tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41905560147630049162024-03-14T03:01:26.048-05:00Nervous BirdsLeave the world not as you found it, leave it better.Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-77462698066947456022011-12-30T16:23:00.002-05:002011-12-30T21:36:42.124-05:002011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1. Peregrine Falcon
2. Tundra Swan
3. Gadwall
4. Mallard
5. Greater Scaup
6. Lesser Scaup
7. Long-tailed Duck
8. Bufflehead
9. Hooded Merganser
10. Ruddy Duck
11. Canvasback
12. Surf Scoter
13. Red-breasted Merganser
14. Double-crested Cormorant,
15. Red-shouldered Hawk
16. Ring-billed Gull
17. Herring Gull
18. Great Black-backed Gull
19. American Crow
20. Canada Goose
21. American Black Duck
22. Black Vulture
23. Turkey Vulture
24. Red-tailed Hawk
25. Rock Pigeon
26. Mourning Dove
27. Belted Kingfisher
28. Red-bellied Woodpecker
29. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
30. Downy Woodpecker
31. Hairy Woodpecker
32. Northern Flicker
33. Pileated Woodpecker
34. Blue Jay
35. Fish Crow
36. Carolina Chickadee
37. Tufted Titmouse
38. Red-breasted Nuthatch
39. White-breasted Nuthatch
40. Carolina Wren
41. Winter Wren
42. Eastern Bluebird
43. American Robin
44. Northern Mockingbird
45. European Starling
46. Cedar Waxwing
47. Eastern Towhee
48. Field Sparrow
49. Fox Sparrow
50. Song Sparrow
51. Swamp Sparrow
52. White-throated Sparrow
53. Dark-eyed Junco
54. Northern Cardinal
55. Red-winged Blackbird
56. Common Grackle
57. Brown-headed Cowbird
58. House Finch
59. Pine Siskin
60. American Goldfinch
61. House Sparrow
62. Bald Eagle
63. Sharp-shinned Hawk
64. Loggerhead Shrike
65. American Kestrel
66. White-crowned Sparrow
67. Golden-crowned Sparrow
68. Purple Finch
69. Northern Shrike
70. Hermit Thrush
71. American Wigeon
72. Common Goldeneye
73. American Coot
74. Clay-colored Sparrow
75. Great Blue Heron
76. Yellow-rumped Warbler
77. Merlin
78. Brant
79. Common Eider
80. Black Scoter
81. Red-throated Loon
82. Common Loon
83. Ruddy Turnstone
84. Red Knot
85. Sanderling
86. Purple Sandpiper
87. Bonaparte's Gull
88. Dovekie
89. Iceland Gull
90. Lesser Black-backed Gull
91. American Tree Sparrow
92. Killdeer
93. Wood Duck
94. Great Cormorant
95. Harlequin Duck
96. White-winged Dove
97. Chipping Sparrow
98. Ross's Goose
99. Ring-necked Duck
100. Northern Pintail
101. Redhead
102. White-winged Scoter
103. Cackling Goose
104. Rufous Hummingbird
105. Snow Goose
106. Green-winged Teal
107. Virginia Rail
108. Nelson's Sparrow
109. Greater Yellowlegs
110. American Oystercatcher
111. Cooper's Hawk
112. Common Merganser
113. Snow Bunting
114. Glaucous Gull
115. Wild Turkey
116. Orange-crowned Warbler
117. Black-capped Chickadee
118. Barred Owl
119. Long-eared Owl
120. Northern Saw-whet Owl
121. Northern Harrier
122. Short-eared Owl
123. Savannah Sparrow
124. American Pipit
125. Eastern Screech-Owl
126. Horned Lark
127. Lapland Longspur
128. Rusty Blackbird
129. Eastern Meadowlark
130. Great Horned Owl
131. Brown-headed Nuthatch
132. Golden-crowned Kinglet
133. Gray Catbird
134. Northern Shoveler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FEBRUARY
135. King Rail
136. Long-billed Dowitcher
137. Tree Swallow
138. Marsh Wren
139. Greater White-fronted Goose
140. Black-headed Gull
141. Blue-winged Teal
142. Mute Swan
143. Eurasian Wigeon
144. Red-headed Woodpecker
145. Eastern Phoebe
146. Horned Grebe
147. American Woodcock
148. Osprey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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MARCH
149. Common Redpoll
150. Pied-billed Grebe
151. Red-necked Grebe
152. Laughing Gull
153. Wilson's Snipe
154. Little Gull
155. Pine Warbler
156. Northern Gannet
157. Razorbill
158. Sooty Shearwater
159. Black-bellied Plover
160. Piping Plover
161. Dunlin
162. Boat-tailed Grackle
163. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
164. Common Raven
165. Purple Martin
166. Lesser Yellowlegs
167. Forster's Tern
168. Barn Swallow
169. Great Egret
170. Brown Creeper
171. Brown Thrasher
172. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
173. Pectoral Sandpiper
174. Caspian Tern
175. Black-crowned Night-Heron<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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APRIL
176. Royal Tern
177. Snowy Egret
178. Cattle Egret
179. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
180. Palm Warbler
181. Louisiana Waterthrush
182. Little Blue Heron
183. Glossy Ibis
184. Broad-winged Hawk
185. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
186. Yellow-throated Warbler
187. Black-and-white Warbler
188. American Redstart
189. Common Yellowthroat
190. Northern Parula
191. American Bittern
192. Clapper Rail
193. Black-necked Stilt
194. Willet
195. Chuck-will's-widow
196. Seaside Sparrow
197. White-eyed Vireo
198. Solitary Sandpiper
199. Ovenbird
200. Prothonotary Warbler
201. Green Heron
202. Vesper Sparrow
203. Bank Swallow
204. Brown Pelican
205. Eared Grebe
206. Sora
207. Eastern Kingbird
208. Chimney Swift
209. Blue-headed Vireo
210. Hooded Warbler
211. House Wren
212. Spotted Sandpiper
213. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
214. Veery
215. Wood Thrush
216. Prairie Warbler
217. Great Crested Flycatcher
218. Least Bittern
219. Yellow Warbler
220. Yellow-throated Vireo
221. Least Sandpiper
222. Red-eyed Vireo
223. Black-throated Blue Warbler
224. Black-throated Green Warbler
225. Swallow-tailed Kite
226. Northern Waterthrush
227. Blue-winged Warbler
228. Nashville Warbler
229. Least Tern
230. Blue Grosbeak
231. Eastern Whip-poor-will
232. Indigo Bunting
233. Scarlet Tanager
234. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
235. Acadian Flycatcher
236. Orchard Oriole
237. Grasshopper Sparrow
238. Worm-eating Warbler
239. Cliff Swallow
240. Warbling Vireo
241. Baltimore Oriole
242. Bobolink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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MAY
243. Blackpoll Warbler
244. Semipalmated Plover
245. Tennessee Warbler
246. Purple Gallinule
247. Common Gallinule
248. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
249. Magnolia Warbler
250. Blackburnian Warbler
251. Kentucky Warbler
252. Cape May Warbler
253. Canada Warbler
254. Yellow-breasted Chat
255. Semipalmated Sandpiper
256. Chestnut-sided Warbler
257. Common Nighthawk
258. Northern Bobwhite
259. Dickcissel
260. White-rumped Sandpiper
261. Eastern Wood-Pewee
262. Summer Tanager
263. Swainson's Thrush
264. Common Tern
265. Short-billed Dowitcher
266. Saltmarsh Sparrow
267. Wilson's Warbler
268. Willow Flycatcher
269. Bay-breasted Warbler
270. Black Skimmer
271. Long-billed Curlew
272. Tricolored Heron
273. Ruffed Grouse
274. Black-billed Cuckoo
275. Least Flycatcher
276. Henslow's Sparrow
277. Cerulean Warbler
278. Golden-winged Warbler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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JUNE
279. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
280. Monk Parakeet
281. Black Rail
282. Wilson's Storm-Petrel
283. Roseate Tern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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JULY
284. Mississippi Kite
285. Western Sandpiper
286. Stilt Sandpiper
287. White Ibis
288. American Avocet
289. Black Tern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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AUGUST
290. Upland Sandpiper
291. Gull-billed Tern
292. Sandwich Tern
293. Baird's Sandpiper
294. Cory's Shearwater
295. Great Shearwater
296. Audubon's Shearwater
297. Leach's Storm-Petrel
298. Pomarine Jaeger
299. Marbled Godwit
300. Mourning Warbler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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SEPTEMBER
301. Buff-breasted Sandpiper
302. Olive-sided Flycatcher
303. Lark Sparrow
304. American Golden-Plover
305. Wilson's Phalarope
306. Red-necked Phalarope
307. Hudsonian Godwit
308. Alder Flycatcher
309. Gray-cheeked Thrush
310. Connecticut Warbler
311. Philadelphia Vireo
312. Townsend's Warbler
313. Ring-necked Pheasant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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OCTOBER
314. Lincoln's Sparrow
315. Green Violetear
316. Red Crossbill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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NOVEMBER
317. Calliope Hummingbird<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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DECEMBER
318. American White Pelican
319. Rough-legged Hawk
320. Golden Eagle
321. Black-headed Grosbeak
322. Barrow's Goldeneye
323. Sedge Wren
324. Western Kingbird
325. Pied Crow
326. Franklin's Gull<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Birding All,
-Dan
Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-35338323413032772092011-09-06T21:43:00.001-05:002011-09-26T21:37:45.019-05:00Tell me why this is not a Curlew Sandpiper?Observation date: August 19th, 2011. Anne Arundel County, MD.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Click on any photo to enlarge it. These were taken using a iPhone 4 pressed up against my scope one afternoon in August at Swan Creek Dredged Materials Facility in Northern Anne Arundel County, MD.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-34282817366732565462011-06-20T19:43:00.003-05:002011-06-20T19:57:56.616-05:00Urban Kestrels<p align="justify">This morning, while helping with a furniture installation in Hamden at Hamden Elementary School, I stepped outside to make a phone call. While I was on the phone, a vibrant and vocal male AMERICAN KESTREL streaked past in the skies, eventually perching in a tree on the next block.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y6YZaBoLUiI4K5EmzwXju-aj0N5RZydLHYT30U9RgxNmbSIHsRYl7uJ-3EroGGPeqCtTz7BOjXHlMnBKInBCdCJkGvZf4BB-eWp1JicIjKqnbCP_AhbD48gVIetNvfDXek_bRfR3_IsZ/s1600/IMG_7134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y6YZaBoLUiI4K5EmzwXju-aj0N5RZydLHYT30U9RgxNmbSIHsRYl7uJ-3EroGGPeqCtTz7BOjXHlMnBKInBCdCJkGvZf4BB-eWp1JicIjKqnbCP_AhbD48gVIetNvfDXek_bRfR3_IsZ/s320/IMG_7134.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620470671799371394" /></a>It would seem that I find more Kestrels in Baltimore City in the summer months than I do (in what one would think is a more appropriate habitat) on the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEhiiWBcEtjooMAETYYvAUwG29-SjzEgMFlVxrJgIuFZA5-ATQhnK3cGkSimCduSKvMXFqhax9n-0K2jhdsfX0bqauaODNTgNOk84AZ0BOUnYUuMHkoQa3hSJZFbffn8zNdp80vbxHnbJ/s1600/IMG_7070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEhiiWBcEtjooMAETYYvAUwG29-SjzEgMFlVxrJgIuFZA5-ATQhnK3cGkSimCduSKvMXFqhax9n-0K2jhdsfX0bqauaODNTgNOk84AZ0BOUnYUuMHkoQa3hSJZFbffn8zNdp80vbxHnbJ/s320/IMG_7070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620470667348399682" /></a>So, I propose this: go bird Baltimore sometime soon. There are only a handful of parks and cemeteries, but I've found Kestrels in the middle of neighborhoods where there is little to no parkland (wild areas).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFu1qhzXt2iFpogaLdM9BkgOGK83OoYKu6C7HGBWTlVfBR4s2VvpE3ESmBwo-fcNEOBC7M8MX0-fH_p0CcDC8LeNgclGAX1DUsKF8bB-ou-wKIHm4HFpzuRQEvAK0MWmiWJ4A5lFgWolE/s1600/IMG_7108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFu1qhzXt2iFpogaLdM9BkgOGK83OoYKu6C7HGBWTlVfBR4s2VvpE3ESmBwo-fcNEOBC7M8MX0-fH_p0CcDC8LeNgclGAX1DUsKF8bB-ou-wKIHm4HFpzuRQEvAK0MWmiWJ4A5lFgWolE/s320/IMG_7108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620470664811980418" /></a>Since I have to be in the city for work on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week, I think I'll keep my eyes and ears peeled for urban falcons. And of course, I'll <a href="http://www.ebird.com/">eBird</a> the results!<br /><br />Good Birding,<br /><br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-2868831112031905712011-03-05T18:57:00.007-05:002011-03-07T11:56:56.622-05:00The New Yard<p align="justify">I've been really, really busy lately. It doesn't look like it'll let up anytime soon. But at least I've got my new hoe to enjoy. And the birds...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdZ51CsAMH1OzUqnid27nBd0l-ykME46VeIRc323TuuaZrHeGYA4MdXknIAXZcCJsGJPp4QVqenf7_nGDFbwm36MRSVBOnIidRBBnkqSouCyRHxA5FxcC4EaTslF4OnTFab0CCBGBfV7U/s1600/IMG_3827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdZ51CsAMH1OzUqnid27nBd0l-ykME46VeIRc323TuuaZrHeGYA4MdXknIAXZcCJsGJPp4QVqenf7_nGDFbwm36MRSVBOnIidRBBnkqSouCyRHxA5FxcC4EaTslF4OnTFab0CCBGBfV7U/s320/IMG_3827.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580751929508977282" /></a>I've gotten my yard list quickly into the mid-40's. Okay, so I've decided to count my community as my yard. This includes all three community docks. Today I discovered Pier 2. Oh, I love Pier 2. It has a fantastic view (okay, it's a view) of the open Chesapeake Bay! My yard list can go amazing places now! Today I added HORNED GREBE (2) and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (2 drakes, 3 hens) to my list. I am sure that a RED-NECKED GREBE is just lurking out there now!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eewaJtdxlsx4LxXPDkUg2-PCbZj6WwwpVCj-VwKOdv7q8pCWl2xFkyUCw7QD0ogsEjUQBTAEg_sLhRkTo5ZKs6T8dmobbCQwIhmO-7cgwDnyXKI1oFFodunok5_pxRe2WLJU6nekSjD5/s1600/My+new+back+yard.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eewaJtdxlsx4LxXPDkUg2-PCbZj6WwwpVCj-VwKOdv7q8pCWl2xFkyUCw7QD0ogsEjUQBTAEg_sLhRkTo5ZKs6T8dmobbCQwIhmO-7cgwDnyXKI1oFFodunok5_pxRe2WLJU6nekSjD5/s320/My+new+back+yard.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580750985654077954" /></a>I hope you are enjoying these last few days of winter. Migration is on. Much like the Haas family, Maryland's wintering geese and waterfowl have been busy making plans for moves of their own. As a matter of fact, Friday and today seem to be THE day that huge numbers have decided to get going North.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmDS6YwAyxKRBwlWYgcwKMHahRDDk5nI42_OmfK9y8XkdbXkTFlw-n__8kXFK5T3M0HOOwxrx0Dtjg5V_oBxFgYMj1L4pZePg5KnyZjSIYJb91PHCiwENTdIk08ZnjblZwrrwHsF3BKLC/s1600/IMG_3257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmDS6YwAyxKRBwlWYgcwKMHahRDDk5nI42_OmfK9y8XkdbXkTFlw-n__8kXFK5T3M0HOOwxrx0Dtjg5V_oBxFgYMj1L4pZePg5KnyZjSIYJb91PHCiwENTdIk08ZnjblZwrrwHsF3BKLC/s320/IMG_3257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580751933125313394" /></a> And today, an OSPREY, my THIRD?! of the year in the county, flew over my home. Something IS up around here. Like our local PEREGRINE FALCONS (above photo). That is the female swirling around in the skies above Annapolis, gaining altitude and venturing off to get some lunch with her tiercel friend!<br /><br />Hear that??? That is the sounds of birds singing to impress. Spring is coming. Migration is on. But now? Now I've got to go out and sing myself... at a tavern... somewhere over there on the mainland. <br /><br />To usher out the cold winter weather, long nights and short days, I happy leave you with this (below) ICELAND GULL (and some nifty added effects).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48dIzXJOC7eEACKLDI5oYKwhyzKbTqND1W6BfeDZuSGu2cDJOLf1WlAEQAoYkidtD2V0cVuVe_j_PJj8BG0HnDpRGwJg8_LLUFvEh866xCbCti6P43c3jgYXqpy4MpUWnwH2r9DLt2jaI/s1600/IMG_0932.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48dIzXJOC7eEACKLDI5oYKwhyzKbTqND1W6BfeDZuSGu2cDJOLf1WlAEQAoYkidtD2V0cVuVe_j_PJj8BG0HnDpRGwJg8_LLUFvEh866xCbCti6P43c3jgYXqpy4MpUWnwH2r9DLt2jaI/s320/IMG_0932.