Date: 11/5/12 7:21 pm
From: Warren and Lisa Strobel <birdingcouple...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Franklin's Gull - retraction


Hi all. Apologies for the late post. After closer viewing of my photographs from Saturday at Conowingo Dam and conferring with Jim Stasz and Kevin Graff, Lisa and I are withdrawing our report of a Franklin's Gull. It was merely an exceptionally good looking Laughing Gull!!

Sorry for the bad info. It's a good reminder of the necessity of making one's own IDs and not letting peer pressure from other birders, in this case a visitor from out of state, push you to make a call.

At last we got the Red Phalaropes!!

Good birding
Warren and Lisa Strobel
Annapolis, MD

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