ANS VOICE Posting--Sunday in Montgomery County
Norm Saunders (osprey@mtolympus.ari.net)
Sun, 19 Oct 1997 18:34:56 -0500
Dear Jane,
I hope you've figured out the archive! Fran and I spent this morning
wandering from pond to pond to lake to turf farm and back to pond
again...here's a sampling of what we found (all sightings in
Montgomery County):
PIED-BILL GREBES on Zion Road Pond, at Black Hill, and on Lake
Needwood.
A single HORNED GREBE on Black Hill and three together in the Potomac
River at Seneca.
Waterfowl: CANADA GEESE and MALLARDS everywhere. A gorgeous pair of
WOOD DUCK at the boat launch area of Black Hill Park. 4 GADWALL at
Black Hill. A female LESSER SCAUP on Zion Road Pond. Largish flocks
of RUDDY DUCK on both Zion Road Pond and Black Hill.
NORTHERN HARRIER hunting over the old Laytonsville Landfill.
At the turf farm just north of Sycamore Landing, up the C&O Canal
(honest, ma, we NEVER left the towpath!), at least 200 KILLDEER and a
pair of GREATER YELLOWLEGS, along with a lone BROWN CREEPER along the
towpath here.
At the pond along Sundown Road, a COMMON SNIPE feeding with Killdeer
and Mourning Doves along the edge of a muddy field.
Along Sycamore Landing Road, a lone female RUSTY BLACKBIRD bathing in
a roadside puddle with a large flock of American Robins.
Six species of sparrows, including WHITE-THROATED and DARK-EYED
JUNCO.
If'n you need to chat with me on Tuesday morning, my number is
202-606-5701.
Cheers,
Norm
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Norm Saunders
Colesville, MD
osprey@ari.net