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581382672364279874" /></a>Be good,<br /><br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-81088853030020393832011-02-03T17:16:00.006-05:002011-02-03T17:41:39.357-05:00It is almost that time...<p align="justify">Despite the intense winter storms hitting the United States in recent days, love is in the air. At the very least, several species are seriously involved in procreation.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZ_KexgP3SvssNo7qCQ2ZXwM4FYb0HH1KLbYs5YnqKBmYF6KF4qJwBWRrFdGH-L34vLuqTsFkld3k_Zlxctw-ZmQ_YmisiZZ2m8ZrRmH7cgKKAZ_pzcGUJ2ZJ4aDq7QcjyHdygyaAgh_f/s1600/IMG_4463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZ_KexgP3SvssNo7qCQ2ZXwM4FYb0HH1KLbYs5YnqKBmYF6KF4qJwBWRrFdGH-L34vLuqTsFkld3k_Zlxctw-ZmQ_YmisiZZ2m8ZrRmH7cgKKAZ_pzcGUJ2ZJ4aDq7QcjyHdygyaAgh_f/s320/IMG_4463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569595836569956658" /></a>The <a href="http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/eagle.html">BALD EAGLES of Blackwater NWR</a> have laid three eggs already... the earliest on record for this pair!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXbzV8yUBxmRDj3NCqiJUzeVSzLRjf2dt2fWhw3OWg2H5YKNiRUtQWnfKRiicBEpdc7CQj0wh2Ino4o1NGyjcOVy5CUU_hol-Kq6j0TDaS6bfLcmdAApUJK3HxRSQHSkeL6D7V9Qzpf4w/s1600/IMG_7678.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXbzV8yUBxmRDj3NCqiJUzeVSzLRjf2dt2fWhw3OWg2H5YKNiRUtQWnfKRiicBEpdc7CQj0wh2Ino4o1NGyjcOVy5CUU_hol-Kq6j0TDaS6bfLcmdAApUJK3HxRSQHSkeL6D7V9Qzpf4w/s320/IMG_7678.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569596887109916178" /></a><a href="http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Bubo&species=virginianus">GREAT HORNED OWLS</a> have begun hooting it up, laying eggs and nesting as well.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-MRzcuoikqI0U8Uy1GeEth5J3l3ZY7gA0LdhkqqNm5DZOHOZbQT68PsGOdDmhKIHFAJtL_kPs0Jttk6bwxm8OPQirA8GnqUi0xOVtQt0_aQrG-xw1HYmYI6hCFh0EBZO3Uff6V0efHty/s1600/IMG_7674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-MRzcuoikqI0U8Uy1GeEth5J3l3ZY7gA0LdhkqqNm5DZOHOZbQT68PsGOdDmhKIHFAJtL_kPs0Jttk6bwxm8OPQirA8GnqUi0xOVtQt0_aQrG-xw1HYmYI6hCFh0EBZO3Uff6V0efHty/s320/IMG_7674.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569596881024106162" /></a>Perhaps you've heard these giant beasts hooting around your home early in the morning, or at night?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6DhBkWXLy3vwBKbiaFeM8AuJiK2klf46wc0A_wdvaKbd5DQdeS6l1h6dyoXqVcQKlDl8X52xtM2rOKgZSwSw3L0fMR6v6ARVCivAgERNjEVZ1qqEz31J47ZLIXekUqEMMpR-V4rLfzJg/s1600/PEFAAAA.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6DhBkWXLy3vwBKbiaFeM8AuJiK2klf46wc0A_wdvaKbd5DQdeS6l1h6dyoXqVcQKlDl8X52xtM2rOKgZSwSw3L0fMR6v6ARVCivAgERNjEVZ1qqEz31J47ZLIXekUqEMMpR-V4rLfzJg/s320/PEFAAAA.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569592716346594802" /></a>And pretty soon, my dear friend (the local PEREGRINE FALCONS) will begin their yearly ritual. I only hope and pray that they actually FIND the nest box this year. It may get relocated within the next few weeks to better the chances of breeding success. (Wow, that will be a COOOOLD job).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKcamgy_BjYL07WTmmGRSTDydTg8MjJZeGy_6-gzm6zo8G5f-YzHIiqbgArIQ8rYo957IcOrs910DaaHvd6d-7hbfvuIq1wlxE7Mpm33WEVvyQnW1MN0ozqYRnrlL1IWPSU5OeRyOIhY8/s1600/Peefa.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKcamgy_BjYL07WTmmGRSTDydTg8MjJZeGy_6-gzm6zo8G5f-YzHIiqbgArIQ8rYo957IcOrs910DaaHvd6d-7hbfvuIq1wlxE7Mpm33WEVvyQnW1MN0ozqYRnrlL1IWPSU5OeRyOIhY8/s320/Peefa.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569593930106240962" /></a>But, I look forward to those cool 70 degree mornings when the young falcons attempt their first flights. Hopefully, there will be no need to go back to my old job as a pool lifeguard. ; )<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxtRZbu4NOYRBzs5F1VpxRFr9X2BEyp2tJp-l-TCEqtjQEK7HyEvcnr0oUOa_21vwHwVe1rDuAf6K9w-z5B0CEayqPhQX0w-bbfGaN8fGOD_IaWe1tnq6NVV5QZjhwIinBQy8biMnotuL/s1600/Pefaaa.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxtRZbu4NOYRBzs5F1VpxRFr9X2BEyp2tJp-l-TCEqtjQEK7HyEvcnr0oUOa_21vwHwVe1rDuAf6K9w-z5B0CEayqPhQX0w-bbfGaN8fGOD_IaWe1tnq6NVV5QZjhwIinBQy8biMnotuL/s320/Pefaaa.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569593909656738274" /></a>And thought I know it is a BIT early (these owls, eagles and falcons have me inspired), I'd like to wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day.<br /><br />-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-86761751690374109932011-01-23T22:16:00.005-05:002011-01-23T23:15:11.266-05:00Four out of Six...<p align="justify">In most years in Maryland, with some hard work, one can observe six species of owl within our state's borders: NORTHERN SAW WHET, EASTERN SCREECH, BARRED, SHORT-EARED, LONG-EARED and GREAT HORNED OWLS. Today, I missed out on Eastern Screech and Great Horned... and they can usually be heard near my home. Argh!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiza47NQik3YX8FuF1MI5pXycghOUJnN3b5eBh9Du8tJsAdTbXmlQjOvIeG8obTI4L-53UwtKTO8nVkpo0IVNb6Zcd2ZaHHWEKWokNF8NOs_fDQBDx70Uh5UUwyh_es4pTZG9gZ-3cgZXUF/s1600/IMG_1906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiza47NQik3YX8FuF1MI5pXycghOUJnN3b5eBh9Du8tJsAdTbXmlQjOvIeG8obTI4L-53UwtKTO8nVkpo0IVNb6Zcd2ZaHHWEKWokNF8NOs_fDQBDx70Uh5UUwyh_es4pTZG9gZ-3cgZXUF/s320/IMG_1906.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565587183254350674" /></a>But forget about all that... it was an AMAZING day of birding. And what's more, it didn't start until after 2pm! Nice.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt3jHPOBuM0bWUfr3NYea3JrGCqWq0EE95O4PONl9P_vs-AV7yZKJMA7gBrL-UMB5OFP-HU_5EyiS9SPB_GIYiwdoVG-CFu0swDuVI85InBBfbCkLkH3NGP9uruiZQIdffPFMGvTTS46h/s1600/IMG_1917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt3jHPOBuM0bWUfr3NYea3JrGCqWq0EE95O4PONl9P_vs-AV7yZKJMA7gBrL-UMB5OFP-HU_5EyiS9SPB_GIYiwdoVG-CFu0swDuVI85InBBfbCkLkH3NGP9uruiZQIdffPFMGvTTS46h/s320/IMG_1917.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565587180753108258" /></a>I found this Northern Saw-whet Owl while searching for the Long-eared Owl. Talk about a great consolation prize! On the way out (of this undisclosed location) a Barred Owl flushed from right in front of me. Three prizes in ONE stop!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwToQ5h-OuFSIGebaNp3uvES5pkrxElbp4hQWPLdXTrADLIBSBHi49rnhyphenhyphenWyEmXKiLMaX6fWM8pdPzIdev-OJu1omQ1qwshhAhCDgxcV00LsI_Pp9Kgm1ye6hK8E2RQd9Tc2u8-UIfZg-y/s1600/IMG_1896.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwToQ5h-OuFSIGebaNp3uvES5pkrxElbp4hQWPLdXTrADLIBSBHi49rnhyphenhyphenWyEmXKiLMaX6fWM8pdPzIdev-OJu1omQ1qwshhAhCDgxcV00LsI_Pp9Kgm1ye6hK8E2RQd9Tc2u8-UIfZg-y/s320/IMG_1896.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565587175397109826" /></a>I closed out the evening at Blue Mash Nature Trail near Olney Maryland in Montgomery County, as two Short-eared Owls hunted on the horizon, soon after two Northern Harriers went off to sleep.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2z7Knm8J6osH1GZAr_RNWflbQU_8es-woSpayMQx9aCAwJA8U3xNLACTLlQR2RGpSNO6ANzOUELoUOZMK4tKEFZhiMvhcIDqwyWPjSqIFcrXaqnZw_hCzmpeyQfzIe3dt0ITkeIUyrk0/s1600/IMG_1911.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2z7Knm8J6osH1GZAr_RNWflbQU_8es-woSpayMQx9aCAwJA8U3xNLACTLlQR2RGpSNO6ANzOUELoUOZMK4tKEFZhiMvhcIDqwyWPjSqIFcrXaqnZw_hCzmpeyQfzIe3dt0ITkeIUyrk0/s320/IMG_1911.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565587167769963570" /></a>But if you think I'm just lucky, please note: I missed the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE that everyone has been seeing lately in Howard County. You win some (many) and you loose some (far too many to count), but being outdoors (in most cases, birding) is always an adventure. At least it gives me something to yell about...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiGKp06khHMO58xjh_T5Y_Xz0-C4ViCySZLZWWB4t_e45ky2OqG8PaQ3GpuQEEBtT-ogGEXqdpq4OCDuAVpJPWzMg9ef0RunHsuXbU0CiFpsRpg_Bl30zr-pXJhSxyjsuzZrmOp45cmeq/s1600/IMG_1891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiGKp06khHMO58xjh_T5Y_Xz0-C4ViCySZLZWWB4t_e45ky2OqG8PaQ3GpuQEEBtT-ogGEXqdpq4OCDuAVpJPWzMg9ef0RunHsuXbU0CiFpsRpg_Bl30zr-pXJhSxyjsuzZrmOp45cmeq/s320/IMG_1891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565600964257669250" /></a>-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-3387264464380354952011-01-22T17:47:00.013-05:002011-01-24T21:13:21.190-05:00Post-flu Car Birding<p align="justify">I'm getting over Round 5 of the 2010-2011 Winter of Nasty Colds. I'm sick of being sick... really. After three days of home-bound fever aches, I had to get out and see what was stirring in the 7 degree air. Brrr. I could've caught a cold if I wasn't careful. Who am I kidding? I've welcomed into my life every strain of virus known to planet earth lately.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Q_NNy6DpN_yBwcuRaHoIfpZDYGBTRiqIhUDR_HBGhXOcTbF3lK0iXwjmnWykTsWGxhUsrBGms0u_ifWs_cgmV-602dwv7JwcDUnUK7aUd2UgSNKDb7n115ZiLUTfUzANAeg6P9XAy2av/s1600/IMG_1712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Q_NNy6DpN_yBwcuRaHoIfpZDYGBTRiqIhUDR_HBGhXOcTbF3lK0iXwjmnWykTsWGxhUsrBGms0u_ifWs_cgmV-602dwv7JwcDUnUK7aUd2UgSNKDb7n115ZiLUTfUzANAeg6P9XAy2av/s320/IMG_1712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565146621360865426" /></a>So here is a quick update. My back yard feeders have been empty of birds. Why you ask? This SHARP-SHINNED HAWK spends nearly every day perched in my backyard, awaiting his next meal.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2S8vYKSQXPdZ4_NEKZUkQLlqrilCRsz_OBly8Dc_8NBZXrqyjMYGJTQN1Ezt4gP3zq7j2R81n-P8p9b1vOJHzNWTbaYLH9K19kGBlnx0cpFT9UKPIwYZZSgjcMEynInNpJbXtZX7IMlZ5/s1600/IMG_1708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2S8vYKSQXPdZ4_NEKZUkQLlqrilCRsz_OBly8Dc_8NBZXrqyjMYGJTQN1Ezt4gP3zq7j2R81n-P8p9b1vOJHzNWTbaYLH9K19kGBlnx0cpFT9UKPIwYZZSgjcMEynInNpJbXtZX7IMlZ5/s320/IMG_1708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565146625381467282" /></a>On the plus side, my seed has lasted a very long time! No House Sparrows anywhere. The down side? I was worried about my white-headed WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. I figure that bright head might be like a bullseye for an accipiter. Alas, look who showed up late this afternoon (when there was no sign of the hawk!). Smart sparrow. I'll keep an eye out for him.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69i0Ys0ObjPc1-yxMnINN78XM2AXRKu5CDmWI7ZhJcTOiSoJlgRNBD4dhKTePkFjtpo1qBDTZfkZ-em31P_TK6OsUmxHWmAonbM_MevMvVPIBkZK1XJoPU0gx54K1dTpMuXQ6amC6R7wE/s1600/IMG_1880.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69i0Ys0ObjPc1-yxMnINN78XM2AXRKu5CDmWI7ZhJcTOiSoJlgRNBD4dhKTePkFjtpo1qBDTZfkZ-em31P_TK6OsUmxHWmAonbM_MevMvVPIBkZK1XJoPU0gx54K1dTpMuXQ6amC6R7wE/s320/IMG_1880.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565147097035361074" /></a>Anyway, back to the mini-trip. I ventured to Bay Ridge where I was able to literally open my car door and snap a few photos of a BONAPARTE'S GULL. There were two present at the point during my brief visit.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogO5_tQUMkyLX9caOaqxXdzuD0d7M6AiAIBL6YONcHW__otQD28vTLBIdUG_xNjjNVeVGAhTZKnNfUJiURJB19i9VPdl49RQI3DiKzGCNZzAn9QFgGbMgAtPOT9GKCdRgJdtCZdu2iqCx/s1600/IMG_1735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogO5_tQUMkyLX9caOaqxXdzuD0d7M6AiAIBL6YONcHW__otQD28vTLBIdUG_xNjjNVeVGAhTZKnNfUJiURJB19i9VPdl49RQI3DiKzGCNZzAn9QFgGbMgAtPOT9GKCdRgJdtCZdu2iqCx/s320/IMG_1735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565147812960638034" /></a>From Bay Ridge, I made my way North to Sandy Point State Park, picking up some breakfast along the way. One sad discovery I made was this male CANVASBACK. It had a broken wing, likely the result of an unsuccessful shot from a hunter.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFZIaUQFDpTKK9lsitj-4xGMrWCR6JBRJSkD0h2BUAHNrOSnJtmZfM7ifqhQs_x1rH6JYDd2nExGRYCL-i0HYeSC4F9R2Bdmsp83DWMtT7o93MBpofNUvbx-elv6-_TTS5xWrSnEt59Ud/s1600/IMG_1776.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFZIaUQFDpTKK9lsitj-4xGMrWCR6JBRJSkD0h2BUAHNrOSnJtmZfM7ifqhQs_x1rH6JYDd2nExGRYCL-i0HYeSC4F9R2Bdmsp83DWMtT7o93MBpofNUvbx-elv6-_TTS5xWrSnEt59Ud/s320/IMG_1776.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565148878046139490" /></a>I got in contact with the local wildlife rescue, but as of 5pm, the bird was not relocated. Don't get me wrong, hunters as a group do more than most any other outfit, to help these waterfowl. By helping to protect habitat, hunters actually help these ducks maintain healthy populations. But please don't get me started on fishermen and their old line (I know, sometimes line breaks)... I found three dead ducks today as well: a RUDDY and two SCAUP, all with fishing line attached to their beaks. Seriously? Snapped fishing line to the mouth must be a really awful way to die.<br /><br />If you'd like to do something really simple that will help these birds, just <a href="http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/">BUY A DUCK STAMP</a>!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayRwvMpUi_tKRVv5l19SlkeMJlOd77I1czgV9tYpE6oTNm27NZn0t2R8gCyN0lX40wj_EHi83bAqTDWcXdQGcip4mO7IuiPMYCEDS6acrAanPnGfEsBzzByAvL6odSt5q9ITLPhSUUiaT/s1600/IMG_1828.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayRwvMpUi_tKRVv5l19SlkeMJlOd77I1czgV9tYpE6oTNm27NZn0t2R8gCyN0lX40wj_EHi83bAqTDWcXdQGcip4mO7IuiPMYCEDS6acrAanPnGfEsBzzByAvL6odSt5q9ITLPhSUUiaT/s320/IMG_1828.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565149459039075234" /></a>But I'll finish this post on a high note; with the continuing ICELAND GULL at the Northeastern-most tip of Sandy Point State Park.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8eAcRXbEDBQwAqVkAHwB08yVcZY1cXnZcInegnB1kJ_RXHUcfggq_XfPq3iG3QB5KsJAHhYNbRrrVnmerQLk_bWkZMYFU_guepaT-b8XMreGNdohTtkodD7P4kKE1WVa4i3pG7_zwltA/s1600/IMG_1814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8eAcRXbEDBQwAqVkAHwB08yVcZY1cXnZcInegnB1kJ_RXHUcfggq_XfPq3iG3QB5KsJAHhYNbRrrVnmerQLk_bWkZMYFU_guepaT-b8XMreGNdohTtkodD7P4kKE1WVa4i3pG7_zwltA/s320/IMG_1814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565149451379450866" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDkdMmdyhW5mMAz0SJNK2bibVrxOs3Bj0tvAA5VE1uzDYIX5jmWmi0kZ4Z9-thJvmfkcchTLjP6y86idvHmkQgHf7gStr7Ybv0GkklzmYMvUjjSrZp_4IIRebaMJFb4hOpzB6eb2Ioc9P/s1600/IMG_1833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDkdMmdyhW5mMAz0SJNK2bibVrxOs3Bj0tvAA5VE1uzDYIX5jmWmi0kZ4Z9-thJvmfkcchTLjP6y86idvHmkQgHf7gStr7Ybv0GkklzmYMvUjjSrZp_4IIRebaMJFb4hOpzB6eb2Ioc9P/s320/IMG_1833.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565149443674695554" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiG5N84jqn5T93zn8VGmYaTwRHhG9Nf4YpFfqRq6apjxgmZEh4RPg6p3ADqb-SIbe8v1HFaeuORmlaTxtDcv5r9JKfY02pkRB_8cZTaWszhdxNiXLcZF8QucvsIjoIKtgRHE7Lq1SrttB/s1600/IMG_1810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiG5N84jqn5T93zn8VGmYaTwRHhG9Nf4YpFfqRq6apjxgmZEh4RPg6p3ADqb-SIbe8v1HFaeuORmlaTxtDcv5r9JKfY02pkRB_8cZTaWszhdxNiXLcZF8QucvsIjoIKtgRHE7Lq1SrttB/s320/IMG_1810.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565149442565350642" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysvGE84_awYrd4h-TIYxph8-qG1-dGMUJxj_Hkx_YFHyvPRllb6GofeATcu22oxyyDetF0swU3EVZg_qzqI2l7BamrtUWbMeLqnjANtvm8SXZ709rmaF-MLNJ05rhWem9ofXNwPoqXgvw/s1600/IMG_1868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysvGE84_awYrd4h-TIYxph8-qG1-dGMUJxj_Hkx_YFHyvPRllb6GofeATcu22oxyyDetF0swU3EVZg_qzqI2l7BamrtUWbMeLqnjANtvm8SXZ709rmaF-MLNJ05rhWem9ofXNwPoqXgvw/s320/IMG_1868.