Another Say's Phoebe was seen the same day at Cape May, NJ so there may 
have been a small influx to the east over the weekend.

Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Davis" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 9:12 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Fwd: Say's Phoebe Update - seen Monday 9/3


MD Osprey:

The Say's Phoebe was seen on Monday ... see below.

Phil

>Subject: Say's Phoebe Update
>Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 07:32:20 -0400
>From: "Rambo, Kyle E CIV NDW PAXR, N45" <>
>To: <>
>
>Phil,
>
>Perhaps you could help me post an update on the Say's Phoebe.  I still 
>haven't managed to get permission to post to MDOsprey from my new e-mail 
>address.
>
>I observed the bird from 2:50 - 3:15PM on Monday, 03 September 2007. 
>Standing at the left-hand side of the metal gate near the original Hughes 
>Road "corral" site, the bird was perching and feeding from a large Autumn 
>Olive or Russian Olive shrub along the treeline to the left (back down 
>towards River Road).  In fact, it was almost all the way down to the River 
>Road corner.  Looking from the metal gate, it's perch was directly in line 
>with a utility pole with a gray transformer.  Looking from the outside 
>(Hughes Road side) of the treeline, it was right where the guard rail ends 
>(as it comes up from River Road).  The bird was feeding sporadically, 
>flying out to pick off butterflies, moths, and grasshoppers whenever they 
>flew by.  It would occasionally land on the ground or on some object on the 
>ground (sticks, horse droppings).  There were 2-3 Eastern Phoebes also 
>working the same treeline, but closer to the metal gate.
>
>There was only one other birder at the site while I was there.a guy named 
>Barry from West Virginia, driving a blue Isuzu Trooper.  (Sorry.  I don't 
>remember his last name.)    He had walked quite a distance down Hughes Road 
>looking for the bird (unsuccessfully).  I picked him up, drove him back to 
>the original site, and showed him where the bird was before I left.
>
>For those who haven't seen the Say's Phoebe, I wouldn't give up hope on 
>this bird yet.  But.there is an awful lot of habitat out there.
>
>Kyle

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