I didn't report it at the time, but we had a catbird at BARC (Beltsville
Ag Research Center), just down a hill from Greenbelt in January.  My
guess is we have wintering catbirds many years in that location.

Michel Cavigelli
Greenbelt


-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Paul Woodward
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 10:21 AM
To: 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Gray Catbird at Hughes Hollow


      The closest Red-headed Woodpecker is in the woods at the south end
of 
the impoundments just as you  enter the fields.  The only problem is
that 
this bird is not always easy to find.  For example, yesterday I didn't
find 
it when I started my loop here, but heard it a couple hours later when I

returned which is in line with my experience all winter.  There also two

red-heads in the swamp on the south side of Hunting Quarter Rd as you
come 
in off River Road, but these birds would probably be hard to see.
Actually 
this is a good winter for Red-headedWoopeckers here but some of the
areas 
are harder to walk to.
       I only had one catbird record here this winter (early) but they
have 
become more common in winter than in the past.  It is way too early for 
spring migration for this species.

Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cavigelli, Michel" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Gray Catbird at Hughes Hollow


Which begs the question: where are the red-headed woodpeckers usually
seen 
at HH?  Thanks.

Michel Cavigelli
Greenbelt

ps. Following up on my earlier post, I spent a little bit of time in 
Greenbelt center Sat. AM and saw no sign of a putative raven among the
crows 
flying about.


-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding on behalf of Michael Redmond
Sent: Sun 3/2/2008 10:30 PM
To: 
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Gray Catbird at Hughes Hollow

Besides the expected and customary fare at Hughes Hollow today, we were 
treated to a
Gray Catbird south of the impoundments and just beyond the Redheaded 
Woodpecker haunt.
Early bird or over-winterer?

Michael Redmond
Bethesda