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565149436885940050" /></a>What a beautiful gull. <br /><br />Good Birding,<br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-43296438427594103782011-01-17T20:16:00.011-05:002011-01-17T20:26:40.594-05:00Life is Hard<p align="justify">Standing on the rocks at Jonas Green Park in Annapolis, this Cooper's Hawk looked majestic and fierce.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jQxKDvhnINdTPfpfRk6df4VaceJ-Fw5ZNNL3wKdWIEd0GTBG8sD0d_xp5_u8NS3pf6YSwAm1H5W-zxeQLW9p_zJge4GXyWD7IAWx3K3e_TkvwlYCnSHE53OH1H3FzomCEpSjve5iFAOZ/s1600/IMG_1546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jQxKDvhnINdTPfpfRk6df4VaceJ-Fw5ZNNL3wKdWIEd0GTBG8sD0d_xp5_u8NS3pf6YSwAm1H5W-zxeQLW9p_zJge4GXyWD7IAWx3K3e_TkvwlYCnSHE53OH1H3FzomCEpSjve5iFAOZ/s320/IMG_1546.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563329189964759410" /></a>The bird was on the hunt, and quickly decided a better vantage point was in order. So it flew to the top of the old Severn River Bridge.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehBqwslO8CwqXgsqrwP_viuqQkaV0vOQIVc4wRB7JG1Fe9QVmhyphenhyphenj70piHHrEHTBcP6KkCAsuWQntTEOgjgjdjl9oVlQVavcgaX-mqI1J5G3TvLrKsvL1NT4aVbU4JSJVtCHY6woNQNQXc/s1600/IMG_1548.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehBqwslO8CwqXgsqrwP_viuqQkaV0vOQIVc4wRB7JG1Fe9QVmhyphenhyphenj70piHHrEHTBcP6KkCAsuWQntTEOgjgjdjl9oVlQVavcgaX-mqI1J5G3TvLrKsvL1NT4aVbU4JSJVtCHY6woNQNQXc/s320/IMG_1548.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563329553363591282" /></a>Prey spotted, it took off like only an accipter can... much like a bolt of lightening.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw39Agjnq1Ceqvch188qKN8IdIxbm3bbEGDFhRmua6YJE5K1YBtLSbLypgszwjl7eYybraaqdxen83E6XG0bcik_iyjJTcRYwg6oDncEzZJvIf_eVV1IR5ghP-kccwIo4t5WEI-t5CozcH/s1600/IMG_1550.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw39Agjnq1Ceqvch188qKN8IdIxbm3bbEGDFhRmua6YJE5K1YBtLSbLypgszwjl7eYybraaqdxen83E6XG0bcik_iyjJTcRYwg6oDncEzZJvIf_eVV1IR5ghP-kccwIo4t5WEI-t5CozcH/s320/IMG_1550.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563329812452464402" /></a>Since I was beneath the old roadway, I had to run up the hill back to the bridge to see where this raptor went. No worries, a FISH CROW alerted me to the hawk's exact location.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3_NEsZSADqR_eGSYqW2hP6LMPHc0pWt9VnTRFsJ9-ie01jiCPVOpe-SVwbWTOhVmjqFsnjqHrei1y1I4Ox9ohN1tm3em7h-pbui0_EjsTCjHpBC6B_fVoyE76MxWjhSiI7DAQBrfTg-6/s1600/IMG_1552.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3_NEsZSADqR_eGSYqW2hP6LMPHc0pWt9VnTRFsJ9-ie01jiCPVOpe-SVwbWTOhVmjqFsnjqHrei1y1I4Ox9ohN1tm3em7h-pbui0_EjsTCjHpBC6B_fVoyE76MxWjhSiI7DAQBrfTg-6/s320/IMG_1552.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563330200735856610" /></a>What happened next was a blur. The hawk, in between the time when I photographed it on the bridge and when I ran up to the top of the hill, had snagged it's prey item. Dinner was served. Try to guess...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRULwh6fc6ul36Y_X6bg4T3Nn5EUc7nxaaDcWaAwm4agTGMAT4SQfHp4rzmbPeXew64Pv_9WQLmEsOg7NY__aND5xKzYSl5bGhWP4OSvVzhA18UfzqHR3VmPY2aOxTk6t3PqocqsXkXUoQ/s1600/IMG_1554.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRULwh6fc6ul36Y_X6bg4T3Nn5EUc7nxaaDcWaAwm4agTGMAT4SQfHp4rzmbPeXew64Pv_9WQLmEsOg7NY__aND5xKzYSl5bGhWP4OSvVzhA18UfzqHR3VmPY2aOxTk6t3PqocqsXkXUoQ/s320/IMG_1554.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563331105557512674" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb4qTdDold-SVoC0BHJ6eg4Qi9AxhXft2bgdLDGDKV6HIeVEUInIEs9THiTvZNG1UHwHcI1tGreOCt4qWyuuIpR-qgGwHFNKW6QOO4S5Yt6r3CowJppvD2U5Jjkav9oyOtj0N3Kto2wCr/s1600/IMG_1555.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayCz_4GkiVn5NeWNoCXPRmGqajelrB69gWq19pvULUsRzyrQjM-F1AeXpJDboaC7l0MfD1XLB49-CjVUxSMV38BtvfH2IYCR2zPYF4IezbNotf65wwN0vT3PCpFNnVuBM7o3S5xaFkrGY/s320/IMG_1557.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563330806275858562" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhVnZa8cMbjVoRmsBGQ0Exs2ryvDgvSk0hMItYmx6Y_NLmC9tG77JxHWko_UxBIkPJcBdddU_kDi-thcyN_2xFITeEvMTbihXPs-NJlKzn02pcAOmOQOqIttE9m3KNUFxxKMI3nnWg557/s1600/IMG_1560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhVnZa8cMbjVoRmsBGQ0Exs2ryvDgvSk0hMItYmx6Y_NLmC9tG77JxHWko_UxBIkPJcBdddU_kDi-thcyN_2xFITeEvMTbihXPs-NJlKzn02pcAOmOQOqIttE9m3KNUFxxKMI3nnWg557/s320/IMG_1560.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563330698391151586" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39XNQpfeHPlRzkGOxsTVbu1KAEp4ScnyARIqi2pzdOmIJTvMsF9GMm0C7TrhdTpmjt3HWAT1yVrD9DCbUNIklZuzvWcmeAwcw5o3jwaGzgvAjuTkJhNoiCY5dA36koIZ_bG7z5GXVP4Ia/s1600/IMG_1565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39XNQpfeHPlRzkGOxsTVbu1KAEp4ScnyARIqi2pzdOmIJTvMsF9GMm0C7TrhdTpmjt3HWAT1yVrD9DCbUNIklZuzvWcmeAwcw5o3jwaGzgvAjuTkJhNoiCY5dA36koIZ_bG7z5GXVP4Ia/s320/IMG_1565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563330603647540882" /></a>Watch your back!<br /><br />-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-69877004381376716792011-01-13T20:31:00.005-05:002011-01-14T16:33:29.077-05:00Snow Goose, Snow Goose, Snow Goose<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ymZ93NLYfzCH6yu4lKrDG9lpk2ODtQpC5gm1oK8AbWRlq6WpUTKt84ujOl-V5XJD_EnKcS-_EpEgbeCR2gTGxZ4kLNeM-SIzvlIZ4xrL3lUgKocurnpYtaUqFdCv0WMx-CgH0zlMwNSo/s1600/IMG_1497.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ymZ93NLYfzCH6yu4lKrDG9lpk2ODtQpC5gm1oK8AbWRlq6WpUTKt84ujOl-V5XJD_EnKcS-_EpEgbeCR2gTGxZ4kLNeM-SIzvlIZ4xrL3lUgKocurnpYtaUqFdCv0WMx-CgH0zlMwNSo/s320/IMG_1497.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561849020002418722" /></a><p align="justify">I had a morning appointment in Snow Hill, MD. Just outside of town, there is a field that is regularly littered with hundreds upon hundreds of SNOW GOOSE. I was able to nab two birds with tags, which I will report.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkq2ugk-imWIlj3RkhyoFuOoGu3Nl5AzAuBVUi3xFtqfXm0c2ZqF_lYxbKCpg1PiaPZUXjCOi09WABCbXDNulk7hFvH9fHloEKnTDrbIuP3JoDqcNq_kwEzwV5E5WQUtqxwqmRbcWV_Q7X/s1600/IMG_1505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkq2ugk-imWIlj3RkhyoFuOoGu3Nl5AzAuBVUi3xFtqfXm0c2ZqF_lYxbKCpg1PiaPZUXjCOi09WABCbXDNulk7hFvH9fHloEKnTDrbIuP3JoDqcNq_kwEzwV5E5WQUtqxwqmRbcWV_Q7X/s320/IMG_1505.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561849164740091554" /></a>That one tag feels like my belt after Thanksgiving dinner. Someone put that one on a bit tight, no?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoU682BZiJvpKNtbidpz6F6TtuCMbam4NaeEGcUpgtcFyPE7hyt_UOmwGhy7T6JdJD1WPmeb6NZWhUEiM5sdrQ9UHER3Xi4HMMKOnvPdfplmFXyULhndMlUqAHqAv9oLEZ8H1jc3ZIxUf/s1600/IMG_1496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoU682BZiJvpKNtbidpz6F6TtuCMbam4NaeEGcUpgtcFyPE7hyt_UOmwGhy7T6JdJD1WPmeb6NZWhUEiM5sdrQ9UHER3Xi4HMMKOnvPdfplmFXyULhndMlUqAHqAv9oLEZ8H1jc3ZIxUf/s320/IMG_1496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561849158995607106" /></a>Anyway, I was particularly interested in this one odd goose. I checked my guides, and searched the internet... but there are very few images or descriptions of a BLUE SNOW GOOSE with this eye ring. Thankfully, Bob Ringler and Frank Marenghi respond to my query about this goose. It does occur occasionally and is nothing too unexpected.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87Y_h5n_69v6WvEwZtgWusi3SvLS34_ISVovsQSwgyBpUzAPA5XwXRMgftGwyfurNw-yvGeguU8kXsG6Hx6pApAOUfacRP-EPf0xnoBzwpaSYRFw_8-8r9ksX0TaRWYcQaiYhY1aV8W7u/s1600/IMG_1482.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87Y_h5n_69v6WvEwZtgWusi3SvLS34_ISVovsQSwgyBpUzAPA5XwXRMgftGwyfurNw-yvGeguU8kXsG6Hx6pApAOUfacRP-EPf0xnoBzwpaSYRFw_8-8r9ksX0TaRWYcQaiYhY1aV8W7u/s320/IMG_1482.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561849776935980306" /></a>The only image I could find online was of a flat painted snow goose decoy with a white eye ring!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSifFExA6v4aNxuw9fHevIosRIzogirwy4D0MloCzpmtgkXMUAp_feT_VgSvw6g8sjITaGe5yNs91BRA3xULMFkyw-AROHjx2LQCqjDlqT53Rs4E55iwmIjYENLFKCEfghR5DhKfMvd5DK/s1600/IMG_1490.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSifFExA6v4aNxuw9fHevIosRIzogirwy4D0MloCzpmtgkXMUAp_feT_VgSvw6g8sjITaGe5yNs91BRA3xULMFkyw-AROHjx2LQCqjDlqT53Rs4E55iwmIjYENLFKCEfghR5DhKfMvd5DK/s320/IMG_1490.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561849766600991154" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzMaa4_oOXXd7X-sTdCydLyVubVdShr5BGDh2nnNRp_6MQhxVCcDPE_aDIrjZtoaFuKeUWskmwxMPC70cJxgIUdk5AV_Dop_nHxfH8LfFFleFU8LhkOW61isawhyphenhyphenWjjP6zp9x3hQIo1Ce/s1600/IMG_1503.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzMaa4_oOXXd7X-sTdCydLyVubVdShr5BGDh2nnNRp_6MQhxVCcDPE_aDIrjZtoaFuKeUWskmwxMPC70cJxgIUdk5AV_Dop_nHxfH8LfFFleFU8LhkOW61isawhyphenhyphenWjjP6zp9x3hQIo1Ce/s320/IMG_1503.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561849765312754978" /></a>And yes, my meetings went great! Thanks for asking...<br />-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-43383835522044386722011-01-11T20:33:00.024-05:002011-01-17T20:48:28.112-05:00Embarrassing, But Worthy of a Post...<p align="justify">Snow started falling late this afternoon, but only in very brief spurts. So before I went back home to my office, I decided to stop off and scope the river. Bad weather almost always equals good birds. It also means terrible photos, but these things can be edited later.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyXOihBgBkXFNrHXKMqDk4IeCP23ydwS4Yv-vNb8BDAf3Xx832qW00xDK9V0Wh4sTasJJQHAye9dAe4BaVOvL3zpvV-61a0ENSY7Qnccdca6TnIIRrCraghJx3j9L990umhyphenhyphenpW2qIb24E/s1600/IMG_0927.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyXOihBgBkXFNrHXKMqDk4IeCP23ydwS4Yv-vNb8BDAf3Xx832qW00xDK9V0Wh4sTasJJQHAye9dAe4BaVOvL3zpvV-61a0ENSY7Qnccdca6TnIIRrCraghJx3j9L990umhyphenhyphenpW2qIb24E/s320/IMG_0927.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561109622628121602" /></a>So I took a look at this <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Greater_Scaup/id">GREATER SCAUP</a> and it's friend. I thought... look at that eye ring. Hmm. And the slope on the head. Interesting. It's not a <a href="http://www.utahbirds.org/featarts/Scaup.htm">GREATER or LESSER SCAUP</a>, and it is certainly is not a <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-necked_Duck/id">RING-NECKED DUCK</a>. I decided to blow out the exposure on the photo. Well, now I am left wondering what this bird could possibly be...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3QGfboc8XTT_uPOyHKD1jRdtYVn4dri5oq7qOuZsDaO-HVuMklWN51bgYIvWpPZYY3w2Dj-VYEy8dgq4wrNXYToKPfybpA6N52-ewqS_QBxkwcFN6cAXu7lsHD-AKZBRtP45gGpjOJqj/s1600/IMG_0923.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3QGfboc8XTT_uPOyHKD1jRdtYVn4dri5oq7qOuZsDaO-HVuMklWN51bgYIvWpPZYY3w2Dj-VYEy8dgq4wrNXYToKPfybpA6N52-ewqS_QBxkwcFN6cAXu7lsHD-AKZBRtP45gGpjOJqj/s320/IMG_0923.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561109857542740130" /></a>I'm looking at all sorts of field marks, and for whatever reason, I never once consider the obvious. So what do I do? I email a friend and highly-respected birder and ask for his opinion. A <a href="http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bioeco/redhead.htm">REDHEAD</a>, he (<span style="font-style:italic;">probably while holding back some laughter</span>) replies. Sure enough, turn the page in nearly any field guide to <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Redhead/lifehistory">REDHEAD</a> and it's this bird. Oh damn, I thought to myself. Now how will anyone believe me the next time I find a rare bird?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCBWioIbTy83_fQGxAjm9ycwJaXc66idAaPH_XWR5NpClAZDGXV6cJokEwtV5x1OQAXqgdMet2qlUie-l-bfQcjq_bApBGuzmpXFTrMSBeQwHu0hfUqeotE8qtfJbue154wkNnunIVEoI/s1600/IMG_0929.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCBWioIbTy83_fQGxAjm9ycwJaXc66idAaPH_XWR5NpClAZDGXV6cJokEwtV5x1OQAXqgdMet2qlUie-l-bfQcjq_bApBGuzmpXFTrMSBeQwHu0hfUqeotE8qtfJbue154wkNnunIVEoI/s320/IMG_0929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561109732422373890" /></a>Excuses? Sure, I could make a million. First off, let me just say that (from now on) REDHEADS should <span style="font-style:italic;">only be male</span>. ;) Wait, no... my mind was distracted with furniture quotes for my schools. Uhm, how about... our home is getting an offer put on it any minute? I was tired? What if I said that it was snowing and that made it kind of dark outside? No, seriously, look...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKlvmhzU4kOrhfsaAR-wpQbnxGHfZPzCH3Q9A7guzqPsBfAXiRgGiNkPM8sgoYwxxhltTDA1DpjsMnNyNBjdE1YoU-0cQggE7LJn_rVjVLSvQ9EU44QIZneKv9Xyh8a7Bg9wG4e2b5lFX/s1600/IMG_0928.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKlvmhzU4kOrhfsaAR-wpQbnxGHfZPzCH3Q9A7guzqPsBfAXiRgGiNkPM8sgoYwxxhltTDA1DpjsMnNyNBjdE1YoU-0cQggE7LJn_rVjVLSvQ9EU44QIZneKv9Xyh8a7Bg9wG4e2b5lFX/s320/IMG_0928.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561114064855277026" /></a>Well I'm here to tell you that I have got no good excuses, only the thought that I need to slow down, think clearly and be absolutely thorough. These are three steps that I'll continually work on while birding, and in all aspects of my life. Identifying birds, for me, is a welcome challenge.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyIF_kwp-M4rJVXegQPH9ygNGyAnfGFkfcHFzuDEN2SfoH6Wt4A2YUw42WCpO7471s4dwTRq9bdSU3Uhl7GMI3K6BKBowyetkczOVewDijc2UtfUVVpO1o6s0mbuXcqG8yw6HymznXXHw/s1600/IMG_0992.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyIF_kwp-M4rJVXegQPH9ygNGyAnfGFkfcHFzuDEN2SfoH6Wt4A2YUw42WCpO7471s4dwTRq9bdSU3Uhl7GMI3K6BKBowyetkczOVewDijc2UtfUVVpO1o6s0mbuXcqG8yw6HymznXXHw/s320/IMG_0992.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561113673501302610" /></a>But please... don't even get me started on THIS goose.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD8g_p0QvZ2j5FL-12SNGpTniXgf_Dv8Ms0-nBi0mEYLjuSEuog30w1QmLhgZ0H3ulUtCnqYNihl8vF9T9wPjpWG-cUH56lt8zFljFmXU7gOvVNeE-_RZv005oxIUeMq2r1LSkeo5yFEJ/s1600/IMG_0998.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD8g_p0QvZ2j5FL-12SNGpTniXgf_Dv8Ms0-nBi0mEYLjuSEuog30w1QmLhgZ0H3ulUtCnqYNihl8vF9T9wPjpWG-cUH56lt8zFljFmXU7gOvVNeE-_RZv005oxIUeMq2r1LSkeo5yFEJ/s320/IMG_0998.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561110344612553154" /></a>-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-23371280869324253862011-01-10T17:32:00.012-05:002011-01-10T17:52:27.922-05:00A Wild Goose Chase and a White-winged Dove<p align="justify">Check out this partially-albino Canada Goose.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9Jzh0_4fMfd1ySuLd8I_lDrJQstw6-lOBSgBFavYMBoWFd6j6WkrdP0jD_vM-sn4FZKeAaiB4hr8RyDYyEpGg-Umo6BA_luUcaM_pY_eR72RNM_Jo7D-LJ6HrHMI5i0KRnzGPRrEk9GO/s1600/IMG_0889.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9Jzh0_4fMfd1ySuLd8I_lDrJQstw6-lOBSgBFavYMBoWFd6j6WkrdP0jD_vM-sn4FZKeAaiB4hr8RyDYyEpGg-Umo6BA_luUcaM_pY_eR72RNM_Jo7D-LJ6HrHMI5i0KRnzGPRrEk9GO/s320/IMG_0889.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560689284167182770" /></a>Wait a second... something is not right about this bird. Let's see if I got another shot. Oh yes, here...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4BC1yC_15qhG2vte8gtJIeZWyOcVv8XCYQ35P4kAbKozzrqSOn2lNPRK4T_LuO23eJna_rTsok1oVKEmzx-44NI2o3FeGGWOTCLSeqeC0Rph9pLwchNGB01NdWS5lfri-s5F2gZKH86S/s1600/IMG_0892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4BC1yC_15qhG2vte8gtJIeZWyOcVv8XCYQ35P4kAbKozzrqSOn2lNPRK4T_LuO23eJna_rTsok1oVKEmzx-44NI2o3FeGGWOTCLSeqeC0Rph9pLwchNGB01NdWS5lfri-s5F2gZKH86S/s320/IMG_0892.