Interesting bit of history! Thanks for sharing.
Stan Arnold Ferndale <thrushhost...>
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:41 PM, Dan Haas <nervousbirds...> wrote:
> Mega!!! Jerry Fletcher found one bird at Choptank!!! > > Wait, you say... There are Laughing Gulls in Caroline County right now. > It's barely worth mentioning here. > > But wait, consider that it is August 22nd, 1952. Confused? Sixty years > ago, a Laughing Gull in Caroline County would qualify as a FIRST COUNTY > RECORD! > > Folks, with help from Bob Ringler (he will kindly be offering up a notable > sighting or two from the MD Birding database super mainframe computer), > Matt Hafner (for his editorial comments an ideas) and Jared Fisher (for his > technical savvy in helping with the link), here is a little story about a > rather interesting historical gull sighting from the 1950's. > > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B08JX6BGOBbLazVwR0lHNXBBNE0/preview?pli=1 > > The link above is for the first edition, Week 1 installment of "This Week > In MD Birding." > > The idea was a little something I thought might generate discussion on the > MD Birding Facebook Group site, while at the same time, it could impart > bird-related wisdom to us all. Telling some stories of our state's rich > birding history is something that I believe was past due. > > More editions will be coming soon. Should you have an idea, a story, a > historic sighting, etc... I'm happy to hear about it and possibly work it > into a future edition. > > With two kids, two jobs and a sincere > passion for birds, I've little time for anything else. That said, if you > think you are game to author a future edition, please contact me offline. > > I hope you all enjoy! > > Good Birding, > > Dan Haas > St. Margaret's, MD > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > -- 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 > Posts can be sent to the group by sending an email to > <mdbirding...> > > >
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