This evening around 7:30 Susan and I met at the Park Preserve and tried our
luck at hearing the migrant Long-earred Owl. We stood just inside the
gate and played the Northern Saw-whet tooting call. We did not hear the LE
Owl, but clearly heard a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL. It was still light enough
so
I've been so busy with eBird that I'm just getting around to posting a woodcock
photo from Assateague National Seashore, MD, on the Eaton club's Facebook
page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/eatonbirds/
Back on Feb. 21, when we selected and set up on a site, we had no idea there
was a woodcock
I was in the front yard doing yardwork, looked up, and noted a small kettle
of vultures over the house. Called the wife out. I was counting them
(stupid thing to do) when she said there's a BLACK VULTURE. Sure enough.
Slightly smaller than the 10 TURKEY VULTURES, stubby, wide-spread tail,