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560689761021108018" /></a>a first-ever record for a <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rosss_Goose/id">ROSS' GOOSE</a> in Harford County, MD. This bird breeds in the Arctic, but typically spends it's winter in California.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4BC1yC_15qhG2vte8gtJIeZWyOcVv8XCYQ35P4kAbKozzrqSOn2lNPRK4T_LuO23eJna_rTsok1oVKEmzx-44NI2o3FeGGWOTCLSeqeC0Rph9pLwchNGB01NdWS5lfri-s5F2gZKH86S/s1600/IMG_0892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4BC1yC_15qhG2vte8gtJIeZWyOcVv8XCYQ35P4kAbKozzrqSOn2lNPRK4T_LuO23eJna_rTsok1oVKEmzx-44NI2o3FeGGWOTCLSeqeC0Rph9pLwchNGB01NdWS5lfri-s5F2gZKH86S/s320/IMG_0892.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560689761021108018" /></a>That said, this species is being observed more and more on the East Coast.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gSzCYNdMWB-laISYEAwmQ_8gnQOJDl69MUARx2KkZHVgfNY2RxxYtQJVLL5SR0RWKUQo6b9xJFbjzpF9K0jc3pIki9u-VyeUireEhVTbyHQ1xgIMYy3Q1OKn2oe46BTDJ_MYVcUVcNNK/s1600/IMG_0884.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gSzCYNdMWB-laISYEAwmQ_8gnQOJDl69MUARx2KkZHVgfNY2RxxYtQJVLL5SR0RWKUQo6b9xJFbjzpF9K0jc3pIki9u-VyeUireEhVTbyHQ1xgIMYy3Q1OKn2oe46BTDJ_MYVcUVcNNK/s320/IMG_0884.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560689776455135122" /></a>But here, enjoy some extremely awful photographs of a recently-discovered mega-rarity for Maryland; a <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-winged_Dove/lifehistory">WHITE-WINGED DOVE</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEgFsyHhx_19H5SrCYcDP-0i0pSoi_YHZjEMO8h9eM4jyFQAEbgkG7AKrlv0MNafB8Wh06OS_vJ2Ku4ImHOyARcBSLLtwcar8hp8sj8um0pVshxrK6R16IsLYml7pH4x-oHic20hwdsT6/s1600/IMG_0852.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEgFsyHhx_19H5SrCYcDP-0i0pSoi_YHZjEMO8h9eM4jyFQAEbgkG7AKrlv0MNafB8Wh06OS_vJ2Ku4ImHOyARcBSLLtwcar8hp8sj8um0pVshxrK6R16IsLYml7pH4x-oHic20hwdsT6/s320/IMG_0852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560692013838454178" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusoGpkEUh3kX7zclKh4nuxLnQaDVPEtTRMRNp0tp0c7k2k18fq2rLupWgpzOl2Y8WkOj_byI96tPBiGZS8Rp3ME3Yn1JNtpsM9v4FWa1-gD5ki0eRss0P-rkFjQl2GlPbevk8zlm5h7h5/s1600/IMG_0858.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusoGpkEUh3kX7zclKh4nuxLnQaDVPEtTRMRNp0tp0c7k2k18fq2rLupWgpzOl2Y8WkOj_byI96tPBiGZS8Rp3ME3Yn1JNtpsM9v4FWa1-gD5ki0eRss0P-rkFjQl2GlPbevk8zlm5h7h5/s320/IMG_0858.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560692009107862578" /></a>According the Cornell's <a href="http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna">BIRDS of NORTH AMERICA ONLINE</a>, "this large, semitropical dove ranges from the southernmost U.S. and Mexico (where it is partially migratory) south through Central America and much of the West Indies." Here, check out the range map (<a href="http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna">Courtesy of BNA Online</a>) to see how rare a bird this is in Maryland.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0O7lVasCJQo-bMnqjkdg3Eltv3-5-VULUR5CHT9yyG3Qup5eUHqBhVOKptWH6364mbdQTIaAeDmZzZCs5KWC-yc0KYPRonNcd01qzyAP1bgAS51i5dtqJjLwNh80YGW7QyJ-zHlNurWNz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-10+at+5.49.34+PM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0O7lVasCJQo-bMnqjkdg3Eltv3-5-VULUR5CHT9yyG3Qup5eUHqBhVOKptWH6364mbdQTIaAeDmZzZCs5KWC-yc0KYPRonNcd01qzyAP1bgAS51i5dtqJjLwNh80YGW7QyJ-zHlNurWNz/s320/Screen+shot+2011-01-10+at+5.49.34+PM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560693449575851074" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv8R_p-hZu_7ldmqk9qbNKcq2XRstuW8pvQ6VDTNjDl0yE_2ewBCaLK20KTbcDvDX8-EdF-Gp-OM20p2fe6F1TbFHqCueB3nMXPQYVxFmwPYQKywKkEpv89CdB5qW-7NQzERSURAEafJP/s1600/IMG_0855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv8R_p-hZu_7ldmqk9qbNKcq2XRstuW8pvQ6VDTNjDl0yE_2ewBCaLK20KTbcDvDX8-EdF-Gp-OM20p2fe6F1TbFHqCueB3nMXPQYVxFmwPYQKywKkEpv89CdB5qW-7NQzERSURAEafJP/s320/IMG_0855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560692022593136578" /></a>I suppose as the birds in Maryland get better and better, my photography just gets worse and worse.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD882V4tjY508p_HtMUvE-Hw7ykNCkuixCoM0kvh7Vd0q8TPqfautKk50XiIIyIPb3y648rtDfAmLTHuaamSo8TGpT_9bVbvguDJ6Df-8Mh4UCp_ETIOysmnnKcj-e-SJd5C-E8nskD9re/s1600/IMG_0869.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD882V4tjY508p_HtMUvE-Hw7ykNCkuixCoM0kvh7Vd0q8TPqfautKk50XiIIyIPb3y648rtDfAmLTHuaamSo8TGpT_9bVbvguDJ6Df-8Mh4UCp_ETIOysmnnKcj-e-SJd5C-E8nskD9re/s320/IMG_0869.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560692005252674130" /></a>Eh well, I'm still quite happy... <br /><br />-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-5844750571913773882011-01-09T20:24:00.016-05:002011-01-09T23:12:58.829-05:00Harley in Baltimore AND Anne Arundel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8re6Y4kktDlCqYq_4hTfAHIG9t-bjCW8MVuz2CW7x0bEIXacllMRknT5yy4PRvlEzh0T61krEwnAvzUwNzuPKq0jiZj8hwXovndtHzWGDBEp1a38Q9jyXVUelu1gXzxdM6___oQeYTb1/s1600/IMG_0803.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8re6Y4kktDlCqYq_4hTfAHIG9t-bjCW8MVuz2CW7x0bEIXacllMRknT5yy4PRvlEzh0T61krEwnAvzUwNzuPKq0jiZj8hwXovndtHzWGDBEp1a38Q9jyXVUelu1gXzxdM6___oQeYTb1/s320/IMG_0803.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560364771593367954" /></a><p align="justify">This morning, the third ever recorded <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Harlequin_Duck/id">HARLEQUIN DUCK</a> was discovered by Keith Costley at Fort Armistead Park, which is situated at the Southern end of the Key Bridge (Sunday, January 9th, 2011).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BA8yummJYNx1VsJdAXh_BXFbsTg-xeQuj4gwt-RPeL9aXnjLYuOntQHXUkR9raNlfin7bk2lonM4dZFz3DQ10zoAh3ldBreD6K0xeuV9DqGdpZ94JCOqNXVMMDYhTqYlOSrIvXgGTEdO/s1600/IMG_0762.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BA8yummJYNx1VsJdAXh_BXFbsTg-xeQuj4gwt-RPeL9aXnjLYuOntQHXUkR9raNlfin7bk2lonM4dZFz3DQ10zoAh3ldBreD6K0xeuV9DqGdpZ94JCOqNXVMMDYhTqYlOSrIvXgGTEdO/s320/IMG_0762.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560365021779037266" /></a>For a bird that prefers rocky coastline and fast surf, the weather and the habitat certainly suited this sharp-dressed duck.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhIHdxImBrLaPzFuIAANB7_X8Ww9_RoH_mxQGTmz5IloH5Zf1kLlzV8ZYtwzsQBv0QLvunKSNmNBtQ3vVVbJaGvQhiD8Gk5USsnFLXkRgOVtlZPdbqFJon-OPhV9GzkcaBnc9Yt7vVjvd/s1600/IMG_0782.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhIHdxImBrLaPzFuIAANB7_X8Ww9_RoH_mxQGTmz5IloH5Zf1kLlzV8ZYtwzsQBv0QLvunKSNmNBtQ3vVVbJaGvQhiD8Gk5USsnFLXkRgOVtlZPdbqFJon-OPhV9GzkcaBnc9Yt7vVjvd/s320/IMG_0782.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560365007458352834" /></a>Makes me wonder just how many might be around in the bay, as they typically are found down at the ocean.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS_x8Gkzq81lMLWeZbUeWyVHbtn1T8ntv3sxCM5umph58d2RebyRf9D0A49zdN0Y17Pub7N0OySSAOFT-VbLRT0j4SYU12QyN926Z7nqtdY41fryvk0811ynxhofTPMiXLIB4LuEA1Qhd/s1600/IMG_0789.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS_x8Gkzq81lMLWeZbUeWyVHbtn1T8ntv3sxCM5umph58d2RebyRf9D0A49zdN0Y17Pub7N0OySSAOFT-VbLRT0j4SYU12QyN926Z7nqtdY41fryvk0811ynxhofTPMiXLIB4LuEA1Qhd/s320/IMG_0789.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560365002160976994" /></a>If you are enjoying the shores along the our mighty bay this month, do keep your eyes peeled for this magnificent duck.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_em519fMIheHPzz8zUDEPvBzFVQoINqz9uLOrmkoC7E4kqjfjFe2L0XNdARFWtcDb2bUjStc2IytcLrxNVFCnikhMtFQvcsl0njY87C4c8bDtFKYMUTCIfrTSxNWm5_RXd6ZVcSpA-xe/s1600/IMG_0790.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_em519fMIheHPzz8zUDEPvBzFVQoINqz9uLOrmkoC7E4kqjfjFe2L0XNdARFWtcDb2bUjStc2IytcLrxNVFCnikhMtFQvcsl0njY87C4c8bDtFKYMUTCIfrTSxNWm5_RXd6ZVcSpA-xe/s320/IMG_0790.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560364996647866082" /></a>Considering that more than half of eastern North American population of Harlequin Ducks winter in coastal Maine, anytime one gets found in Maryland, it's exciting and worth documenting!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0ZTaPtKSKFcH-lPBJduE1lxNKuHsaE_lVMNfbZMDqt92Ro3-lZqSkafQCF4fHrTYgdQickvcnqMp0uBijKGvgYndUYz8mvuVS9-li4Tee7ESTcRCb6FUGGo6uQJpFAqZ_PNW-oIGhI0w/s1600/IMG_0798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0ZTaPtKSKFcH-lPBJduE1lxNKuHsaE_lVMNfbZMDqt92Ro3-lZqSkafQCF4fHrTYgdQickvcnqMp0uBijKGvgYndUYz8mvuVS9-li4Tee7ESTcRCb6FUGGo6uQJpFAqZ_PNW-oIGhI0w/s320/IMG_0798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560364994491022946" /></a>The fort was named after Major George Armistead. And for all of you history buffs out there, George was the commander of Fort McHenry during the British bombardment in the War of 1812.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12RplO-1ZqkRfiWLKjhGoqap4geN7tmhJ7Rt9jDIeaiEdD4mLccpp9NgUAkrvbnb-LhyU5IvW8Ytm-hTQ-U1dE49tPyGo5Stl-VU8TamkVCWNkSLmILm_-QlJNwmpEs4KDwws5LTOXSVU/s1600/IMG_0820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12RplO-1ZqkRfiWLKjhGoqap4geN7tmhJ7Rt9jDIeaiEdD4mLccpp9NgUAkrvbnb-LhyU5IvW8Ytm-hTQ-U1dE49tPyGo5Stl-VU8TamkVCWNkSLmILm_-QlJNwmpEs4KDwws5LTOXSVU/s320/IMG_0820.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560364756170250530" /></a>The fort was abandoned in 1923, but was eventually claimed by the City of Baltimore in 1928.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVMNOZzYDMy9MIF-cqJ7tFHY2doO58aEnJPkVZsYai_becGoGnXZNuMMgriaos5rNhDvUuUUsS_l58y_xcf0Yv36I2YJvMMIaebENWMswMTF5jf0kK6U2re5NWHpAXfpr3McRM3UHCf4G/s1600/IMG_0801.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVMNOZzYDMy9MIF-cqJ7tFHY2doO58aEnJPkVZsYai_becGoGnXZNuMMgriaos5rNhDvUuUUsS_l58y_xcf0Yv36I2YJvMMIaebENWMswMTF5jf0kK6U2re5NWHpAXfpr3McRM3UHCf4G/s320/IMG_0801.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560364776210752770" /></a>The property was used as a Navy ammunition dump during World War II and returned to the City in 1947.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-0vgN3_waiynX-0CXhRNGHXMj6CXcUS55DLRfqQHi_3rb3B7cBGwvGh1viUNYg544y-xUWcEvcHZicJm15WRgqNEyNXCZtFAhR1NmVkAjVBmVILEWuGn_JZCUtInmVAt9DjaWyPLFWn3/s1600/IMG_0834.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-0vgN3_waiynX-0CXhRNGHXMj6CXcUS55DLRfqQHi_3rb3B7cBGwvGh1viUNYg544y-xUWcEvcHZicJm15WRgqNEyNXCZtFAhR1NmVkAjVBmVILEWuGn_JZCUtInmVAt9DjaWyPLFWn3/s320/IMG_0834.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560364754406845570" /></a>It has been run down in recent years, and the scene of many a crime. But today this historic park at the foot of the Key Bridge played host to a most beautiful bird.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRo95uy_AiieYP1jwcOPsDkUMMn3AQbmRmpguwJi_H9j78ixsPWEDJ1-kpceFZTJ0f5E_USmdTNCHHhO63ntk_PYiUuoPFpn8hac3jNYzsXO3Fn9P-aPhND-iSqGWlYvZccXkcTiB05In/s1600/IMG_0811.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRo95uy_AiieYP1jwcOPsDkUMMn3AQbmRmpguwJi_H9j78ixsPWEDJ1-kpceFZTJ0f5E_USmdTNCHHhO63ntk_PYiUuoPFpn8hac3jNYzsXO3Fn9P-aPhND-iSqGWlYvZccXkcTiB05In/s320/IMG_0811.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560364764044739554" /></a>To the best of everyone's knowledge, the duck paddled over the county line a few times, making it a 'tick' for both Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties... for those of you keeping score. ; )<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoa3OuVemBVtfTqn-80MyL5TnUlbgnIt787O7lQHPy_dhrRQwP1y80vo1gAn9HKQx9hBeROf-MbPasxNAYsy9B2n0JHSid2oSQOMXpFIpty1Mt_6hBvDmVRt-RZIvyvPqIfxRPPdq0qpE/s1600/IMG_0839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoa3OuVemBVtfTqn-80MyL5TnUlbgnIt787O7lQHPy_dhrRQwP1y80vo1gAn9HKQx9hBeROf-MbPasxNAYsy9B2n0JHSid2oSQOMXpFIpty1Mt_6hBvDmVRt-RZIvyvPqIfxRPPdq0qpE/s320/IMG_0839.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560367234334072082" /></a>ABOVE: Baltimore County.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMFhqHJMu392a-ocA-l1cv2XBM_Bniaoqll2pzj7zr3dnGiPAQQP8LGG6SEg7zYTFH6J8IyjzQFF3E5UYHnONxl-RMQjCz4LWjT0bqCwnBIc5VkUbdifz7UfwkTBM6MBEWl1tONPWDqjX/s1600/photo-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMFhqHJMu392a-ocA-l1cv2XBM_Bniaoqll2pzj7zr3dnGiPAQQP8LGG6SEg7zYTFH6J8IyjzQFF3E5UYHnONxl-RMQjCz4LWjT0bqCwnBIc5VkUbdifz7UfwkTBM6MBEWl1tONPWDqjX/s320/photo-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560401425033723730" /></a>BELOW: Anne Arundel.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO_RnmhP6D_bH8VZ5AKK9wKwXlJ1RUUiJe3omvthadI_wu1zObmQGWmKJBoMxmSxpqcfyyBP0emepUYKraI9_d6Bgtq9KVJCBM_vuUjrJVgBkBnHlyRa7iUl1ERcmJ691xxX4khw8Fff_/s1600/IMG_0721.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO_RnmhP6D_bH8VZ5AKK9wKwXlJ1RUUiJe3omvthadI_wu1zObmQGWmKJBoMxmSxpqcfyyBP0emepUYKraI9_d6Bgtq9KVJCBM_vuUjrJVgBkBnHlyRa7iUl1ERcmJ691xxX4khw8Fff_/s320/IMG_0721.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560367561736941378" /></a>Best,<br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-40409624882651880472011-01-09T02:30:00.009-05:002011-01-09T21:23:07.944-05:00Iceland Gulls on Both Sides of the Bay Bridge<p align="justify">Saturday morning I made a trip out to the site of the old Hemingway's Restaurant to see if a recently-reported ICELAND GULL was still mixed in with the rather sizable flock hanging out on the East side of the Bay Bridge. Lucky for me, it was...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mJnQ_PdVwqDzb4iFLlGIb7D4hPjP1gG1fNHNQnACV5HAhXOshufuHA-c95aJUeSsSqwR3K50di8l8fQsF7cpc_FZen0GyJ_4eXSzqoc1UA0XtNprse0sC9A4bL5zMec2UFNfBl6AzJeX/s1600/IMG_0622.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mJnQ_PdVwqDzb4iFLlGIb7D4hPjP1gG1fNHNQnACV5HAhXOshufuHA-c95aJUeSsSqwR3K50di8l8fQsF7cpc_FZen0GyJ_4eXSzqoc1UA0XtNprse0sC9A4bL5zMec2UFNfBl6AzJeX/s320/IMG_0622.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560085810718224178" /></a>The bird was a ways out in the water, but a great bird never the less. <br /><br />Later in the day, I decided to check out Sandy Point State Park to see if that bird (or another) was on the Anne Arundel County side of the Bay. Again, as luck would have it, no sooner did I set up my scope did I find an ICELAND GULL bobbing out from the main point.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0oIUq04u9f6bJriyPybfcCPn9-lt4fr96aB_yhJtdlCuvQS4ETk_ifFI6GVZiKK8aI9w_YRIAB2AgUDp0wfIn96tP2SX6jQhU24-htb4TUh7S_gKl6wHZmkdJYdgwVXKEEUhBMfkP7OD/s1600/IMG_0660.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0oIUq04u9f6bJriyPybfcCPn9-lt4fr96aB_yhJtdlCuvQS4ETk_ifFI6GVZiKK8aI9w_YRIAB2AgUDp0wfIn96tP2SX6jQhU24-htb4TUh7S_gKl6wHZmkdJYdgwVXKEEUhBMfkP7OD/s320/IMG_0660.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560086714762899810" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RV-GLqWMC2xrdjp0n-z4cnbKd-OXaR4vLNluFMAgpf4MXQBaWJWbmLOhA4Jc2ErtuglxPCqqQgha_0Vg9hSDaxFsR8y_wPonrtSDjAYgiAMRHjLki9NfEJycneYU6nRW0Vibo0J7X5At/s1600/IMG_0658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RV-GLqWMC2xrdjp0n-z4cnbKd-OXaR4vLNluFMAgpf4MXQBaWJWbmLOhA4Jc2ErtuglxPCqqQgha_0Vg9hSDaxFsR8y_wPonrtSDjAYgiAMRHjLki9NfEJycneYU6nRW0Vibo0J7X5At/s320/IMG_0658.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560086709335826130" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWxwEhaie4_lX-TyyUiFt7UFooS0ckuOA8hGcHzhJHrFfEqxRd8lTwHrYcixBP4MumzkN-0NTR608o5_M4VnPqnVUmsPlAOCNJEOQ2VEt7Zz7iupgBAphipfvzBWEatGnJ69mvxosvWLi/s1600/IMG_0657.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWxwEhaie4_lX-TyyUiFt7UFooS0ckuOA8hGcHzhJHrFfEqxRd8lTwHrYcixBP4MumzkN-0NTR608o5_M4VnPqnVUmsPlAOCNJEOQ2VEt7Zz7iupgBAphipfvzBWEatGnJ69mvxosvWLi/s320/IMG_0657.