Went out to Harrison Rd. in Fauquier Co, this afternoon with a friend to
check on the Bobolinks. There were lot of Bobolinks!! Had excellent
views of numbers of birds of both sexes, flying around, sitting on the
fence, sitting on the taller plants, often in groups and, as was reported,
they do make a GLORIOUS NOISE! All very nice. We also saw lots of the usual
suspects, Tree swallows, bluebirds, some Meadowlarks, and an interesting
aerial contest between an adult Bald Eagle and an Osprey. We noticed the
eagle and the osprey flying in close circles over the field. The eagle was
diving on the Osprey again, and again. Finally after about 5 minutes, the
Osprey released something from it's talons ( surely a fish) which the eagle
immediately caught in mid air. The Osprey them began diving on the eagle,
which simply flew off with the prize. A bit later the Osprey flew over us
with another large fish. Looks like goods dinner for all. We also had a
direct flyover (this is for real folks) of the METLIFE BLIMP, complete with
Snoopy on the side. It came right over us parked on the road. You just
never know what you'll see in the country! I asked the man mowing the grass
along Harrison road about the plants in the Bobolink field. He said they
will cut the field in about two weeks. SO, if you want to see the Bobolinks,
you might want to go out soon.
Donald Sweig
Falls Church, Va.
