Date: 9/2/25 5:56 am From: 'Mike Bowen' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Re: Hanover Street wetlands viewing
Joe: We set up the Hanover Street Wetlands as an eBird Hotspot about a
month ago, on recommendation of Nico Sarbanes, a Baltimore birder
(<nasarbanes...>). If Nico reads this, maybe he can shed light on
your access question.
Mike Bowen
Bethesda
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Bethesda
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On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 8:39:36 AM UTC-4 Joe Harber wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I see Hanover Street wetlands as a hotspot in Baltimore. I drove by there
> but I wasn't sure how to access it. Signs say no parking on the Hanover
> Street bridge. So, I crossed the bridge, and from the Hospital parking lot
> I can see across to the wetland restoration going on and there was a
> platform someone was fishing from. How do you access to bird the wetland?
> Thanks!
>
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I asked for thoughts and observations, and I got plenty of excellent ones!
Thank you all for your insights and citations.
Jim
On Monday, August 25, 2025 at 11:52:46 AM UTC-4 Jim Felley wrote:
> Checking eBird Rare Bird Alerts for Maryland, I noticed that as of
> yesterday, the Mississippi Kite chicks on both of the Rockville area nests
> are still hanging around at their nest sites, with their parents in
> attendance.
>
> Checking the Hawkcount site (https://hawkcount.org/), I see that huge
> numbers of migrating Mississippi kites are already in south Texas and
> Mexico!
>
> I wonder if the local parents are getting a little antsy to get moving.
> Does anyone know if Mississippi kites migrate as families in the fall?
> Will the parents be showing the kids how to hunt before they leave? Or on
> the way south? Or do they let them figure things out for themselves?
> Thoughts or observations welcome!
>
> Jim
>
> Jim Felley
> Clarksburg, MD
>
>
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Passed away on 3/22/25 at 90 years of age. I knew her thru our shared love of American Stoneware and Redware pottery, but I believe she was a long time member of the Baltimore chapter of MOS.
where you can share memories, or share them here and I'll forward them to her daughter.
All I know of her and husband Harry's history is that they came to MD from Ohio. She was a music teacher maybe at Johns Hopkins and that's about all I know except that she was exceptionally bright, and always entertaining and loved birds and dogs...
Jim Speicher
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Date: 8/25/25 11:26 am From: 'Jim Nelson' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Rockville Mississippi kites: thoughts?
Jim,
I'm no expert, but I checked the Birds of the World species account for Mississippi Kite and found the following tidbits.
"Most fall migration in North America occurs late Aug-mid-Sep as small postbreeding flocks wander and combine. Extended flocks approach and exceed 1,000 individuals in s. Texas in late Aug-early Oct ..., and most kites are south of U.S. by mid-Oct. Commonly a few individuals tarry..."
"No known variation in rates of movement between individuals of eastern and western populations, nor between sexes, nor between adults and juveniles, although yearlings may leave nesting areas before adults do ... Juveniles are often observed in postbreeding and migratory flocks."
With respect to fledgling kites, "Adults feed vocal fledglings for at least 15–20 d after fledging...Fledglings are reluctant fliers to about 50 d of age; clumsy in handling prey, which they often drop ... They frequent nest area and may return to nest up to 10 d after fledging ... Fledglings attempt to catch insects with adults after 50+ d ...; forage with adults at 64 d ..."
Nothing specific about parent/fledgling interaction during migration, not surprising because it would be impossible to monitor once they are on the move south.
Jim NelsonBethesda
On Monday, August 25, 2025 at 11:52:49 AM EDT, Jim Felley <jdfelley...> wrote:
Checking eBird Rare Bird Alerts for Maryland, I noticed that as of yesterday, the Mississippi Kite chicks on both of the Rockville area nests are still hanging around at their nest sites, with their parents in attendance.
Checking the Hawkcount site (https://hawkcount.org/), I see that huge numbers of migrating Mississippi kites are already in south Texas and Mexico!
I wonder if the local parents are getting a little antsy to get moving. Does anyone know if Mississippi kites migrate as families in the fall? Will the parents be showing the kids how to hunt before they leave? Or on the way south? Or do they let them figure things out for themselves? Thoughts or observations welcome!
Jim
Jim FelleyClarksburg, MD
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Date: 8/25/25 11:24 am From: Rick Borchelt <rborchelt...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Rockville Mississippi kites: thoughts?
Hatchlings usually leave the nest area before their parents before
migration for a period of wandering, and are presumed to hook up with the
casual flocks that form this time of year for the flight down through
Texas. In spring they may return to the original nest site (later than the
parents) and may even help with raising the next brood unless the parents
chase them off.