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560086707860270930" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigktJ8cUeVFi0WzzLjLBDJE4a5-R1O5k4Ga_vaGSKhxpF4w5Flnq5CSooYnp2PUrPEbFfO37iIxOsZib6OwzvCJSLIpsfiofDDiCvkk7vaZB4wgiQceF32pjofpiXcsuWQw1QNpjZWk8l/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigktJ8cUeVFi0WzzLjLBDJE4a5-R1O5k4Ga_vaGSKhxpF4w5Flnq5CSooYnp2PUrPEbFfO37iIxOsZib6OwzvCJSLIpsfiofDDiCvkk7vaZB4wgiQceF32pjofpiXcsuWQw1QNpjZWk8l/s320/IMG_0652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560086706435998130" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGddGIq5zRabBal2VNhQKpVmXcR-hTo-drr98Rw0Br_VDYYUbbo_4SUbXQ6L05v9ysHbp-5G6uj4lG8Qzki82L9Kthp9H6cO8lTH96RBSsB0ySsmGr9EVHfM6Jo_IoC1Xd_50Wj_w9r2B/s1600/IMG_0648.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGddGIq5zRabBal2VNhQKpVmXcR-hTo-drr98Rw0Br_VDYYUbbo_4SUbXQ6L05v9ysHbp-5G6uj4lG8Qzki82L9Kthp9H6cO8lTH96RBSsB0ySsmGr9EVHfM6Jo_IoC1Xd_50Wj_w9r2B/s320/IMG_0648.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560086701164568834" /></a>It was kind enough to land very near the shore, as well as fly around the point a few times. I couldn't stay long, but I certainly enjoy my visit.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWKDH9Je8eN6SZY9DF0H6xDWngUvNYEIkrNl5dos7tqni_rfbFmhwgiPWnvzSFdE_t7d_080OfiJidX7GECYDTyGdnVatQo4LyOPMRprhK-b5Twe83xZwFP-xc86jYodTwnE6H9iILsWj/s1600/IMG_0670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWKDH9Je8eN6SZY9DF0H6xDWngUvNYEIkrNl5dos7tqni_rfbFmhwgiPWnvzSFdE_t7d_080OfiJidX7GECYDTyGdnVatQo4LyOPMRprhK-b5Twe83xZwFP-xc86jYodTwnE6H9iILsWj/s320/IMG_0670.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560087244313342690" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbo6pb6rraz3BduvG0ZMufYfm-6ktFKQd4UNNqUjeaENPvsEDsSQv5aFjTCBLhlecqHaRwk3QDHJ1ac8Hebs9ms01ONd1u9WoYnRjXE4SRMng7nDodcA72VtiTL3o8YbiNQyrAaIbcusi/s1600/IMG_0669.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbo6pb6rraz3BduvG0ZMufYfm-6ktFKQd4UNNqUjeaENPvsEDsSQv5aFjTCBLhlecqHaRwk3QDHJ1ac8Hebs9ms01ONd1u9WoYnRjXE4SRMng7nDodcA72VtiTL3o8YbiNQyrAaIbcusi/s320/IMG_0669.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560087235920573586" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZb1wdDcOIVAELwpXCWH_HazMqY36Ddd-VlEnb3j5BnLcx6axwMc3ffVXo2o5pbRFhvrD4F8dYfhSoUvNQXZ5JLYNYIutBC5xA9LG7X6lT0jSA9sh8AkQWp5JwIGRoVppBTmTbseReZW2j/s1600/IMG_0665.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZb1wdDcOIVAELwpXCWH_HazMqY36Ddd-VlEnb3j5BnLcx6axwMc3ffVXo2o5pbRFhvrD4F8dYfhSoUvNQXZ5JLYNYIutBC5xA9LG7X6lT0jSA9sh8AkQWp5JwIGRoVppBTmTbseReZW2j/s320/IMG_0665.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560087233514896866" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJqJ-n6WZ1aMkrd4PtZdRJ0AnCn3VkkDx3hVeTMXmxaLJmJAZ2jpdCDbFcR9klO5AUCojwam019zB_vhcW-Skq1E0OGfzZ-PNXb8mAoL84rizzJX5qsE1uv-QlWCsXjMW7sdNlnTgxpBP/s1600/IMG_0662.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJqJ-n6WZ1aMkrd4PtZdRJ0AnCn3VkkDx3hVeTMXmxaLJmJAZ2jpdCDbFcR9klO5AUCojwam019zB_vhcW-Skq1E0OGfzZ-PNXb8mAoL84rizzJX5qsE1uv-QlWCsXjMW7sdNlnTgxpBP/s320/IMG_0662.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560087231690588850" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTzg0sZ6WIPX0-vDh_hF-erBd-wEBE9We6RePbHMS3o9oPa50yfoFWqWf7bPkL7IAnXEIOS5v8hNxurhaZtGz5-5lXMe0UKv8LdnvaQz9T63zYc9zhOxDS4d5IguiwSlA_3EkjJ_02qFj/s1600/IMG_0661.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTzg0sZ6WIPX0-vDh_hF-erBd-wEBE9We6RePbHMS3o9oPa50yfoFWqWf7bPkL7IAnXEIOS5v8hNxurhaZtGz5-5lXMe0UKv8LdnvaQz9T63zYc9zhOxDS4d5IguiwSlA_3EkjJ_02qFj/s320/IMG_0661.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560087226047715906" /></a>From Cornell's website, <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Iceland_Gull/lifehistory">ALL ABOUT BIRDS</a>, they have this to say about ICELAND GULLS: "A pale gull of the north Atlantic, the Iceland Gull breeds in the high Arctic and winters south of the Maritime Provinces only in small numbers. The American race known as "Kumlien's Gull" is one of the most variable of all gulls in plumage characters, and no two seem to have the same amount of dark on the wingtips."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElZHL0d_AQ1MT5O4GKTrt-a_T6plqDJd07X3yewPGP5kc1xrAiYqMxQxDOQccDq7uJLaHTL5w7IB4gMEakNS5H5J9X2oupx4ZVU8nnRX89S8FSFNo2lr5eMYvGA421ZfGahDLXWcGXzaE/s1600/IMG_0672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElZHL0d_AQ1MT5O4GKTrt-a_T6plqDJd07X3yewPGP5kc1xrAiYqMxQxDOQccDq7uJLaHTL5w7IB4gMEakNS5H5J9X2oupx4ZVU8nnRX89S8FSFNo2lr5eMYvGA421ZfGahDLXWcGXzaE/s320/IMG_0672.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560087885869731858" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPInym3jhc1Kbw0QkM-w6XO0iuHqQrXbLKwBs1Id_JKlXOe3QRB7Zth-mETikoVsLyfeagstHczXUVDGxO57V0yOqvVr1WC5Kh8Ak2oZl1Jl9zxvGS4mHglqgHF6QC308UB_eW87N6xEs/s1600/IMG_0671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPInym3jhc1Kbw0QkM-w6XO0iuHqQrXbLKwBs1Id_JKlXOe3QRB7Zth-mETikoVsLyfeagstHczXUVDGxO57V0yOqvVr1WC5Kh8Ak2oZl1Jl9zxvGS4mHglqgHF6QC308UB_eW87N6xEs/s320/IMG_0671.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560087885053821826" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnWMz0V2ltiTsE0_AfytYoJJ79_dviOvJ12c2rPhBAhO3-QaMkS7AVgpATXdTq21Ao3t5riOwuo2EE8-84Sam4aN3txbLbxrq63hdvsEz7jcbGD3Zq4Reqb3_2ElH9BObfV_PWYhEqOoC/s1600/IMG_0709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnWMz0V2ltiTsE0_AfytYoJJ79_dviOvJ12c2rPhBAhO3-QaMkS7AVgpATXdTq21Ao3t5riOwuo2EE8-84Sam4aN3txbLbxrq63hdvsEz7jcbGD3Zq4Reqb3_2ElH9BObfV_PWYhEqOoC/s320/IMG_0709.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560087891235909810" /></a>Good Birding,<br /><br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-19943438338968235582011-01-06T20:26:00.012-05:002011-01-06T20:47:45.230-05:00A Roadside MERLIN Story<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJL1NnPy7TDuioBHdvcP_1RkKOt7saB0iuYvp-Iy6ckn_5xULM685A1dhaoJ3zSAeP17reeX4TFrwsuk_R9yqwmg0Mfo0Uwm1tJzsu8F6AHRSdxOhRrtH3caUXoe2AqAwaMMf0Z2LdpaX/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJL1NnPy7TDuioBHdvcP_1RkKOt7saB0iuYvp-Iy6ckn_5xULM685A1dhaoJ3zSAeP17reeX4TFrwsuk_R9yqwmg0Mfo0Uwm1tJzsu8F6AHRSdxOhRrtH3caUXoe2AqAwaMMf0Z2LdpaX/s320/IMG_0508.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559249913875578930" /></a><p align="justify">Driving down a fairly busy road in coastal Maryland this afternoon, I spied a MERLIN perched on top of a telephone pole. Truth be told, I've seen a few MERLINS on these poles before, so every time I drive past this spot I make it a point to check. As luck would have it, today there was one of these amazing falcons sitting comfortably on one.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsr_6B_YKx9qCY3lM9uhmfjacnxdlNhX90AKILs1w9EBcyS1R7BtxxvyD5VSxeOLLGbxw0CYpeTvA0uQghg9RIkPkIXuj0tCPQUdJB2Nm4jCQPY_BgY-2McYt8YfrM2CtG00eqRmYyOjHG/s1600/IMG_0522.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsr_6B_YKx9qCY3lM9uhmfjacnxdlNhX90AKILs1w9EBcyS1R7BtxxvyD5VSxeOLLGbxw0CYpeTvA0uQghg9RIkPkIXuj0tCPQUdJB2Nm4jCQPY_BgY-2McYt8YfrM2CtG00eqRmYyOjHG/s320/IMG_0522.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559249917571041362" /></a>I quickly pulled far off the side of the road, cut the engine, hit my flashers and grabbed my camera. The MERLIN watched me for a bit, while I enjoyed watching and photographing it. The bird stood very still for a time, so I thought I'd squeak 'hello' and have the bird switch position to get into better light. And then...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwh0bDcTHmMRz86HxxiVsghreiXHe_hV_awvnITKXLQgDXfaX35sv48a7QHAJQp2Ke4LCtC8RKrnga6YiYExxtAtLHqWLlaexblys6hCG94tHDhy362ZkH1vf3AlXJyOlPDWuf4WLFc2Q/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwh0bDcTHmMRz86HxxiVsghreiXHe_hV_awvnITKXLQgDXfaX35sv48a7QHAJQp2Ke4LCtC8RKrnga6YiYExxtAtLHqWLlaexblys6hCG94tHDhy362ZkH1vf3AlXJyOlPDWuf4WLFc2Q/s320/IMG_0523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559249921922022994" /></a>The MERLIN leaped off it's telephone pole and took to the skies.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5RxlEjzBEuvQOiwUGv_PJXZQLMuh0S8wGbaFVaaTmkxiV4cn8vrER2esWVrP9CZkEzTaPw6fdi00Rkfy2bmyQ4TLMNxPmmMeG-8w9oUrmJLNjpEPVmwbF3kHNdAF9pYzd39DxLJNn2BB/s1600/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5RxlEjzBEuvQOiwUGv_PJXZQLMuh0S8wGbaFVaaTmkxiV4cn8vrER2esWVrP9CZkEzTaPw6fdi00Rkfy2bmyQ4TLMNxPmmMeG-8w9oUrmJLNjpEPVmwbF3kHNdAF9pYzd39DxLJNn2BB/s320/IMG_0525.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559250838627190658" /></a>I thought for a second that it was coming directly at me, as if it had plans to fly into my car.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw7nAoquK-qi7V_yU5c7Kx4FGLNwipafzpq5svko6I2RmMk_IKRr2x6ApgaAKwHrMl4CTvVINdt5zr236mFYEECbJHm4i2E7BHmOV9DLPiRtGrYdzZyNfDF60kegdHI3Y7bQsvjgT_iC4/s1600/IMG_0527.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw7nAoquK-qi7V_yU5c7Kx4FGLNwipafzpq5svko6I2RmMk_IKRr2x6ApgaAKwHrMl4CTvVINdt5zr236mFYEECbJHm4i2E7BHmOV9DLPiRtGrYdzZyNfDF60kegdHI3Y7bQsvjgT_iC4/s320/IMG_0527.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559250838831261218" /></a>Maybe it didn't like my squeaky noise?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsuBUka5ppBQ0Ie2VJwYTyiBcMASvw3khhNOukMidYYVnJbgILS_WFPhSNP7_NWYuqwrqRVIpLztXPHVbugWouBDRje9as2jUXRLh0UD7sa_qceBuDo5li0-6tLL8nVq7EsRMTR1RbZ_E/s1600/IMG_0528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsuBUka5ppBQ0Ie2VJwYTyiBcMASvw3khhNOukMidYYVnJbgILS_WFPhSNP7_NWYuqwrqRVIpLztXPHVbugWouBDRje9as2jUXRLh0UD7sa_qceBuDo5li0-6tLL8nVq7EsRMTR1RbZ_E/s320/IMG_0528.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559250850500245282" /></a>Aghhhhhhh! It's going to land in my car... alas, no. It flew over the Volvo and behind me. I could not tell where it went. "That was a fun moment," I thought. And then...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyUCWl31fhMVGfrgV4vr6IswF9XYen4Ff8sjXKxj_kilONVWevG16_0Bm05z_upSfGBV5AyqAh1DBklVN8J6yzXeaZ_PNtsIRswspf9OrWGZoFeMstKKMNW8pmw2WRoEYcC3NkQtjOrXw/s1600/IMG_0530.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyUCWl31fhMVGfrgV4vr6IswF9XYen4Ff8sjXKxj_kilONVWevG16_0Bm05z_upSfGBV5AyqAh1DBklVN8J6yzXeaZ_PNtsIRswspf9OrWGZoFeMstKKMNW8pmw2WRoEYcC3NkQtjOrXw/s320/IMG_0530.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559251695819300546" /></a>This small falcon immediately returned to it's perch.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNep4ntOJEgFzzEBDnzoW1tkaooFk3PzFYjOfpoOjDyAlZ5_lL8ejESOh5GZUge_h9fcTYbcqGPZP2Da7buiVY5_ys8pv2wmHiSfQv7AWN5sojfj1pdG1LJICxoOn25aVgtmRMGC6dd7nJ/s1600/IMG_0531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNep4ntOJEgFzzEBDnzoW1tkaooFk3PzFYjOfpoOjDyAlZ5_lL8ejESOh5GZUge_h9fcTYbcqGPZP2Da7buiVY5_ys8pv2wmHiSfQv7AWN5sojfj1pdG1LJICxoOn25aVgtmRMGC6dd7nJ/s320/IMG_0531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559251699552707138" /></a>And it would appear that it brought lunch... as best I can tell, a DARK-EYED JUNCO.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlk3haOe9pmLDRQ6AiO_zWVzAXzYMQLoFXIMI9JffG5EZDVq2weNlL4MVY1aerZW9Wa_CMJoeb7tMGV_sVfRAPqkkk62jgw5bSU54c219PdcmDr_7BPJyZ3n-LL_nA4_B2BSu7Aj9aNxP/s1600/IMG_0532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlk3haOe9pmLDRQ6AiO_zWVzAXzYMQLoFXIMI9JffG5EZDVq2weNlL4MVY1aerZW9Wa_CMJoeb7tMGV_sVfRAPqkkk62jgw5bSU54c219PdcmDr_7BPJyZ3n-LL_nA4_B2BSu7Aj9aNxP/s320/IMG_0532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559251704832551186" /></a>It wrestled with it's prey for a short while and then began to dine.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgvyFnr9wYuFw7Du7K8Zlbh69-uZtuQemZcVgmsX_n2o3V36DKEIaR3SQ3fZcoguFz6Z__xIN4Ets_d1IUuifsjyOeXFMSKx79NYOkC3B-spjyx1uRW_gC7NOVWuXhJfbJXAvqgXPe5IJ/s1600/IMG_0534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgvyFnr9wYuFw7Du7K8Zlbh69-uZtuQemZcVgmsX_n2o3V36DKEIaR3SQ3fZcoguFz6Z__xIN4Ets_d1IUuifsjyOeXFMSKx79NYOkC3B-spjyx1uRW_gC7NOVWuXhJfbJXAvqgXPe5IJ/s320/IMG_0534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559252561871061634" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Pgoo6UjmIY7RBG-UBzb0P_spDdBklK_dKuYo9VdhHIPSa-h3Jvrdjij5lsYiWnqNePzAMJnH1hW3nx9lrhlKw2p-Eayu1Yi74J1FOHllgEYkSVqNHZEmGIA3GL_yPO9R8z4YdYLTtT70/s1600/IMG_0536.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Pgoo6UjmIY7RBG-UBzb0P_spDdBklK_dKuYo9VdhHIPSa-h3Jvrdjij5lsYiWnqNePzAMJnH1hW3nx9lrhlKw2p-Eayu1Yi74J1FOHllgEYkSVqNHZEmGIA3GL_yPO9R8z4YdYLTtT70/s320/IMG_0536.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559252568901025234" /></a>Experts say that mid-to-late afternoon is the MERLIN'S witching hour. That is the time when this species really likes to do it's hunting. From my experiences, this bird is HIGHLY successful at hunting smaller birds.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkh27lcwR3ycbkrMb4HApzEdrJDcGpqJXlMV72kw2_bpqRqgxjk5dmHAZ6JRGFhxZKXeQ2J4eBpp2xLq0w7CPfqZV8T7_ZmcDIZPlwi2ic70zmEfTOgmLrC9dbmxPOPYoJRlVWf-8WaRcj/s1600/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkh27lcwR3ycbkrMb4HApzEdrJDcGpqJXlMV72kw2_bpqRqgxjk5dmHAZ6JRGFhxZKXeQ2J4eBpp2xLq0w7CPfqZV8T7_ZmcDIZPlwi2ic70zmEfTOgmLrC9dbmxPOPYoJRlVWf-8WaRcj/s320/IMG_0542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559252576828145378" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjba6mHbMKxwcP9_sVegZLf3wQuDfFAw_VUHR2MgQHWJ6VVrOfnJU-8jC2Ql87XVaA-oeJhHDnlpW3ovSDrm6ZwuCFsKLpg500V6m-Uxi-vX-L6Md6DcSHfY34vf_EUJH11nVHihVicQ1ng/s1600/IMG_0556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjba6mHbMKxwcP9_sVegZLf3wQuDfFAw_VUHR2MgQHWJ6VVrOfnJU-8jC2Ql87XVaA-oeJhHDnlpW3ovSDrm6ZwuCFsKLpg500V6m-Uxi-vX-L6Md6DcSHfY34vf_EUJH11nVHihVicQ1ng/s320/IMG_0556.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559252582666547666" /></a>After a minute or so, I decided to leave this falcon to dine in peace. Poor Junco.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCIK9JYkwDZDBh2bt0PuBt2AE-quOBQlc4MstM9rzPpgqJX-TETAJUO0lfVUEM2aZBHgAkqsF8Hv_iTgb-fpW01yi53cnohFHBUHgNPjAPCYJkM7PZfyliYxq8YBLecTeSvTPdFDGckR-/s1600/IMG_0578.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCIK9JYkwDZDBh2bt0PuBt2AE-quOBQlc4MstM9rzPpgqJX-TETAJUO0lfVUEM2aZBHgAkqsF8Hv_iTgb-fpW01yi53cnohFHBUHgNPjAPCYJkM7PZfyliYxq8YBLecTeSvTPdFDGckR-/s320/IMG_0578.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559252849218651634" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDrzRwtIDxQ71ebMPGewdZC6n1gF4aCnhyzYvxgKOEl60nT3MuczbCX7ug7079RNcBCY53lL2dc0OXFwdNwyfyVYgkcfsfzoaYaTLAKIAa0PNSKqEYUboFiMwIT_WgvEYzGN1vLz6NVct/s1600/IMG_0584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDrzRwtIDxQ71ebMPGewdZC6n1gF4aCnhyzYvxgKOEl60nT3MuczbCX7ug7079RNcBCY53lL2dc0OXFwdNwyfyVYgkcfsfzoaYaTLAKIAa0PNSKqEYUboFiMwIT_WgvEYzGN1vLz6NVct/s320/IMG_0584.