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March in Maryland. Last updated: 3/26/2009.

Above and below: A first-winter male Harris's Sparrow in Howard Co., Maryland. This is the first sighting of the species in Maryland since March 2003. Thanks to Ken Clark for finding and sharing this great bird!



We were excited to first detect the Harris's Sparrow by song. Ron Gutberlet picked it out in the distance in this cedar.


Below: Fairmount WMA, Somerset Co., Maryland.

Below: Two American Oystercatchers at the end of Rumbley Road in Somerset Co., Maryland (3/22/2009). Although regular on Smith Island, American Oystercatchers are a rare sighting on mainland Somerset.

Below three: A migrant Fox Sparrow visits our yard in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/7/2009).



Below two: Male and female Brown-headed Cowbirds join the blackbird flock raiding our feeders (3/7/2009).


Below two: Red-winged Blackbirds in our yard in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/7/2009).


Below: A female Northern Cardinal arrives for brunch (Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, 3/7/2009).

Below: A male House Sparrow in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/7/2009).


Below: The killer Muscovy Duck that attacked Matt Hafner at the Choptank Marina in Caroline Co., Maryland (2/21/2009).