On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM Jim Felley <jdfelley...> wrote:
> Checking eBird Rare Bird Alerts for Maryland, I noticed that as of
> yesterday, the Mississippi Kite chicks on both of the Rockville area nests
> are still hanging around at their nest sites, with their parents in
> attendance.
>
> Checking the Hawkcount site (https://hawkcount.org/), I see that huge
> numbers of migrating Mississippi kites are already in south Texas and
> Mexico!
>
> I wonder if the local parents are getting a little antsy to get moving.
> Does anyone know if Mississippi kites migrate as families in the fall?
> Will the parents be showing the kids how to hunt before they leave? Or on
> the way south? Or do they let them figure things out for themselves?
> Thoughts or observations welcome!
>
> Jim
>
> Jim Felley
> Clarksburg, MD
>
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Date: 8/25/25 8:52 am From: Jim Felley <jdfelley...> Subject: [MDBirding] Rockville Mississippi kites: thoughts?
Checking eBird Rare Bird Alerts for Maryland, I noticed that as of yesterday, the Mississippi Kite chicks on both of the Rockville area nests are still hanging around at their nest sites, with their parents in attendance.
Checking the Hawkcount site (https://hawkcount.org/), I see that huge numbers of migrating Mississippi kites are already in south Texas and Mexico!
I wonder if the local parents are getting a little antsy to get moving. Does anyone know if Mississippi kites migrate as families in the fall? Will the parents be showing the kids how to hunt before they leave? Or on the way south? Or do they let them figure things out for themselves? Thoughts or observations welcome!
Jim
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Date: 8/23/25 3:52 pm From: 'Gail Mackiernan' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Beginning of the end, it appears, for Konterra
I worked in Laurel in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and that area was almost all extensive, pretty barren gravel pits. Now, there may well have been Shortears using these areas in winter, as there usually was scrub vegetation between the pits, but do not recall. Maybe Jay Sheppard remembers.
Of course the real older birders out there will recall the Gude Nursery (adjacent to the long-gone Gude Landfill) with its host of overwintering owls.
Gail Mackiernan
Colesville
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> On Aug 23, 2025, at 5:59 PM, Russ Ruffing <russruffing...> wrote:
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> Developers walk away with all the money and the rest of us get to hold the bag of everything they leave behind. Forever.
>
>> On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM Rick Borchelt <rborchelt...> wrote:
>> And its wintering population of Short-eared Owls.
>>
>> https://streetcarsuburbs.news/konterra-town-center-construction-to-start/ >>
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Date: 8/22/25 8:29 am From: Jack Saba <jlsaba001...> Subject: [MDBirding] ‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests | Science | AAAS
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Date: 8/20/25 5:39 am From: Joe Harber <joeharber714...> Subject: [MDBirding] Hanover Street wetlands viewing
Hello,
I see Hanover Street wetlands as a hotspot in Baltimore. I drove by there but I wasn't sure how to access it. Signs say no parking on the Hanover Street bridge. So, I crossed the bridge, and from the Hospital parking lot I can see across to the wetland restoration going on and there was a platform someone was fishing from. How do you access to bird the wetland? Thanks!
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Date: 8/19/25 8:57 am From: 'Gail Mackiernan' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Hurricane Erin birding??
Perhaps the OC Inlet, if public access is not closed due to wind/surf. Sometimes hurricane waifs take shelter inside the inlet or bayside. Same at Indian River inlet.
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> On Aug 19, 2025, at 11:46 AM, Eric <tridachia...> wrote: > > Any hurrricane bird watchers think this will bring some good ocean birds on Thursday? Where will you/would you go on the coast to watch? > > Eric > -- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. > To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on the web at http://www.mdbirding.com > Unfamiliar with a hotspot mentioned on this list? Quickly locate it here - http://www.mdbirding.com/hotspot.html > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maryland & DC Birding" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mdbirding+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/<ed479bfc-e322-40aa-bd14-12f5eb92aeean...>
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Date: 8/19/25 8:46 am From: Eric <tridachia...> Subject: [MDBirding] Hurricane Erin birding??
Any hurrricane bird watchers think this will bring some good ocean birds on Thursday? Where will you/would you go on the coast to watch?
Eric
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Date: 8/15/25 7:28 pm From: Harry Armistead <harryarmistead...> Subject: [MDBirding] Ferry Neck August 3-9, 2025 (& Brigantine)
FERRY NECK, AUGUST 3-9, 2025. crepe myrtles blooming, everywhere, profusely. Has dried out a lot. Our sorghum only now developing seed heads. Loads of hibiscus blooming elsewhere. The big solar farm project along Egypt Road has many hundreds of trees planted next to the road, perhaps intended to hide the rows of panels. The east side of Egypt Road is still good and rural with a mixture of woodlands and crop fields. Nice.