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559252855976539874" /></a>Best,<br /><br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-26272164914136388572011-01-03T19:49:00.008-05:002011-01-03T19:57:53.426-05:00And Your Bird Can Sing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyr3zrWSwQwZkD_Sf8kPyn1SLcvEjsmbfdpZx7gC-Cj8pfdn0CMXHjn7sjxR2YUNrC4vwFi_MyqoAjnXD7RZOShpx3-yjFD_rhtsUm-TDyLKw8mrTktZrwOurscUAymLDuYj7G0QWB5qdR/s1600/GCSPJANHAAS1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyr3zrWSwQwZkD_Sf8kPyn1SLcvEjsmbfdpZx7gC-Cj8pfdn0CMXHjn7sjxR2YUNrC4vwFi_MyqoAjnXD7RZOShpx3-yjFD_rhtsUm-TDyLKw8mrTktZrwOurscUAymLDuYj7G0QWB5qdR/s320/GCSPJANHAAS1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558127333164556994" /></a><p align="center">You tell me that you've got everything you want<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiMcYjc8GeuEXyaNzoJp30gwRpJToi_5bOSDa5Ci5ozI6Na9SjMUH3Qfh-XG3DweDO6ic7tRPoiMbeYW-9AGiZ55Z-LZt3q7-CX8PW7rBADtiFkbTDy4nEsjtE-9Wx8bBQEt-t69DJt-s/s1600/GCSPJANHAAS3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiMcYjc8GeuEXyaNzoJp30gwRpJToi_5bOSDa5Ci5ozI6Na9SjMUH3Qfh-XG3DweDO6ic7tRPoiMbeYW-9AGiZ55Z-LZt3q7-CX8PW7rBADtiFkbTDy4nEsjtE-9Wx8bBQEt-t69DJt-s/s320/GCSPJANHAAS3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558127342003248962" /></a>And your bird can sing<br />But you don't get me, you don't get me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUnHGsjTaq4rllik0-xlgmITvBRGsK6kIzQOzCWM-QWO02siG0j7yZxzCwA85KO_vGsMNdugwAzKHQMm_PQiwTCnj1Xrmj0kC6bFgKpMawmB8vqHhVL9S6hkeMK_ugDyDu_B8CJq1eI2L/s1600/GCSPJANHAAS5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUnHGsjTaq4rllik0-xlgmITvBRGsK6kIzQOzCWM-QWO02siG0j7yZxzCwA85KO_vGsMNdugwAzKHQMm_PQiwTCnj1Xrmj0kC6bFgKpMawmB8vqHhVL9S6hkeMK_ugDyDu_B8CJq1eI2L/s320/GCSPJANHAAS5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558127569327465266" /></a>You say you've seen seven wonders <br />And your bird is green<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVywNCQUoHfUGgr4lSzUb7j3gF2nbd7_Jw1V6htCB6QRCF447cIBgxvLhY_8wFinu3q4Et6dIEA2N-wQeZwaWd7Mmp4miko2kgArTfSypER4e4G8rXjAfQ32lc-uZWMZEXU5Kev8UXC7C/s1600/GCSPJANHAAS4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVywNCQUoHfUGgr4lSzUb7j3gF2nbd7_Jw1V6htCB6QRCF447cIBgxvLhY_8wFinu3q4Et6dIEA2N-wQeZwaWd7Mmp4miko2kgArTfSypER4e4G8rXjAfQ32lc-uZWMZEXU5Kev8UXC7C/s320/GCSPJANHAAS4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558127348714000946" /></a>But you can't see me, you can't see me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwS7BxOxBsgU2tF4eBwnruUyW7qSFULl_jQQYAYH3gxPSZqA9q38LerEtKleN3_4XOdzjxAKBu2MeQiQBwUwSz7f2mIbcsfWgUQKAOYBUIyyjDeDEBP-QNlaGlnJp8FqrqbCT_6kb1rfT/s1600/GCSPJANHAAS9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwS7BxOxBsgU2tF4eBwnruUyW7qSFULl_jQQYAYH3gxPSZqA9q38LerEtKleN3_4XOdzjxAKBu2MeQiQBwUwSz7f2mIbcsfWgUQKAOYBUIyyjDeDEBP-QNlaGlnJp8FqrqbCT_6kb1rfT/s320/GCSPJANHAAS9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558127571989450322" /></a>When your prized possessions start to weigh you down<br />Look in my direction, I'll be round, I'll be round<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6AYMk6qcRkI4QGPhJdaN0j0hlFeKs0MXDMFu7MlwKw7sthIyWYnIvDSG1Q1_0s6G8FmXQiq3BT9sZREf5azU_xSN6biiSiumk5DAU8XlaD-dGX8PYPDOaSPEPUmkDIYpYUBshKeofrVK/s1600/GCSPJANHAAS8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6AYMk6qcRkI4QGPhJdaN0j0hlFeKs0MXDMFu7MlwKw7sthIyWYnIvDSG1Q1_0s6G8FmXQiq3BT9sZREf5azU_xSN6biiSiumk5DAU8XlaD-dGX8PYPDOaSPEPUmkDIYpYUBshKeofrVK/s320/GCSPJANHAAS8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558127577572197282" /></a>When your bird is broken will it bring you down<br />You may be awoken, I'll be round, I'll be round<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HFOjlsdLYyN9Tsj794cJk6f2M0RUsfXU5AXv0fASHrr9gR9THhfYsQro3WHgAlqw2QpQJBCViTmbzHyTYqEHrD9q504TAFO8ijbNFawplq_AW7F1TQzcAQU0ZHIpZq3sSyGajcjQi28k/s1600/GCSPJANHAAS7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HFOjlsdLYyN9Tsj794cJk6f2M0RUsfXU5AXv0fASHrr9gR9THhfYsQro3WHgAlqw2QpQJBCViTmbzHyTYqEHrD9q504TAFO8ijbNFawplq_AW7F1TQzcAQU0ZHIpZq3sSyGajcjQi28k/s320/GCSPJANHAAS7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558127584146715586" /></a>You tell me that you've heard every sound there is <br />And your bird can swing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWb0iL1MW5M6BnErU0XrNvr3iXCIal63U_c_-KhVJwYRk_6d6FQm3dtM9CByJC5zHopt_fpot3ICX-zU8MuWUkpJdBkn4Gz2JllNeP5u-vOd3dnaWOPmKRwLFQkurwOR0S015UJFii7C5/s1600/GCSPJANHAAS2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWb0iL1MW5M6BnErU0XrNvr3iXCIal63U_c_-KhVJwYRk_6d6FQm3dtM9CByJC5zHopt_fpot3ICX-zU8MuWUkpJdBkn4Gz2JllNeP5u-vOd3dnaWOPmKRwLFQkurwOR0S015UJFii7C5/s320/GCSPJANHAAS2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558127335660499970" /></a>But you can't hear me, you can't hear me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8EVkRHbvkOWNWZzDhKtPXc2X-Ko6jtpKYAUZCQKWb4b1b6CvLO15KtLy0KA25h72bjNRbSsOKOm1RzuueRMsP0Vso8QFOJRTwbnIB-dibot3NJul9Onf0PV66W8adN6D5EyCriz7jz3Y/s1600/GCSPJANHAAS6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8EVkRHbvkOWNWZzDhKtPXc2X-Ko6jtpKYAUZCQKWb4b1b6CvLO15KtLy0KA25h72bjNRbSsOKOm1RzuueRMsP0Vso8QFOJRTwbnIB-dibot3NJul9Onf0PV66W8adN6D5EyCriz7jz3Y/s320/GCSPJANHAAS6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558127582654164610" /></a></p><p align="justify">I could not have said it better myself. Thank you John, Paul, George and Ringo. And Happy New Year everyone!<br />-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-35298949464347898542011-01-01T16:24:00.004-05:002011-01-01T16:52:27.482-05:00Anyone like to chime in on this gull?<p align="justify">I know, I know, I know... I should be more careful in the field when birding. This photo was taken today from my car at Bay Ridge. It is a private community and they really don't care for folks parking their cars and birding, fishing, visiting their beach, etc. But I go anyway because the ducks and gulls are great here. It's a risk I take...<br /><br />And I visited this spot today, January 1st, 2011, to see what might be lurking about on the point.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUxFEXglyWXQ4NfIe9TKr3UhbcO219oBVoj9aKIIC1YVThiaDDxCgX8T0LOqdStf5xMVucpZupa_Jc3v-MUFjcppQfZzK_Ga-zwM_3CLlbpJXHiA785qDWBDUT9NrVdiWm47jN0xCNq7H/s1600/IMG_0251.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUxFEXglyWXQ4NfIe9TKr3UhbcO219oBVoj9aKIIC1YVThiaDDxCgX8T0LOqdStf5xMVucpZupa_Jc3v-MUFjcppQfZzK_Ga-zwM_3CLlbpJXHiA785qDWBDUT9NrVdiWm47jN0xCNq7H/s320/IMG_0251.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557334127479255346" /></a>One bird caught my eye and I quickly snagged a few photos. Unfortunately, I lost the gull when I had to move my car. I suspect it is a HERRING GULL, but a few things about this bird grabbed my attention:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX3v8NOXTFeVaqCqD0CCiV04WwrcWkuHFb_k7mg6IBEcM_ejEahn26ToZaCi7jG0H6F9ktr334zU6tont-GhA3V54m0ZUw-QG688TrKzr87_9cr2rjGmxaligewhgYGj4wQTONe5hJRvl/s1600/IMG_0252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX3v8NOXTFeVaqCqD0CCiV04WwrcWkuHFb_k7mg6IBEcM_ejEahn26ToZaCi7jG0H6F9ktr334zU6tont-GhA3V54m0ZUw-QG688TrKzr87_9cr2rjGmxaligewhgYGj4wQTONe5hJRvl/s320/IMG_0252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557334124725163346" /></a>The bird's head is really a nice, pure white. It appeared smaller and more rounded than most Herring Gulls. I thought most Herring Gulls start in on their breeding plumage around February. I could be wrong on that, and this could be a very normal plumage for this time of year. Most of the Herring Gulls had dirty heads. ; )<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeMHnf0EZ76jauaDLGbtGXKKdXR2vYpmlX96ZnKedCuLFwTWQDvK4p1BOxJdevoYJqbWEwk5M1cGW9yxWzNWd2d0_sihunhMj9hEO62URDpSCZTPw7YRImgFwBZsGxWUCjmT4iAy5qRld/s1600/IMG_0253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeMHnf0EZ76jauaDLGbtGXKKdXR2vYpmlX96ZnKedCuLFwTWQDvK4p1BOxJdevoYJqbWEwk5M1cGW9yxWzNWd2d0_sihunhMj9hEO62URDpSCZTPw7YRImgFwBZsGxWUCjmT4iAy5qRld/s320/IMG_0253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557334122961904562" /></a>Sadly, I did not get a look at this bird in flight, nor was able to snap a true profile photo that shows the bird's primary feathers. I think the bird, based on size, overall shape and bill is a Herring, but it never hurts to ask, right?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OA6lfDHUZN22ys6iU99MsIuAOHPNFZOxgG5E7WmdVilMygdQxPtBgXlfecbtPHM8zdPFmnxNV5H398uqOgjGsE_yWtRYX3e9o_JFkMsyfdGcXj98saPl48O5erAYq5gJXj9FD5bHD_o9/s1600/IMG_0254.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OA6lfDHUZN22ys6iU99MsIuAOHPNFZOxgG5E7WmdVilMygdQxPtBgXlfecbtPHM8zdPFmnxNV5H398uqOgjGsE_yWtRYX3e9o_JFkMsyfdGcXj98saPl48O5erAYq5gJXj9FD5bHD_o9/s320/IMG_0254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557334132059017490" /></a>I welcome your thoughts on this New Year's Day. Enjoy 2011!<br /><br />-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-90117428081471726192010-12-28T14:39:00.008-05:002010-12-28T14:50:42.234-05:002011 is Fast Approaching<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT3h2749ei6Dh2Cx2BUcGMGY16RD-1ZUz1JT-3FMIZewQmGacVTXKmFW-n4xJb-Y9QrUKvVyZuF1Y5k-CXz7er5VgsWDcWjBa2Jt3mVmpnSKxfJ7YO1YCEGYb5velkvJew3swBXa3AyqG/s1600/IMG_0024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT3h2749ei6Dh2Cx2BUcGMGY16RD-1ZUz1JT-3FMIZewQmGacVTXKmFW-n4xJb-Y9QrUKvVyZuF1Y5k-CXz7er5VgsWDcWjBa2Jt3mVmpnSKxfJ7YO1YCEGYb5velkvJew3swBXa3AyqG/s320/IMG_0024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555821629978982626" /></a><p align="justify">But that doesn't mean there are still a few good birding days left. Sure, I could camp out at the OC Inlet to try for a few alcids, or I could drive hours and hours out West only to get snubbed by the elusive (I'm not sure if they really even exist) Ruffed Grouse!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLk109wcwstKHr52biG7e8dUGCRM7B4Nb_nZ9voYulVn487kzEBORDK-448KjIWF4eGRAuZL3pWSY5tEKzoV0QrmtNogXGRAhSbAYdxM2AWGHwCmpyNCfRTyahFzdz8f1VvWbgcXPZ-lPW/s1600/IMG_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLk109wcwstKHr52biG7e8dUGCRM7B4Nb_nZ9voYulVn487kzEBORDK-448KjIWF4eGRAuZL3pWSY5tEKzoV0QrmtNogXGRAhSbAYdxM2AWGHwCmpyNCfRTyahFzdz8f1VvWbgcXPZ-lPW/s320/IMG_0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555821619971738546" /></a>Well, no... I'm saving on gas. This morning Warren Strobel, one-half of <a href="http://birdingcouple.blogspot.com/">THE BIRDCOUPLE</a>, joined me for a chilly search through gulls and ducks at Sandy Point State Park, and later through passerine flocks in the North Tract of the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhDKbN8_AbQesGV5pGnMQ8JLOgYorv8DVSbGb8y1IdoRXC2EosQ_bJ0Z2k3zmDZ-bjsd3VQrCeZzPBcRuBcpHJu2nAkrkzeE4HVnj8tPiyYEiif7jmuUcTZc-0FoO4ShTairPwqKp6LTp/s1600/IMG_0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhDKbN8_AbQesGV5pGnMQ8JLOgYorv8DVSbGb8y1IdoRXC2EosQ_bJ0Z2k3zmDZ-bjsd3VQrCeZzPBcRuBcpHJu2nAkrkzeE4HVnj8tPiyYEiif7jmuUcTZc-0FoO4ShTairPwqKp6LTp/s320/IMG_0016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555821629365825762" /></a>Thursday I'll be doing the Bowie Christmas Bird Count and Friday... well, who knows?? Maybe I'll chase one last year bird. I hope you had as wonderful a year as I did. May 2011 be even better!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QoGaIGSTHkX0dogBTPYSj_MPerLYS7zn-ane0VZh8iNELwgOZt2Z0i_eaRlaJTfLHYd7DdaaVwefi9btuAJCHBm-UfmlPsXWNGEyKJ1UynjduwlsUKbyocMLe4bAgacG3dV_Iri0nZAT/s1600/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QoGaIGSTHkX0dogBTPYSj_MPerLYS7zn-ane0VZh8iNELwgOZt2Z0i_eaRlaJTfLHYd7DdaaVwefi9btuAJCHBm-UfmlPsXWNGEyKJ1UynjduwlsUKbyocMLe4bAgacG3dV_Iri0nZAT/s320/IMG_0015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555821622102432402" /></a>Much like this Red-breasted Nuthatch, you'd better get some shut eye before the big partying starts on December 31st!<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-59465509926064424322010-12-23T14:16:00.019-05:002010-12-23T18:36:59.076-05:00Declan and the Northern Wheatear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumvtKFRtqx3_0is65KmbAo0-bxnwzaUWEnF9JEaHeM6-IiQ7j3XworkeS8FT_AzvMTD-_25-BB9vxFONTcvX1dsAHu0cUIKeWf883LjA0mOVulj0Kr5vUdhT5UNkQoGarraRudnxuisAK/s1600/DecDela1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumvtKFRtqx3_0is65KmbAo0-bxnwzaUWEnF9JEaHeM6-IiQ7j3XworkeS8FT_AzvMTD-_25-BB9vxFONTcvX1dsAHu0cUIKeWf883LjA0mOVulj0Kr5vUdhT5UNkQoGarraRudnxuisAK/s320/DecDela1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553960820336349682" /></a><p align="justify">Declan and I went to Wilmington to see a bird. The bird was a <a href="http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/316/articles/introduction">NORTHERN WHEATEAR</a>. They breed in Northern Canada, Greenland and Alaska. They winter in sub-Saharan Africa. Go ahead... check out a map and you will better understand why it is so impressive to have one of these birds land in our region.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rWCvYCQtSWbpPa9ugP_w90rg4V15zn0o3vORm7NB5W3difGu3txYRyLUSRc_AsvmYCLQF9BpTwq_H1y8PLAuYEA7uVnLX9vQGpXJqPJioRBvSuL679lGbLYGLUEU2OP6coYlKuMpwpoZ/s1600/NorthernWheatear5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rWCvYCQtSWbpPa9ugP_w90rg4V15zn0o3vORm7NB5W3difGu3txYRyLUSRc_AsvmYCLQF9BpTwq_H1y8PLAuYEA7uVnLX9vQGpXJqPJioRBvSuL679lGbLYGLUEU2OP6coYlKuMpwpoZ/s320/NorthernWheatear5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553961171561629202" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Sf50i5fDytAOkOOZRsPe1zX74M1cW5YE8ZkDlipRQTTzFyTDtct-rRmbx6LT7DmSHGEE4b89USmEsEeusFTq3eesJoUvQ00AxOryzdzr4BPkqTb1XLaOJ1hk5CECliQQTKEdCY7u0s-e/s1600/NorthernWheatear4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Sf50i5fDytAOkOOZRsPe1zX74M1cW5YE8ZkDlipRQTTzFyTDtct-rRmbx6LT7DmSHGEE4b89USmEsEeusFTq3eesJoUvQ00AxOryzdzr4BPkqTb1XLaOJ1hk5CECliQQTKEdCY7u0s-e/s320/NorthernWheatear4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553961172653105842" /></a>This bird was the 2nd sighting EVER recorded in the great state of Delaware. The first sighting was by Maryland birder Sam Dyke near the Indian River Inlet on September 21st, 1957.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggD3bPgDfSexhbNmwtaz8goK132MooEmhdH1R84KCsLwkXi4fVOVM2bri2Pd0Xkye5JvzA6lLloMSej7Q7KEURodINEc7wxSXnp-XdeozLBldINbD-TU-1Y9z1gE4t59soxGOXVIpg7jw/s1600/NorthernWheatear3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggD3bPgDfSexhbNmwtaz8goK132MooEmhdH1R84KCsLwkXi4fVOVM2bri2Pd0Xkye5JvzA6lLloMSej7Q7KEURodINEc7wxSXnp-XdeozLBldINbD-TU-1Y9z1gE4t59soxGOXVIpg7jw/s320/NorthernWheatear3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553961064137930594" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hgHEYGVtJd47BNPNlCZExVTO_XW7ALZcUqkeVEHCzIZ-TUenS-WOKA0Bg_0rTCYdpEfxhgLheZsQ28ISHKtsZ4NMVJYQ45f4zJkLEkYpzXmNtyzahW839dpW7ZDJQYXmedWnXtvOLK6g/s1600/Front+view.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hgHEYGVtJd47BNPNlCZExVTO_XW7ALZcUqkeVEHCzIZ-TUenS-WOKA0Bg_0rTCYdpEfxhgLheZsQ28ISHKtsZ4NMVJYQ45f4zJkLEkYpzXmNtyzahW839dpW7ZDJQYXmedWnXtvOLK6g/s320/Front+view.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554025679881348706" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2GH7gQS0qzcLVCzL24rugtG1clQZk1DuUBQ0lzCcsTi-4q7AL2cGCCm91Lv0WubEZruYhRzfZgJS1OpI4-4AorjeGG0FVm5QqXnKSBkYJxg7INuBRDAp-GWCVmZmhZh7HqyVf87Bmk4s/s1600/NorthernWheatear2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2GH7gQS0qzcLVCzL24rugtG1clQZk1DuUBQ0lzCcsTi-4q7AL2cGCCm91Lv0WubEZruYhRzfZgJS1OpI4-4AorjeGG0FVm5QqXnKSBkYJxg7INuBRDAp-GWCVmZmhZh7HqyVf87Bmk4s/s320/NorthernWheatear2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553961061681805346" /></a>According to <a href="http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna">Cornell's 'The Birds of North America'</a>, "This may be the only regularly breeding passerine bird of North America that migrates to wintering grounds in sub-Saharan Africa, crossing either the Atlantic Ocean or the continent of Eurasia."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBocXSUbHzptt3Ho-bUDxHQzbrttYqjgQGo_7sECK9DhSOlE6ZmTa8Y2fERMI9U961SIDzIoGSmeLkjT0TP_6p1TOLM59B8HpXMcyIrCHiY6m1LRlCXsrCMuBCCJP-AJYgTdpfte-kBra1/s1600/NorthernWheatear1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBocXSUbHzptt3Ho-bUDxHQzbrttYqjgQGo_7sECK9DhSOlE6ZmTa8Y2fERMI9U961SIDzIoGSmeLkjT0TP_6p1TOLM59B8HpXMcyIrCHiY6m1LRlCXsrCMuBCCJP-AJYgTdpfte-kBra1/s320/NorthernWheatear1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553961057845104994" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIvIkxkelSgof28IsXv-dNOehMntp6sv4JOmlvMgsX7jlFHVNVDiFcPw1uezEBQN4q-4jWXHaX6i8T22jkoHBOitS3pLV6oViVOqQsjATupdAljg6ffg3G_Ii8UrLaXhWK-AK4iiknml5/s1600/Watching+the+Kestrel.