Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 17:56:51 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Robert Ringler Subject: Re: Bald Eagle Stories MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Les, Just a reminder that Bald Eagle can be confirmed for the atlas only by observing the nest, not by carrying nesting material (page 6 of Atlas Handbook). This was to cover the possibility of birds carrying material long distances and crossing block lines. Bob Ringler ----- Original Message ----- From: Les Roslund To: Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:27 PM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Bald Eagle Stories > This morning, 12/20, an adult Bald Eagle passed low over Leeds > Creek outside our house, stayed low through shoreline trees, then > dropped down into the field beyond. It came up with talons laden with > grass from the field and flew directly in a line that projected toward > the local nest site. > Another Atlas Data Point! It was a windy 59+ degrees here this > morning. ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================