AUGUST 3, SUNDAY. no notes survive concerning our arrival. c. 5:15?
AUGUST 4, MONDAY, 63-84, clear, light & variable. a beauty. 9-3, Blackwater NWR volunteers recognition. Excellent event, good talking, good food. Liz sees a monarch. This refuge does a lot and treats its volunteers and friends very nicely. Recently BNWR acquired the 460-acre Spiknall Tract (part of Kentuck Swamp), excellent woodlands, mostly hardwoods, that has spotted turtles. We learn that the # of volunteer hrs. is equivalent to 4.5 FTE personnel. Afternoon at Rigby’s Folly:
Sit out by the dock for several hours: spotted sandpiper 2. green heron 2, Canada goose 18, ring-billed gull 1, Forster’s tern 1, great blue heron 1, turkey vulture 3, purple martin 4, fish crow 1, cormorant 1, Carolina wren 1, osprey 2 (our cove pair; very vocal, 1 caught a fish 1’ long, a rare catch these days). 1 gray squirrel. feeders not up yet.
Pretty good numbers of dragonflies (that I don’t know how to id). No bluets seen today. No toads or froggies. No terrapin either. But a nice 10” skink on the front porch, I suspect an old female. Feeling especially tired, feeble, and off-balance.
AUGUST 5, TUESDAY. A rather scruffy looking immature red-headed woodpecker on the dead tree by the dock. I suspect out of a nest for just the last few days. The black cherry tree by the dock has been very fruitful mostly overcast, light winds, 70-low 80s. Liz sees a mourning cloak. Yes, sorghum starting to get decent-sized seed heads.
AUGUST 6, WEDNESDAY. overcast, light winds, 70-76, cool, very light sprinkles into the early afternoon. Good brown-headed nuthatch showing at the feeder. Mostly wrote today. 4 gray squirrels. pearl crescent.
AUGUST 7, THURSDAY. likewise, mostly wrote. 70-81. still a good firefly show. Liz sees an osprey with a fair-sized fish apprehensive because of a bald eagle. Adult red-headed woodpecker. low humidity.
AUGUST 8, FRIDAY. George & Kristin arrive. 65-81, fair, NE or E 4-11. low humidity, a gem. We all see: 45 chimney swifts, I see an imm. little blue heron on the boatlift busy preening, George calls our attention to an immature red-shouldered hawk, an indigo bunting. At least 31 bird species. Still lots of fireflies.
AUGUST 9, SATURDAY. Liz and I leave. George & Kristin stay. George reports a good day for aerialists: chimney swift 25, bank swallow 16, tree swallow 1, barn swallow 40, northern rough-winged swallow 1, and purple martin 13 - lots of swallow types hunting insects.
He also sees 14 cattle egrets. 2 little blue herons, a snowy egret, and 2 great blue herons. 11 ospreys. 2 bald eagles. an eastern screech-owl calling, evidently stimulated by tonight’s full moon. 2 red-headed woodpeckers and 1 pileated. a blue-gray gnatcatcher is a migrant to be expected in August. a blue grosbeak. 3 hummingbirds. 46 species.
Today’s star invertebrate identified w/ George’s photo thanks to iNaturalist: a brilliant jumping spider. Other insects identified in like manner thanks to George: Virginia metallic tiger beetle; gold-maned thread-waisted wasp.
PLANTINGS. George & Kristin have been VERY active here, planting numerous native flowers and other vege: swamp milkweed, eastern columbine, spotted bee balm, smooth blue asters, texas hibiscus, false sunflower, foxglove beardtongue, penstemon digitalis, and opuntia (cactus). These around the house foundation and also the periphery of the lawn. Their house in Roxborough (Phila.) has even more.
BRIGANTINE (FORSYTHE) N.W.R., NJ. July 29, noon - 3 P.M. George & I made a tour of wildlife drive, w/ emphasis on shorebirds. It was high tide and much of the impoundments areas were dry:
others: mute swan 44, hooded merganser 1, black-headed gull 1 (close photod.), black skimmer 13, gull-billed tern 22, least tern 60, white ibis 110, glossy ibis 180, great egret 130, bald eagle 2, marsh wren 5, and seaside sparrow 11.
The ospreys seem to be doing well here in contrast to many on Chesapeake Bay. Three nests here at the Brig each have 3 strapping youngsters, no doubt flight-capable.
