD
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Subject: Chippies
From: Warblerick <warblerick AT AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:31:23 -0500
Morning all,
 I've counted at least 14 Chipping Sparrows feeding in the leaf litter under 
our butterfly bushes this morning. There are plenty of juncos around too. I 
spread a mix of white millet, ground corn and black oil under all the bushes 
that are visible from our kitchen windows, and it attracts the Chippies, juncos 
and doves, as well as the occassional Carolina Wren, White-throated and Song 
Sparrows, cardinals etc. better than the regular feeders. 


Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD

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Subject: Bullfrog Rd. Short-eared Owl, yes.
From: Peter Kaestner <pgkaestner AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:34:07 -0800
Two Short-eared Owls put on a show at 5:30 Sunday, to the delight of about ten 
birders. 


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Subject: Re: Alas, No on Barrow's Goldeneye. Yes. Seen earlier that day
From: Kathy Calvert <kathycalvert1 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:02:34 -0500
I'm sorry I didn't get this out earlier, but Mike Welch and I saw the
Barrow's Goldeneye at 9:30 AM on Saturday.  It was with several other
Common Goldeneyes, several hundred yards north of the stakes where they
have often found.  We saw no scoters or loons, but there were many
Long-taked Ducks, Horned Grebes, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Mergansers, and a
few Greater Scaup in the water.

Kathy Calvert
Adamstown

On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Alisa Glassman & Mike Mangiaracina <
alisaglassman AT msn.com> wrote:

> With our new scope and packed lunch, we headed to Elms to scour for the
> Barrow's Goldeneye between 12:30 and 2:00 on Saturday.  No luck.  We did
> see lots of Common Goldeneyes, Red Throated Loons, Buffleheads and also
> Black & Surf Scoters.  Yet, the lovely surprise of the day were the decoys
> on the ponds on Abell's Wharf that we discovered after careful scoping
> along with a real Canvasback.
>
> -Alisa Glassman & Mike Mangiaracina
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Subject: Re: Frederick County, 01/28/12
From: Tony Futcher <tonyfutcher1 AT VERIZON.NET>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:24:10 -0500
Eileen,

I see it as a Red-tailed Hawk. With the row of belly streaks making a 
band as it shows, I wouldn't call it anything else. From what I could 
see of the tail, I would assume it to be an immature.

Best wishes,

Tony Futcher
Hyattsville, MD

On 1/29/2012 2:14 PM, Eileen Wise wrote:
> Yesterday, hubby and I rode to Thurmont, Frederick County to see a few 
covered bridges that are in the area. On the way out RT 140 I saw a LOT of 
hawks sitting in trees along the road. We did stop at Bull Frog on the way out 
and back to look for the Short Eared owls but, we only saw a couple of 
Harriers. 

>
> At the first covered bridge at Loys Station Park I noticed two Hawks perched 
together in one tree. When I tried to get a photo of the two of them one flew 
away. 

>
> I am guessing a Red Tailed Hawk but I am not sure.
>
> 
http://eileeninmd.smugmug.com/Nature/2012-Birds-and-Maryland/20841690_hQvh95#!i=1690741965&k=4BXFzDk&lb=1&s=M 

>
> A link about to my hawk  photo, if anyone else can help id the hawk.
>
> At the next covered bridge at Utica Rd we had a great view of a Belted 
Kingfisher. I did not see any birds near the third bridge at Roddy Rd. 

>
> Next we went to Cunningham Falls State park and hiked to trail to the 
waterfalls. Here we saw and heard: Chickadees, Kinglets, Juncos, Titmouse, 
Nuthatches and saw a few Mallards. 

>
> Eileen
> Pretty
>
>
> Eileen Prettyboy
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Subject: Frederick County, 01/28/12
From: Eileen Wise <eileen.inmd AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:14:24 -0500
Yesterday, hubby and I rode to Thurmont, Frederick County to see a few covered 
bridges that are in the area. On the way out RT 140 I saw a LOT of hawks 
sitting in trees along the road. We did stop at Bull Frog on the way out and 
back to look for the Short Eared owls but, we only saw a couple of Harriers. 


At the first covered bridge at Loys Station Park I noticed two Hawks perched 
together in one tree. When I tried to get a photo of the two of them one flew 
away. 


I am guessing a Red Tailed Hawk but I am not sure. 


http://eileeninmd.smugmug.com/Nature/2012-Birds-and-Maryland/20841690_hQvh95#!i=1690741965&k=4BXFzDk&lb=1&s=M 


A link about to my hawk  photo, if anyone else can help id the hawk.

At the next covered bridge at Utica Rd we had a great view of a Belted 
Kingfisher. I did not see any birds near the third bridge at Roddy Rd. 


Next we went to Cunningham Falls State park and hiked to trail to the 
waterfalls. Here we saw and heard: Chickadees, Kinglets, Juncos, Titmouse, 
Nuthatches and saw a few Mallards. 


Eileen
Pretty


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Subject: Pine Warbler - Ft. Smallwood Park
From: Dave Kidwell <harps4me AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:59:00 -0800
LIttle late on posting, but Peter Osenton, my wife Karen, and I had a pine 
warbler at Fort Smallwood Park yesterday morning. It was with a mixed flock 
working the pines just southwest of the park office. Other birds of note were 
a flyby Bonaparte's gull and 3 fox sparrows. Overall, the park was extremely 
birdy. 


