Matt,
Here is a list of all the Louisiana Waterthrush reports before March 21
that I have in my database.
Feb. 16, 2013 Howard
Feb. 28, 1973 Prince George's
Mar. 4, 1973 Howard
Mar. 11, 1994 Howard
Mar. 13, 2006 Charles
Mar. 13, 2007 Worcester
Mar. 14, 1979 Kent
Mar. 16, 2006 Caroline
Mar. 17, 1990 Worcester
Mar. 18, 2012 Talbot
Mar. 18, 2012 Worcester
Mar. 19, 2012 Calvert
Mar. 19, 2012 Howard
Mar. 20, 2012 Cecil
Mar. 20, 2012 DC
Mar. 20, 2012 Montgomery
As you can see the Pocomoke region is not well-represented and Howard
County seems to be the early hot spot. Here are the earliest dates I have
for the counties not listed above:
Wicomico Mar. 21, 1997
St. Mary's Mar. 21, 2012
Baltimore Mar. 22, 2012
Frederick Mar. 23, 2003
Anne Arundel Mar. 23, 2012
Washington Mar. 24, 1998
Harford Mar. 24, 2012
Carroll Mar. 26, 2008
Allegany Mar. 28, 1991
Dorchester Apr. 2, 2006
Somerset Apr. 3, 1977
Queen Anne's Apr. 6, 2002
Garrett Apr. 7, 2010
If anyone would like to chip in with earlier records please do. I have
not checked eBird for additional reports and sometimes I miss other reports
from the list and sometimes people don't report their interesting
observations.
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Matt Hafner <hafner.matt...> wrote:
>
> Bill Hubick and I thought that this AMAZING record could use a little more
> context and overall fanfare. So first, congratulations to Jim for finding
> a great bird!
>
> The previous Maryland early date for Louisiana Waterthrush (LOWA) in
> Maryland was February 28th. Perhaps Bob Ringler can give us an exact
> location on this one, but I suspect somewhere in the Pocomoke River
> drainage. Typically the first LOWA of the year are found in that area in
> the second half of March. During the last few days of March and early
> April, they appear at scattered other breeding areas around the state.
> --
>
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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