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIvIkxkelSgof28IsXv-dNOehMntp6sv4JOmlvMgsX7jlFHVNVDiFcPw1uezEBQN4q-4jWXHaX6i8T22jkoHBOitS3pLV6oViVOqQsjATupdAljg6ffg3G_Ii8UrLaXhWK-AK4iiknml5/s320/Watching+the+Kestrel.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554025806988046594" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnorVchr0j_kmOFU1R24jhMrOWR4qXgpAm98g0EzyulXbaMr85BPj9uMd8rDem30zY8_c-miFGZVXESYmqLSNnMnTsgDmWxYz9zUDtsZOBU4HenRbEkDSTujTfSmsfhekXhTK7Bv7EXsNn/s1600/DelWheatearRoad.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnorVchr0j_kmOFU1R24jhMrOWR4qXgpAm98g0EzyulXbaMr85BPj9uMd8rDem30zY8_c-miFGZVXESYmqLSNnMnTsgDmWxYz9zUDtsZOBU4HenRbEkDSTujTfSmsfhekXhTK7Bv7EXsNn/s320/DelWheatearRoad.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553961055730018498" /></a>Birders all over the region are delighted that this one stopped in Wilmington, Delaware. Lucky us, although next time, I'd prefer this bird land in our state. This NORTHERN WHEATEAR was my 100th bird in that flat state just to the East of Maryland, and it was a lifer for both Declan and me.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFCSpj1EVnZgK_oyvVJc42ZadWdSoApoczTS4Qzmx3YbiAseHb6UjmI6f618rIPdmU_sCjafNNFIqdRCJym730Lt3UjycSY7excGglQq3lRKasKTeiRwOTJjorlMYJG3MWjwrHZUZF2E-/s1600/AmKestDel2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFCSpj1EVnZgK_oyvVJc42ZadWdSoApoczTS4Qzmx3YbiAseHb6UjmI6f618rIPdmU_sCjafNNFIqdRCJym730Lt3UjycSY7excGglQq3lRKasKTeiRwOTJjorlMYJG3MWjwrHZUZF2E-/s320/AmKestDel2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553960269927241106" /></a>Finally, this falcon (the photos above and below) is far more likely to be observed in our neck of the woods... an AMERICAN KESTREL.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5svSBm25C3So9UGIaR5hY9ms4kqfuwujLTcsN-Le2c2FPrNQhfLsBsxCftTXdICXmSL_vJSn2zgM4FOXpojnFiRy-fLH5QrL5rU4Z_msn81xq7NJ4lAmuUQBo9uAuMK5jqEDauUBHM9oV/s1600/AMKestDel1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5svSBm25C3So9UGIaR5hY9ms4kqfuwujLTcsN-Le2c2FPrNQhfLsBsxCftTXdICXmSL_vJSn2zgM4FOXpojnFiRy-fLH5QrL5rU4Z_msn81xq7NJ4lAmuUQBo9uAuMK5jqEDauUBHM9oV/s320/AMKestDel1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553960222461091746" /></a>Here is Declan, thrilled to have seen such a wonderful wayward migrant, as well as three speeding Acela trains.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_72eXcq2gn20no9RRLXeQMzcDl_Q8FzyeqBVaodFCttFYxEo3CYVJ1fOTRDwpAg_F6T7ir37KTfVVASkpNIXJTLGXfigAvzOK9YedWXfCKnU9bWhFcgKWCZul_0xlkKuP9Kc4-0JbWcJ/s1600/DecDela2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_72eXcq2gn20no9RRLXeQMzcDl_Q8FzyeqBVaodFCttFYxEo3CYVJ1fOTRDwpAg_F6T7ir37KTfVVASkpNIXJTLGXfigAvzOK9YedWXfCKnU9bWhFcgKWCZul_0xlkKuP9Kc4-0JbWcJ/s320/DecDela2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553960826157023010" /></a>Merry Christmas!<br /><br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-16712089007921005022010-12-20T16:37:00.016-05:002010-12-20T17:21:37.515-05:00Maryland Birding Community Wins GOLD!<p align="justify">A winter hummingbird in Silver Spring! An EARED GREBE in Gaithersburg! A GYRFALCON flew past a hawk watch in PA (headed to Maryland perhaps?). An ICELAND GULL and probable CALIFORNIA GULL at Schoolhouse Pond! WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS are showing up around the coastal plain.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa2D1LU8to6WtA6bVt3cZuSs7Lnbn_pOVIAGzpffxbIdzl0tfKDjbnD_eFjPkwSvOYY1XTtaHmcXM76zHh4fBCF5MKhGsECg2RSytPJYSPZv2l5eRBkpadnxRsDk6R04LeMk22GE5P00a/s1600/Kent+NOHA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa2D1LU8to6WtA6bVt3cZuSs7Lnbn_pOVIAGzpffxbIdzl0tfKDjbnD_eFjPkwSvOYY1XTtaHmcXM76zHh4fBCF5MKhGsECg2RSytPJYSPZv2l5eRBkpadnxRsDk6R04LeMk22GE5P00a/s320/Kent+NOHA.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552885910448361330" /></a>Recently, there was a THAYER'S GULL and an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER spending their time down at the ocean. A PAINTED BUNTING stopped by a feeder in Calvert County. What's more, SHORT-EARED OWLS and AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS are being reported in various locations in our region. It's getting hard to concentrate.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4-xkclS2yklXWYdg0C_KMO6BXwdM1Pq52rQQT2XwZvVWRjpTIagR5VNfeuOkOis4HD899MD0_6mr5vSYsZyH1pkm8BnYM6FO5r1GWzxAT4Qk5GTKlQZjthF2heoVNMqejhtrc-oN17BX/s1600/Cecil+GLGL3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4-xkclS2yklXWYdg0C_KMO6BXwdM1Pq52rQQT2XwZvVWRjpTIagR5VNfeuOkOis4HD899MD0_6mr5vSYsZyH1pkm8BnYM6FO5r1GWzxAT4Qk5GTKlQZjthF2heoVNMqejhtrc-oN17BX/s320/Cecil+GLGL3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552884839022915186" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvWIehMpFUjcHpVmYlDfwzj7qWayD474oDDxbQ7-YDFVZ-Fi-DudsbZBrkRXCIa95FXYvBd_nmAbwz9Is-r7dee6_tSYHB-Gm2verSYv75AWai_nklii-cIXPMU8sfrOVSpwy_j02-27S/s1600/Cecil+GLGL2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvWIehMpFUjcHpVmYlDfwzj7qWayD474oDDxbQ7-YDFVZ-Fi-DudsbZBrkRXCIa95FXYvBd_nmAbwz9Is-r7dee6_tSYHB-Gm2verSYv75AWai_nklii-cIXPMU8sfrOVSpwy_j02-27S/s320/Cecil+GLGL2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552884835211210834" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUFfESa2UVjFLQ1TlwQR70MmBaFQYucc2OvQ32sIrUEtUlR4w04dIVALmVgD2mPKl0VtjAaNLB75oBXjmsEX98LpeDyTomqAvTJ6WzVGHBiUDOc1fnrvUsWOAWAh6wpREaQZ1mZMs3yBf/s1600/Cecil+GLGL.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUFfESa2UVjFLQ1TlwQR70MmBaFQYucc2OvQ32sIrUEtUlR4w04dIVALmVgD2mPKl0VtjAaNLB75oBXjmsEX98LpeDyTomqAvTJ6WzVGHBiUDOc1fnrvUsWOAWAh6wpREaQZ1mZMs3yBf/s320/Cecil+GLGL.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552884825342107442" /></a>A GLAUCOUS GULL was keeping company with two ICELAND GULLS this weekend at Northeast Community Park in Cecil County! What could possibly top these sightings? I have an idea, but...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZ4MtubjZ5yJrB5ZpSPavklYwZazmEaCa_RZUgQ-4bn8oYU8vTRvZfnA8eu0W_CS-0MTYfIUzo0gnafG0EDVfRC_AH8w18lB-oXHfn5BF6GdbRsgD3lUR6njbZs5utPyur5SDttlJbgF8/s1600/Kent+RTHK.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZ4MtubjZ5yJrB5ZpSPavklYwZazmEaCa_RZUgQ-4bn8oYU8vTRvZfnA8eu0W_CS-0MTYfIUzo0gnafG0EDVfRC_AH8w18lB-oXHfn5BF6GdbRsgD3lUR6njbZs5utPyur5SDttlJbgF8/s320/Kent+RTHK.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552885485910617282" /></a>Yesterday, a truly incredible bird showed up in Kent County. Was it a winter BLUE GROSBEAK? That's wild to think that a bird that should be in Central America is still here... but nope, that's not the bird. A lingering LINCOLN'S SPARROW? Awesome too, but nope. A SHORT-EARED OWL and a BARN OWL enjoying an overgrown field? Fun? Yes, but that's not the bird I'm referencing. How about a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK perched on a farm? Just superb. Nah... not the jaw-dropper.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nlgdmsZFC_XrPKa-OAzwKNFOdTBcVCU1XTl3yZ8BpoQGQ1USrNqtpng0mKKKsdVZlb2EBPVvEGwtiBF2ox2i5hn_8hycbsI7tD5L60jGGmFDnX7dd9SH_DbeMFfTEGWDC8iswIyKb87a/s1600/Kent+RLHK.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nlgdmsZFC_XrPKa-OAzwKNFOdTBcVCU1XTl3yZ8BpoQGQ1USrNqtpng0mKKKsdVZlb2EBPVvEGwtiBF2ox2i5hn_8hycbsI7tD5L60jGGmFDnX7dd9SH_DbeMFfTEGWDC8iswIyKb87a/s320/Kent+RLHK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552885190604850850" /></a>Oh, but that's not the real star of the show. Nope, that honor goes to this GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW. A State-record means that I don't have to explain just how rare and amazing it is to have this bird in Maryland.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS46blcvse-eZkHRL7bzVC3AIRJqRLIEF1TZdxHUoW2PnRWi6L6-auZGut1Ic7wZeL0xPLj27AFXBYjaiFFCzzuwNu_1IK6kccdW1LN7JGDkfRJZCy8N1I8ufuCuqpnp04u9CotepCDm4o/s1600/Kent+GCSP3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS46blcvse-eZkHRL7bzVC3AIRJqRLIEF1TZdxHUoW2PnRWi6L6-auZGut1Ic7wZeL0xPLj27AFXBYjaiFFCzzuwNu_1IK6kccdW1LN7JGDkfRJZCy8N1I8ufuCuqpnp04u9CotepCDm4o/s320/Kent+GCSP3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552886309788232034" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax3OR0X-KJutI_3cfDmLCQ6CFdUNRhbMOvm0KqmA3acI6nEa0kf7MVpdbwQ54oD-gy4stjnAhsHbilodtOmhtEQpcmK8jA218egMQwrxbuuFYUQjACJ7EpZnsE1jj_2xjlPs4EIHq8hY1/s1600/Kent+GCSP2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax3OR0X-KJutI_3cfDmLCQ6CFdUNRhbMOvm0KqmA3acI6nEa0kf7MVpdbwQ54oD-gy4stjnAhsHbilodtOmhtEQpcmK8jA218egMQwrxbuuFYUQjACJ7EpZnsE1jj_2xjlPs4EIHq8hY1/s320/Kent+GCSP2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552886306453326690" /></a>Discovered by Bruce Peterjohn, this bird was relocated and photographed by several of us. If you get the chance, make plans to go to Chesapeake Farms, just North of Rock Hall in Kent County, MD. But DON'T GET OUT OF YOUR CAR. It's frowned upon by those who own the property.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS1Fz1odg3uuf_trJ6CTTUgskyxqaIP2ntaKaj3TcJEgh5YXprg3tpm8TJK07A9yFUyUjFZLAS6UNL-2V_k9E1La0Pkey8NtDc1npbebk5U5lsJh2MxawafGl0gTMi2HFR9urodqRL6Qd/s1600/Kent+GCSP5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS1Fz1odg3uuf_trJ6CTTUgskyxqaIP2ntaKaj3TcJEgh5YXprg3tpm8TJK07A9yFUyUjFZLAS6UNL-2V_k9E1La0Pkey8NtDc1npbebk5U5lsJh2MxawafGl0gTMi2HFR9urodqRL6Qd/s320/Kent+GCSP5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552886322171569666" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GCO8YNcEzyoqrD6Nvd5ocQd4ZXppWFniaqLKiJThjrQWzDAuvh3Q9Wv3JoZdV2ZX4t_tCAnQRWYP6RPzwh-llAfrz6QWAKsk1q2X9gd6DhyUeRgo_zujwe7O8iyQWiu1wJLnuSXIhXww/s1600/Kent+GCSP1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GCO8YNcEzyoqrD6Nvd5ocQd4ZXppWFniaqLKiJThjrQWzDAuvh3Q9Wv3JoZdV2ZX4t_tCAnQRWYP6RPzwh-llAfrz6QWAKsk1q2X9gd6DhyUeRgo_zujwe7O8iyQWiu1wJLnuSXIhXww/s320/Kent+GCSP1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552886300121323778" /></a>In the meantime, enjoy this photo of a NORTHERN HARRIER departing. Think of it as inspiration as you plan your birding adventure to Kent County, Maryland!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEO7XQnXyBzNk0dPr-fvOqXq9cn07M7E_EAB-M2oeWyB10CcNfr1W49SSpjSg2dvSlOtCkx7yFrKcr5paHCz6HfBCAqOZ3W75MEkX0YCrXraoTzjUvGERR3XGjdHDgq-POIIfcz0Z9n9V/s1600/Kent+NOHA1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEO7XQnXyBzNk0dPr-fvOqXq9cn07M7E_EAB-M2oeWyB10CcNfr1W49SSpjSg2dvSlOtCkx7yFrKcr5paHCz6HfBCAqOZ3W75MEkX0YCrXraoTzjUvGERR3XGjdHDgq-POIIfcz0Z9n9V/s320/Kent+NOHA1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552885912861306578" /></a>Merry Christmas Maryland Birds and those who chase, feed or enjoy them!<br /><br />-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-91817455180483410722010-12-11T19:04:00.008-05:002010-12-12T10:02:36.961-05:00Sandhill Crane and Black-headed Gull<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtaiUa7cKzjpw_UQA3WTEw7kV5gf4ZiyScQz_JO_Bi6fOo3kuP4lRL0W6b9yxkV6J18A_7MM0suGxOvHHFDH5hbvJGQ7dFA4aKL7gNBt9u77EcGOdZ0fbwq8ghR27rriIBGW8pCsx0J79/s1600/SHCR-Carroll3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtaiUa7cKzjpw_UQA3WTEw7kV5gf4ZiyScQz_JO_Bi6fOo3kuP4lRL0W6b9yxkV6J18A_7MM0suGxOvHHFDH5hbvJGQ7dFA4aKL7gNBt9u77EcGOdZ0fbwq8ghR27rriIBGW8pCsx0J79/s320/SHCR-Carroll3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549582075297517058" /></a><p align="justify">Here are a few photos of the SANDHILL CRANE that has been present the past few weeks in Northern Carroll County, MD. I observed this massive creature on Friday just as the snow began to fall.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1zn0McKak5p1VZ1Z5RefivEavNfCcBGqLz7JUR395A204es77Hxp-4dfui-9Yv2fXKuVrrDwDha3Crn2qFO_2HQZako9cCW5lkjZssfzELKGOSvozy_11lm7hkM9Z-IloP8RJHuGeo19/s1600/SHCR-Carroll2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1zn0McKak5p1VZ1Z5RefivEavNfCcBGqLz7JUR395A204es77Hxp-4dfui-9Yv2fXKuVrrDwDha3Crn2qFO_2HQZako9cCW5lkjZssfzELKGOSvozy_11lm7hkM9Z-IloP8RJHuGeo19/s320/SHCR-Carroll2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549581733065130082" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iHNIf6V20z8BpZU_nQ94cIXW0hzZDPDnRtTbNLEYH6OOtlo8RUwe3I1STDOEgk2w_6grnQrBlGPd2Gk11ngNw2GnVbD9tgio7onCurgDok2AjHyRTE3YbcQz1uRYuLfj3hjKpThiPY6D/s1600/SHCR-Carroll1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iHNIf6V20z8BpZU_nQ94cIXW0hzZDPDnRtTbNLEYH6OOtlo8RUwe3I1STDOEgk2w_6grnQrBlGPd2Gk11ngNw2GnVbD9tgio7onCurgDok2AjHyRTE3YbcQz1uRYuLfj3hjKpThiPY6D/s320/SHCR-Carroll1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549581721389784098" /></a>Also included here are some photos of the recently discovered BLACK-HEADED GULL in Baltimore County at a place called Paper Mill Flats. After getting a few text messages about the birds rediscovery, I packed the family into the car and drove to Hunt Valley to observe this RARE gull late Saturday afternoon.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPD_0MKzixnovhxPI5TcgOlegeIPTBBE5m7JbySjWEgh-TSPYDGxPF7J1BehKOc71IYLDLFx4dgZdN6iDhpUHiIyYGNuv7M_Fc5a5xPWuAwc4N9r-vV5zo0ZV0yZxGgefpx_BXisphy7m/s1600/BHGL-BC5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPD_0MKzixnovhxPI5TcgOlegeIPTBBE5m7JbySjWEgh-TSPYDGxPF7J1BehKOc71IYLDLFx4dgZdN6iDhpUHiIyYGNuv7M_Fc5a5xPWuAwc4N9r-vV5zo0ZV0yZxGgefpx_BXisphy7m/s320/BHGL-BC5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549581131424027474" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHztT71ZUiVwjYX9u9xGEWcbYxQb3gRQRh3-EOVXyWn0f5G_nZm16132YYeNFRrjKEAVrj4QYzHjCTmUxbfYf9KbYhHfbMVUErfHdZt7cSfoRhJOTmu85tt8VSw16Sdse4k0LhDVJPEnE/s1600/BHGL-BC4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHztT71ZUiVwjYX9u9xGEWcbYxQb3gRQRh3-EOVXyWn0f5G_nZm16132YYeNFRrjKEAVrj4QYzHjCTmUxbfYf9KbYhHfbMVUErfHdZt7cSfoRhJOTmu85tt8VSw16Sdse4k0LhDVJPEnE/s320/BHGL-BC4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549581125645693570" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4Ooqm_Yx_CgtOu6lIDvZiWybROITrVzL_h3C_z0nMFLKGcmYVMrH5f9IxbdXWpXceXW6gxR-Cv3duIkCXOLFsRwc1w2tMo8mQ2AcLYUL5qd1fJZdRoF-viqKKTS7L0R7i5pq6T2yCS6R/s1600/BHGL-BC3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4Ooqm_Yx_CgtOu6lIDvZiWybROITrVzL_h3C_z0nMFLKGcmYVMrH5f9IxbdXWpXceXW6gxR-Cv3duIkCXOLFsRwc1w2tMo8mQ2AcLYUL5qd1fJZdRoF-viqKKTS7L0R7i5pq6T2yCS6R/s320/BHGL-BC3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549581122356435730" /></a>How happy was I that the bird stayed after it was rediscovered by JIim Stasz, Bill Hubick and Tom Field? Very. The area where the bird was found (by Jon Corcoran) is actually the Northern-most portion of the Loch Raven Reservoir, which is what quenches Baltimore City's thirst for H2O.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQmvirezsI3GKgVzvWw-Il7wjupAteoHfoHQO3t5lKsvFOxSXw9eczP3MUxjfDJFfWKKuFt7mE0p3__rlJtxaKoTKI5WXzl8Pf1wietj4ZXZENlXHFyBOjyfLfX296KD7tJcDs6vmpZTd/s1600/BHGL-BC2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQmvirezsI3GKgVzvWw-Il7wjupAteoHfoHQO3t5lKsvFOxSXw9eczP3MUxjfDJFfWKKuFt7mE0p3__rlJtxaKoTKI5WXzl8Pf1wietj4ZXZENlXHFyBOjyfLfX296KD7tJcDs6vmpZTd/s320/BHGL-BC2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549581112606532898" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-DgpalJQ3OoUL97SJrKR28bm28Dz7beaPnFb8DOZMaGAo-YHGkj128n7meDmEfAgAhkxSX1Kjll0lcPGf7yargRYllbVMa5pnMYMQgx_vo6DGtZAjzgoSa7Sh27EjKwc3mPEIpv1sUWC/s1600/BHGL-BC1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-DgpalJQ3OoUL97SJrKR28bm28Dz7beaPnFb8DOZMaGAo-YHGkj128n7meDmEfAgAhkxSX1Kjll0lcPGf7yargRYllbVMa5pnMYMQgx_vo6DGtZAjzgoSa7Sh27EjKwc3mPEIpv1sUWC/s320/BHGL-BC1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549581108158946978" /></a>Happy Holidays!