Cheers, 

David Kidwell
Glenn Dale, MD
harps4me AT yahoo.com

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Subject: Alas, No on Barrow's Goldeneye but Yes on Decoys on 1/28
From: Alisa Glassman & Mike Mangiaracina <alisaglassman AT MSN.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:34:15 -0500
With our new scope and packed lunch, we headed to Elms to scour for the 
Barrow's Goldeneye between 12:30 and 2:00 on Saturday. No luck. We did see lots 
of Common Goldeneyes, Red Throated Loons, Buffleheads and also Black & Surf 
Scoters. Yet, the lovely surprise of the day were the decoys on the ponds on 
Abell's Wharf that we discovered after careful scoping along with a real 
Canvasback. 


-Alisa Glassman & Mike Mangiaracina

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Subject: Anne Arundel Bird Club Program
From: Sue Ricciardi <susiericc AT COMCAST.NET>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:46:09 +0000
Here is a program you won't want to miss!  

  

THE FIGHT TO SAVE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS, RHINOS, HIPPOS, CHIMPANZEES, AND GORILLAS: 
THE AMAZING STORY OF A U.S. BIOLOGIST'S QUEST TO CONSERVE AFRICA’S WILDLIFE. 
Dr. Richard Ruggiero, Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Thursday, 
March 7, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, Blue Heron Room. Come 
join us on a fantastic journey to wildlife conservation's frontiers as Richard 
Ruggiero explores his conservation work for the awe-inspiring animals of 
Africa. Richard’s presentation will feature his efforts to conserve wildlife 
and use his photographs of elephants, rhinos, gorillas, hippos, chimpanzees, 
bonobo, and other wildlife some of which have been published in National 
Geographic Magazine, Paris Match, and other major publications. His talk will 
focus on conservation efforts in Central Africa in the Congo Basin, the second 
largest forest area in the world with great faunal and floral biodiversity. The 
substantial threats to these areas and wildlife populations and non-traditional 
solutions will be covered including efforts to protect endangered endemic 
species such as four subspecies of gorillas, all three subspecies of 
chimpanzees, forest elephants, bonobo, and okapi. The integrity of the forest 
and its freshwater and coastal ecosystems is demonstrating ominous signs of 
compromise and collapse. The question posed: is it still possible to save this 
wondrous part of the world? 


Richard, who lived and worked in Africa for 16 years (Central African Republic, 
Kenya, Zimbabwe, and the Republic of Congo) will detail his wildlife studies 
and conservation work that began in 1981 as a wildlife biologist in the 
Manovo-Gounda-St. Floris National Park in the Central African Republic. He 
later served as the Director of the School for Field Studies at the Wildlife 
Management Center in Kenya, and as the Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park 
Program Director and Research Coordinator. Dr. Ruggiero is the Chief of the 
Branch of the Near East, South Asia and Africa at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service’s Division of International Conservation. He helps coordinate 
international efforts to conserve wildlife in these areas that contain some of 
the greatest biodiversity on the African continent but face grave threats from 
habitat destruction, bushmeat hunters, cattle grazing, political unrest, and 
poaching. 


Using funds from the U.S. FWS Wildlife Without Borders Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds and the WWB-Africa Regional Program, Richard directs grant 
programs focusing on capacity build to protect rhinos, elephants and great apes 
in Africa and Asia, tigers in Asia, marine turtles and critically-endangered 
species around the world. A new program now focuses on the next generation of 
foresters in Gabon and Congo, and a Master's Program to develop their skills 
using state-of-the-art practices and networks. 




  

Projects funded through the Great Apes and African Elephant Conservation Funds 
include: organizing snare and firearms surrender programs in Zambia, ridding 
the country of thousands of deadly animal snares and dozens of firearms; 
training government agents and guards in the Republic of Congo to enforce 
wildlife protection laws and to prevent poaching of elephants and great apes in 
high risk areas; improving and maintaining water systems and holding dams in 
Tanzania to increase water supply during dry seasons and reduce human-elephant 
conflict over water resources; and projects in Cameroon to protect chimpanzees 
and gorillas from the bushmeat trade and other threats. 




  

Richard received a Ph.D. from Rutgers University with a dissertation on the 
Ecology and Conservation of Elephants in Central Africa. His Master of Science 
degree from Rutgers was based on his research on lions in the Central African 
Republic. His research has centered on large mammal behavioral ecology and its 
application to conservation policy and practice. Richard’s conservation 
efforts have focused on the design and management of protected areas, 
endangered species conservation, community conservation issues, and wildlife 
professional capacity building and training. Richard is presently an advisor to 
the national parks agency of Gabon and is focusing on capacity building of a 
professional cadre of park managers and wildlife protection units as well as 
the creation of Central Africa’s first international forestry master’s 
degree based on an innovative forestry strategy and educational paradigm, 
called MENTOR FOREST. Since he attained his Ph.D., he has authored papers on 
African lions, elephants, hippos, Jacanas and other African birds. 




  

Richard will detail the threats, challenges, and efforts to conserve the 
wildlife of Africa. He has worked with world class explorer Michael Fay who 
completed a Megatransect of central Africa. Richard is helping to protect some 
of the areas of great biodiversity Fay documented and his talk will cover this. 


This is the Bird Club's annual fundraiser lecture.  Donations will be accepted 
at the door. 


Sue Ricciardi 
Arnold, MD 
Posted for Gerald Winegrad 
AABC Program Chair 


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