Re: [MDOsprey] John Brown Road visit of Sep 6th
Charlie Muise (cmmbirds@yahoo.com)
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:46:05 -0700 (PDT)
Leslie,
Yes, it sure is early for CAGO migrants. I am told that
this behavior is consistent with residents who've recently
regained flight after molt/regrowth. Mid October is what
I'd expect!
Good birding'
Charlie
--- Leslie Roslund <Lroslund@bluecrab.org> wrote:
> Hurricane Dennis did not blow away the Golden Plovers at
> the sod farm. A
> visit there at 9:30 this morning revealed twelve of them,
> along with one
> Buff-breasted Sandpiper and several Pectorals. A quite
> large female
> Sharp-shinned Hawk flushed the group on one occasion,
> making it easy to get
> the count of 12 - for the Goldens took evasive action in
> a compact group
> flying off together. "Off" was merely to another of the
> sod farm fields.
>
> Separate Subject - at 7:00 a.m. today a very large flock
> of Canada Geese
> were heard as they flew upstream above the Miles River
> near us. The
> intense continuous chatter and gabble sure led us to
> believe that these
> were migrants, even though this seems pretty early.
> Sounded to me like a
> flock of 300 or more. Confirmation from others regarding
> the arrival of
> Canada Geese in this area would be most welcome.
>
> Les Roslund
> Lroslund@bluecrab.org
> Easton, MD
>
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Charlie Muise, Naturalist
Jug Bay Wetlands sanctuary
Next to the Beautiful Chesapeake Bay
Maryland, USA
cmmbirds@yahoo.com
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