<br /><br />-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-17645136086891440762010-12-04T14:47:00.005-05:002010-12-04T14:53:55.503-05:00Purple Sandpipers at the Point<p align="justify">I was happy to see these two shorebirds come flying in off the Thomas Point Lighthouse rocks this afternoon. This pair of PURPLE SANDPIPERS made two loops, but decided to head South down the bay instead of visiting the rocks that line the Thomas Point Park.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcZz4FvYXw-Xhr7IpkJqYcfIrdVF3OaOkSHeOCVoGoufCoFynVGLOMn8hMVdNxpNH7z3ySzk9SzDU0EOkXL-aO3R6Z7E_bJoAjlQ6SSOVR4rpQdGX4wy6nVubKDY4ULDxQ3y_vuVeEo29/s1600/IMG_8500.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcZz4FvYXw-Xhr7IpkJqYcfIrdVF3OaOkSHeOCVoGoufCoFynVGLOMn8hMVdNxpNH7z3ySzk9SzDU0EOkXL-aO3R6Z7E_bJoAjlQ6SSOVR4rpQdGX4wy6nVubKDY4ULDxQ3y_vuVeEo29/s320/IMG_8500.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546917000232319314" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aK6LUm-L5Cc_tNNWeHBiGmhELUVcsT2JohCvb3OAsnn3bAp-7HZJF7YHteDqQ9IsWyRtzVPOstuLHQ5BfxAH2fhZUegX_7LAgcOKux9ifEMpijviOI7Fe_56ORVwrKSiTL-1O04uL1gC/s1600/IMG_8496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aK6LUm-L5Cc_tNNWeHBiGmhELUVcsT2JohCvb3OAsnn3bAp-7HZJF7YHteDqQ9IsWyRtzVPOstuLHQ5BfxAH2fhZUegX_7LAgcOKux9ifEMpijviOI7Fe_56ORVwrKSiTL-1O04uL1gC/s320/IMG_8496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546916994616943474" /></a>The LONG-TAILED DUCKS were out on the bay in decent numbers. Check out the tails on these two birds. There was also a hot little REDHEAD, but she was too far away to get any photos. ; )<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWPWTKZ7OpvmAE-vDti5G7ctbB3V4eU9jmy5zKixYJAml8yb-m_aotIWQ6hfYradLCDmrasQBe_U4Xo1NRoiWSOO8FA7kpAMrFBL6q-qOx71vgv8voY8mPPqxLX1ehYAS3moJX4B7_g32/s1600/IMG_8510.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWPWTKZ7OpvmAE-vDti5G7ctbB3V4eU9jmy5zKixYJAml8yb-m_aotIWQ6hfYradLCDmrasQBe_U4Xo1NRoiWSOO8FA7kpAMrFBL6q-qOx71vgv8voY8mPPqxLX1ehYAS3moJX4B7_g32/s320/IMG_8510.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546917161420628306" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqmG5nGxM6xQJYAOvOgV8MDxufWceheePtSS8hTtG4PV0f9uP0gorZgTneVE3C6_C8mYDrtKskMOipj3Gt_OD3KrHAt1hP5DARVnbs8FQr4sGFxqxsAFVep0cv9DeB7FVnig6M5y3jzZb/s1600/IMG_8507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqmG5nGxM6xQJYAOvOgV8MDxufWceheePtSS8hTtG4PV0f9uP0gorZgTneVE3C6_C8mYDrtKskMOipj3Gt_OD3KrHAt1hP5DARVnbs8FQr4sGFxqxsAFVep0cv9DeB7FVnig6M5y3jzZb/s320/IMG_8507.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546917156858707074" /></a>So instead, I'll leave you with a flock of BUFFLEHEADS in flight.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZ4rB1o7PLz3qBErKg7aha18_BdoqRB3kC4uNYLRx9Fymcnxc5VjwD-1eYtu4Dqe_XiS3gCT_085mvueqwN9dz0jmwCeIOkK1qxgATjBsm7uH3tuoTivOPaBezvkQg0r6Cyf0P6FOEi5d/s1600/IMG_8514.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZ4rB1o7PLz3qBErKg7aha18_BdoqRB3kC4uNYLRx9Fymcnxc5VjwD-1eYtu4Dqe_XiS3gCT_085mvueqwN9dz0jmwCeIOkK1qxgATjBsm7uH3tuoTivOPaBezvkQg0r6Cyf0P6FOEi5d/s320/IMG_8514.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546917372045103810" /></a>Best,<br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-61873541923371338652010-12-03T16:01:00.003-05:002010-12-03T16:04:37.210-05:00Ring-necked Pheasant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UIyxWX8D8fp4PLbCW_i1RkQ6fTzcM0SRZv9jG7YG4XzMoPf9i4aNMO329s6hH-HmWzxuZatYGsOMLuIQXe5xZUmKJzSugtRs8TfjjNhhHV15aLmlSCADfeqo1Ndpehmvhz1SgGyiNSWF/s1600/IMG_8488.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UIyxWX8D8fp4PLbCW_i1RkQ6fTzcM0SRZv9jG7YG4XzMoPf9i4aNMO329s6hH-HmWzxuZatYGsOMLuIQXe5xZUmKJzSugtRs8TfjjNhhHV15aLmlSCADfeqo1Ndpehmvhz1SgGyiNSWF/s320/IMG_8488.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546564702121477682" /></a><p align="justify">Did you know that a family of RING-NECKED PHEASANTS live in Southwest Area Park in Baltimore City? It's nice to know that wildlife can still thrive, even in an urban setting like Baltimore hon.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCWpAu-WLZ1M0oUVq6_1-ZfEQaHe302cQE9VV2uj7FMESeyECV06to8LCWaN2tPTRJctQGVr8JZI8zjSquK9KxnjkEsCDY-ICFU1VJQjA9sG929LMEo907KPjopAmV4HCz3jSUSYZhbh9/s1600/IMG_8485.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCWpAu-WLZ1M0oUVq6_1-ZfEQaHe302cQE9VV2uj7FMESeyECV06to8LCWaN2tPTRJctQGVr8JZI8zjSquK9KxnjkEsCDY-ICFU1VJQjA9sG929LMEo907KPjopAmV4HCz3jSUSYZhbh9/s320/IMG_8485.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546564692559169730" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBibG65Wauh0kMdh4BMhTS5lCxMvLDNLINQIFN49KSDspVE6HzE05DlaDqVunkK6YN8z-Rf-86fHgk6yIHP1wgWLKRPJ_63iXuViTIgyFFwJsDAwvuh0mU8oTb1EFvw5GwYD0qE6_24RkQ/s1600/IMG_8483.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBibG65Wauh0kMdh4BMhTS5lCxMvLDNLINQIFN49KSDspVE6HzE05DlaDqVunkK6YN8z-Rf-86fHgk6yIHP1wgWLKRPJ_63iXuViTIgyFFwJsDAwvuh0mU8oTb1EFvw5GwYD0qE6_24RkQ/s320/IMG_8483.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546564690014833986" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWKosn6RgCMhrpKTEqF-7sMVJrKMES62qLjhgJF8jEl7HMasyL9vvR9lAXeuS3JGq2luvo8ln_JsrQNOcY-ekBDnIyEHq1wRtQwdsOB3YhwGr1SvQW50H5rRWTOSgc4OrSr4t6m1kNt9J/s1600/IMG_8477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWKosn6RgCMhrpKTEqF-7sMVJrKMES62qLjhgJF8jEl7HMasyL9vvR9lAXeuS3JGq2luvo8ln_JsrQNOcY-ekBDnIyEHq1wRtQwdsOB3YhwGr1SvQW50H5rRWTOSgc4OrSr4t6m1kNt9J/s320/IMG_8477.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546564679429501458" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghweRj8J4hVLJJ9OhXm-0H1gMUfqlB8y88HG5FBr8RObLHGRRc5nWXJ7jZcoEZs9Pyn-MzGLzj7KOE34Oz0LxRta6zgqbIdxjwB1nKlFRh5on_Q6Nl3Si22k9qkHuvgIXARrRqEGZOSE_R/s1600/IMG_8467.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghweRj8J4hVLJJ9OhXm-0H1gMUfqlB8y88HG5FBr8RObLHGRRc5nWXJ7jZcoEZs9Pyn-MzGLzj7KOE34Oz0LxRta6zgqbIdxjwB1nKlFRh5on_Q6Nl3Si22k9qkHuvgIXARrRqEGZOSE_R/s320/IMG_8467.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546564676271733858" /></a>-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-17707845793180570082010-11-30T21:14:00.006-05:002010-11-30T21:23:23.130-05:00I Saw What?<p align="justify">A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL peers down from it's day time roost. Over the past few weeks, these impressive little owls have been migrating through our region. They're mighty tricky to locate, but quite docile once found. For the record, I did not find this bird... I just have really nice friends!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrjuvTTI1wftGoOyZJ37Zd7JPKgvAeA-DyZvuOZ9tu23Sa3_5OKdMdtV7rQdv6xSS38cRLNNEMeBQG3sQqIAxJF9MAxiu3txwKrHMxX6lqUs_Me9ESt_API4p16eb11_l6gIU79vxHZ1A/s1600/IMG_8422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrjuvTTI1wftGoOyZJ37Zd7JPKgvAeA-DyZvuOZ9tu23Sa3_5OKdMdtV7rQdv6xSS38cRLNNEMeBQG3sQqIAxJF9MAxiu3txwKrHMxX6lqUs_Me9ESt_API4p16eb11_l6gIU79vxHZ1A/s320/IMG_8422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545532428232851010" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-tTNvn28tMDzVA6VpvcE0oARrtXsLN5JtbcwiHIu8ynKXKCsBvvBDMxO98NcqIxK-jduUrGKVidodquEKmgkYyiRryEd4q7SVHXgoZKc7p4Wf8PM31rtWK3818aPUvd_-iwuJTz1ur-b/s1600/IMG_8397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-tTNvn28tMDzVA6VpvcE0oARrtXsLN5JtbcwiHIu8ynKXKCsBvvBDMxO98NcqIxK-jduUrGKVidodquEKmgkYyiRryEd4q7SVHXgoZKc7p4Wf8PM31rtWK3818aPUvd_-iwuJTz1ur-b/s320/IMG_8397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545532418305532354" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WY3rrP6f-msAE5kyrdCPHfrD4qYO6idnh4dkjeEIq-J90tAoyAFB89C5PMR4aA2dZMLKDLziZi08XwkuI9mm4qppMO4vXSaiyc7ddQ_caLymxtmEExeDsMhpLpvwjhRPyzfrtlw59twy/s1600/IMG_8419.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WY3rrP6f-msAE5kyrdCPHfrD4qYO6idnh4dkjeEIq-J90tAoyAFB89C5PMR4aA2dZMLKDLziZi08XwkuI9mm4qppMO4vXSaiyc7ddQ_caLymxtmEExeDsMhpLpvwjhRPyzfrtlw59twy/s320/IMG_8419.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545532415227268386" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Is_CKrnr8p2L9-9hpsc06dEt2jaGn-GNBjXyx1_xFZYsTWz9dUBH1eHQS1Ok6rVz3uZz6oYv8mAbUfC5Ztju2Ot8REiN8bhCjvFDHp_NIwzHw3gsHXpnQB7PWdArt3CQpDdI8yvdM1YP/s1600/IMG_8427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Is_CKrnr8p2L9-9hpsc06dEt2jaGn-GNBjXyx1_xFZYsTWz9dUBH1eHQS1Ok6rVz3uZz6oYv8mAbUfC5Ztju2Ot8REiN8bhCjvFDHp_NIwzHw3gsHXpnQB7PWdArt3CQpDdI8yvdM1YP/s320/IMG_8427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545532405177839650" /></a>Not the best photo, to be sure, but a bird cool enough to merit a blurred photo: an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQW85Is9bjfeuxhtOgfLp5JV-zEaHhMhiqOHNkredl67mpHArD_P4Jimt5Wj0XF9w-_i3BvBfWkaTDPLp8X4UPpti220TCy9bRMQarpFWn5-TogVNj9zrK09rcZhEaj282lYVtUMp7vre/s1600/IMG_8367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQW85Is9bjfeuxhtOgfLp5JV-zEaHhMhiqOHNkredl67mpHArD_P4Jimt5Wj0XF9w-_i3BvBfWkaTDPLp8X4UPpti220TCy9bRMQarpFWn5-TogVNj9zrK09rcZhEaj282lYVtUMp7vre/s320/IMG_8367.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545532849105580130" /></a>Lastly, even a HERRING GULL enjoys a good old fashioned crab feast. All this bird needs is some newspaper and a pitcher of beer.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPP7E8EQwH2JtzHazIUFt-KDPeVR9X5NGX-cVpEP7LZJWV04QUQFP_S79X7yuMA-7NXZtq7HjsudI140tf9ibhQEvt6awSiBNvrVsChkmIHkwk7bDnnFphGvGdGdqk2VA128tnFyiNTdY/s1600/IMG_8387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPP7E8EQwH2JtzHazIUFt-KDPeVR9X5NGX-cVpEP7LZJWV04QUQFP_S79X7yuMA-7NXZtq7HjsudI140tf9ibhQEvt6awSiBNvrVsChkmIHkwk7bDnnFphGvGdGdqk2VA128tnFyiNTdY/s320/IMG_8387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545533375444194066" /></a>-Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190556014763004916.post-4832866174044342172010-11-29T15:26:00.017-05:002010-11-29T22:38:06.962-05:00Ash-throated Flycatcher & Short-eared Owls<p align="justify">It was a very nice Sunday spent on Maryland's Eastern shore. The weather was mild, the sun was shining and the birds were cooperative!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E6uJdYtRplhMJbUUQVqwALXNVGvuod7IXDLQn5M9cIfiiphq048xIe92xFv3C5NTdwORCU6i5t33V4zK3WnNCsy-QJ7G5LCggQ8OhHXNybWDZdNHAi_sLHGnfqzBgeg16591rky4En2d/s1600/IMG_8307.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E6uJdYtRplhMJbUUQVqwALXNVGvuod7IXDLQn5M9cIfiiphq048xIe92xFv3C5NTdwORCU6i5t33V4zK3WnNCsy-QJ7G5LCggQ8OhHXNybWDZdNHAi_sLHGnfqzBgeg16591rky4En2d/s320/IMG_8307.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545072311467813650" /></a>My son Declan and I enjoyed the ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER on Assateague as it fed around the Bayside Campground area.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8K3WbePou6htSuzaHQHWBwpIV7yWf_zSijWfy2bIrcyjREtLx1m_yKAB3vE7690-DJSZztg3Z3HJkRyxAVr557dW3_AUtwsgJlrXXkWPv0ZbQRK2bXLhRArw1_FbdvN14Fh3ldW9YJQe2/s1600/IMG_8224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8K3WbePou6htSuzaHQHWBwpIV7yWf_zSijWfy2bIrcyjREtLx1m_yKAB3vE7690-DJSZztg3Z3HJkRyxAVr557dW3_AUtwsgJlrXXkWPv0ZbQRK2bXLhRArw1_FbdvN14Fh3ldW9YJQe2/s320/IMG_8224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545071493117773250" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCiB_Bw6foJADsfQl4MHZ8uwA1AgvrUxiVitfwiSMaPsSbWI0HpqhMUEKwBLUVtVzqIhsjgralDdmp51sSWyzS4kSzFO_gh3kjn4hyphenhyphentquVlN3bVCUex2bsmt6nKlzu902x3s7ipdbG1Er/s1600/IMG_8220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCiB_Bw6foJADsfQl4MHZ8uwA1AgvrUxiVitfwiSMaPsSbWI0HpqhMUEKwBLUVtVzqIhsjgralDdmp51sSWyzS4kSzFO_gh3kjn4hyphenhyphentquVlN3bVCUex2bsmt6nKlzu902x3s7ipdbG1Er/s320/IMG_8220.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545071487211591794" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCblc2Pzpj-atFrAbl6rnK9_az36rozn00dODrQwW3A5b5YAEzKWiHxykp6NMxPN5qRCR8mOFogaZiNQ6HqVR_nDTTWlyDhxn_W3_GALu1JJVpLEmuOF_ghO9UQ2qsSX2Jrd3TlFlAH-y/s1600/IMG_8219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCblc2Pzpj-atFrAbl6rnK9_az36rozn00dODrQwW3A5b5YAEzKWiHxykp6NMxPN5qRCR8mOFogaZiNQ6HqVR_nDTTWlyDhxn_W3_GALu1JJVpLEmuOF_ghO9UQ2qsSX2Jrd3TlFlAH-y/s320/IMG_8219.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545071483737950210" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qn0CR1A8B1W_MpyoUhfq8GJphofgbw6jgXn25AaeVE_3TeyU2AHrEj2swxxzVkAnx9TL8fODXhIaMSL6fNlcl4YgBSXx4Bf68aCLeNV6WlNWx0I1GBueU3YEkcUqeF4sVYkYlD1Qrng6/s1600/IMG_8204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qn0CR1A8B1W_MpyoUhfq8GJphofgbw6jgXn25AaeVE_3TeyU2AHrEj2swxxzVkAnx9TL8fODXhIaMSL6fNlcl4YgBSXx4Bf68aCLeNV6WlNWx0I1GBueU3YEkcUqeF4sVYkYlD1Qrng6/s320/IMG_8204.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545071475224720226" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhIpQrS0IKnB77_hJfgw8XzfED2yxp3fpjioF2zmuqJuqdxHf21yzfBCFbJmN0Gz2op2G_lYK0u7Q-mmo9_5XaCDqBmZQQn5-mhd7H4hV_S1SB2gVL9SkLnCWwz5rVWjUucFax6PWB77_/s1600/IMG_8112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhIpQrS0IKnB77_hJfgw8XzfED2yxp3fpjioF2zmuqJuqdxHf21yzfBCFbJmN0Gz2op2G_lYK0u7Q-mmo9_5XaCDqBmZQQn5-mhd7H4hV_S1SB2gVL9SkLnCWwz5rVWjUucFax6PWB77_/s320/IMG_8112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545071471389874834" /></a>Later in the evening, and about an hour West of that wonderful flycatcher, we finished the day watching two SHORT-EARED OWLS flying around the marshes of Elliott Island Road. What a fantastic way to finish the Thanksgiving weekend. A life bird, great weather and some cherished father/son birding... I mean BONDING.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0G-mWe20CYl8Qv2BeRjtBnvtw-fA4egl-bG72yt0fuB_QNONB5LsZQy4mvsyQ8zpC6zMW1k3zWWQIVqXDMQIPHOo9XNvRkux9lh0GDgXiDELGLeltPT-D2RjONWbYj73Rr_dZPzJiCfA/s1600/IMG_8342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0G-mWe20CYl8Qv2BeRjtBnvtw-fA4egl-bG72yt0fuB_QNONB5LsZQy4mvsyQ8zpC6zMW1k3zWWQIVqXDMQIPHOo9XNvRkux9lh0GDgXiDELGLeltPT-D2RjONWbYj73Rr_dZPzJiCfA/s320/IMG_8342.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545073618630135650" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1z1vBSDauJvTs1KzNgQkDyyonAEzqo6QBNmWXfA7pSPMRuryPkCJzFWJ2IQxQnGsLifTeFPIecZG-YGwYTYWWFkAgWXRY7-oROJpVfrk8Q7Z3bTaRcZRpxgE2iURuR83_w_K6esSA9US/s1600/IMG_8337.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTFbF5NEbSUtI7jOQ-6FvxMkYHDaN98hGc3QoN3oJKjR74XEHzJU9UDmngJFjc9m_QxUQBDH1InzptahRb5YvH_7-PbZEKH32hBQWhUK97eEbfD9v0jTFTxM2KVObWO5dmsRst_xQ-Bl8/s320/IMG_8343.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545073881609095746" /></a>The sun was vanishing below the horizon, so we were mighty lucky to have one of the owls glide by us... before all the lights went out!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXtrk8wtYQWib90q16jbi-Vwx63iqwdLN22EMI4ghxYGevs1OrbRVUjRxhdrR4_VJ98dDv2Z2r4ltuXl9ZgDBFdnAuxaa06CVsClj9IKfAG2O986L_BcTEUzuENK0WjG05LnAFG9vneKz/s1600/IMG_8359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXtrk8wtYQWib90q16jbi-Vwx63iqwdLN22EMI4ghxYGevs1OrbRVUjRxhdrR4_VJ98dDv2Z2r4ltuXl9ZgDBFdnAuxaa06CVsClj9IKfAG2O986L_BcTEUzuENK0WjG05LnAFG9vneKz/s320/IMG_8359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545074230220120514" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPzvWc981RfPpu3xbJ6ieKp_8SGW1as3hkU6_Cd_cDULuaihsEbneb7xnd4D46D-tn1O9NOSwcbEY8_Db3xK-6DC1RY40ILGbCYitpIFbswF6XGGr33gcToGvsUeTxMnazDNRFi1YDeBt/s1600/IMG_8356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPzvWc981RfPpu3xbJ6ieKp_8SGW1as3hkU6_Cd_cDULuaihsEbneb7xnd4D46D-tn1O9NOSwcbEY8_Db3xK-6DC1RY40ILGbCYitpIFbswF6XGGr33gcToGvsUeTxMnazDNRFi1YDeBt/s320/IMG_8356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545074200229952210" /></a>Happy Holidays,<br />Dan</p>Nervous Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591540705434753046noreply@blogger.com0