MD Birding:
FYI ... below is a cross-post from VA-Birds.
Let's see, this was about 120 miles SW of Triadelphia Reservoir and the VA bird was last seen about 48 hours earlier. That's an average velocity of about 2.5 miles per hour ... unless it was carrying coconuts ...
(Apologies to Monty Python fans).
Phil
From: Bill Portlock <portlock...> To: <va-bird...> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:11:40 -0400 Subject: [Va-bird] Possible Sabine's Gull near Mt. Crawford, VA (Shenandoah Valley ) Sept. 6, 2012
An adult Sabine's Gull was seen at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 from 1-3pm. It apparently left the facility later that afternoon and was not found again on September 7. It was seen by 11 individuals, all of whom did not have binoculars but did get relatively close looks (50'). Photographs were obtained that, while of poor quality because of the lack of a telephoto lens, did capture the distinctive black and white wing markings when observed from above, flying, as well as showing the bird resting on water of the secondary settling lagoon. I am happy to send/make photos available to anyone interested, and will be submitting this information with details to VARCOM.
As the bird appeared healthy and flying, and was solitary, birders should be on the lookout for this smallish, beautiful, gull-like tern in the Shenandoah Valley. I apologize for the late post, but have been unavailable to send before now.
Bill Portlock. Additional observers include Allan Thomson, Brooke Newton, Erin Ebersteine, Ben Eberline, Jimmy Sollner, Yancy Powell, Gwen Pearson, Eric Wiegandt, Ken Slazyk, and Anita Riggleman.
================================== Phil Davis Davidsonville, Maryland USA mailto:<PDavis...> ==================================
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