Best to all. - Harry Armistead, Bellevue & Philadelphia.
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Date: 8/15/25 11:07 am From: 'Marcia Watson' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Favorite MD Fall Migration Birding Sites
Denise, Check out Turkey Point in Cecil County and Dan’s Rock in Allegany County. Turkey Point is famous for its hawk watch, formerly conducted by the Cecil Bird Club. Since 2021, it’s been the site of an ongoing morning flight count - all species, not just hawks - staffed daily by the MD Biodiversity Project. The results have been eye-opening. MBP also staffs a daily morning flight count at Dan’s Rock, equally spectacular. This one started in 2022. For a taste of what birds they get, see the blog posts at https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/blog/ (scroll down for season openers from both Turkey Point and Dan’s Rock) and look in the side bar on the right for past season entries at both places. Also check the eBird hotspots for both sites. Aaron Graham is the MBP counter at Dan’s Rock and Nolan Walker is at Turkey Point. For logistics at Turkey Point, see https://birdersguidemddc.org/site/elk-neck-state-park-turkey-point/. The Birder’s Guide doesn’t yet have a write-up for Dan’s Rock. You can use the Google Maps link for Dan’s Rock Overlook for directions. https://maps.app.goo.gl/7gudA3F6aj8kzaEG6 Marcia ——————-Marcia WatsonPhoenix, MD <marshwren50...>
From: <mdbirding...> <mdbirding...> on behalf of Robert McLean <tmclean1090...> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2025 1:34 PM To: Denise Ryan <screechowl...> Cc: Maryland DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Favorite MD Fall Migration Birding Sites Hi Denise,Please list 10 or so target birds, other than Connecticut Warbler. Is your focus mainly on passerines or are gulls and shorebirds in the mix. In addition to Point Lookout, Assateague Island is great for migrants, including warblers. Regards, Taylor McLeanBaltimore, MDSent from my iPhone
On Aug 15, 2025, at 12:17 PM, Denise Ryan <screechowl...> wrote:
Thoughts are turning to the excitement of fall migration and instead of heading over to Cape May, I have been thinking of staying in Maryland for a hot week of migration birdings and increasing my species count for MD in 2025. Where do you like to go? What is most productive? I'm familiar with Point Lookout and that is a great contender. Are there other sites anywhere else in the state I should consider? Do you have good weather sites and bad weather sites? It would be awesome to get a Connecticut warbler lifer. TYIA. --Denise Ryan Cheverly, MD <screechowl...> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on the web at http://www.mdbirding.com Unfamiliar with a hotspot mentioned on this list? Quickly locate it here - http://www.mdbirding.com/hotspot.html --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maryland & DC Birding" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mdbirding+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/<CAFRJWDDLMXxeWVKtG9yfTzqHTWp8eyRbpBRMgApdq8HBFdGUGg...>
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Date: 8/15/25 10:48 am From: Jim Moore <epiphenomenon9...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Favorite MD Fall Migration Birding Sites
Turkey Point in Cecil county is another good location. Similar to Point
Lookout, it is a southward pointing peninsula that concentrates migrants
by funneling them towards the tip. Also Taylor's Island in Dorchester
county can be good in fall. You can get additional info on both these
locations and more in the Birder's Guide to Maryland & DC
<birdersguidemddc> (birdersguidemddc.org).
Jim Moore
Germantown
On Fri 08/15/2025 12:17 PM, Denise Ryan wrote:
> Thoughts are turning to the excitement of fall migration and instead
> of heading over to Cape May, I have been thinking of staying in
> Maryland for a hot week of migration birdings and increasing my
> species count for MD in 2025.
>
> Where do you like to go? What is most productive? I'm familiar with
> Point Lookout and that is a great contender. Are there other sites
> anywhere else in the state I should consider? Do you have good weather
> sites and bad weather sites?
> It would be awesome to get a Connecticut warbler lifer. TYIA.
>
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> Cheverly, MD
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Date: 8/15/25 9:17 am From: Denise Ryan <screechowl...> Subject: [MDBirding] Favorite MD Fall Migration Birding Sites
Thoughts are turning to the excitement of fall migration and instead of heading over to Cape May, I have been thinking of staying in Maryland for a hot week of migration birdings and increasing my species count for MD in 2025.
Where do you like to go? What is most productive? I'm familiar with Point Lookout and that is a great contender. Are there other sites anywhere else in the state I should consider? Do you have good weather sites and bad weather sites? It would be awesome to get a Connecticut warbler lifer. TYIA.
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