Hello,
Just got in from the Paxtuxent River =
CBC=20
(Calvert and St. Mary's Counties). A=20
light phase Rough-legged Hawk was observed in an agricultural area off =
of Turner=20
Road in Calvert County: from Solomons take Rte 4 north for about 4 miles =
to Mill=20
Bridge Rd on left side of divided hwy, make a right turn and follow for =
about=20
2-3 miles to Turner Rd. make a left turn. Follow Turner Rd. for =
about 1=20
mile until it drops down to an agricultural area as you approach the =
river=20
(if you have access to the ADC =
Street Map=20
Atlas for Calvert Co. it is on map #18 E-4). It was first observed =
at=20
approximately 9:40 AM perched low near the back edge of a large open =
field on=20
the north side of Turner RD. The bird was seen again later in the day by =
a=20
different observer as the RLH was being harrassed in flight by a =
Red-tailed=20
Hawk.
Also observed during the count were a Lesser =
Black-backed Gull=20
in Solomons; 2 Peregrine Falcons near Cove Point; American Pipits off of =
Indian=20
Bridge Rd. in St. Mary's County; and 5 American Tree Sparrows also near =
Cove=20
Point. Snow Buntings were seen at the PAX River NAS. Also =
noteworthy were=20
hundreds of Bonaparte's Gulls moving up the Bay-there were a steady =
stream of=20
these gulls moving throughout the afternoon.
Tom Harten
Bowie
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