Dear Fellow Maryland Birders,
   The latest Maryland Yellowthroat is available online on the MOS
website. 
 
http://www.mdbirds.org/publications/yellowthroat/yellowthroat.html
 
   I believe this is the first online Yellowthroat with color photos, so
you will want to check out the exceptional color photo of the Tropical
Kingbird taken by George Jett.
Also, there is a nice article about Fort Smallwood, one of the premiere
east coast hotspots for Spring Hawk watching and located along the
Chesapeake Bay in northern Anne Arundel County. The article has some
nice statistics about the significant numbers of hawks that pass through
each spring. Also, there are good directions and a site map, so you all
should think about taking a day off this spring to join the fun. Fort
Smallwood is veritably the Hawk Mountain of the Chesapeake Bay (without
the mountain). 
 
      Good Birding!
 
 
 
                        Taylor McLean
                         M.O.S. webmaster