Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:52:21 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Jane Kostenko Subject: Kelp Gull, St. Mary's County, MD, Update 2/5/00 Comments: To: WV Hotline , Voice of the Naturalist , Paul Baicich , PAbirds , NARBA , Maryland SMAS , Laurie Larson , birdchat , bbc , Armas Hill MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Kelp Gull was present in its usual spot on the pier behind the Se= a Breeze Restaurant in Sandgates, MD, this morning, Feburary 5, 2000, at 11= :45 a.m. until we left after noon. A birding couple from Virginia said it had previously been further up river and had just flown in before we got ther= e (we gave the secret call). Just a week shy of one year after its identification, the Kelp Gull w= as looking crisp and healthy. A nearby Great Black-backed Gull actually look= ed paler than the KEGU's black mantle, and the yellow-green legs were just a= s obvious as ever. It was putting on an aerial show, so we didn't get a goo= d look at the flecking on its head. In addition to the KEGU and GBBG, there were Herring and Ring-billed Gulls, a Canvasback, a Ring-necked Duck, a female Hooded Merganser, and b= oth Greater and Lesser Scaup, all right in the relatively sheltered waters in front of the Sea Breeze. Jane Kostenko jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us California, Maryland Yesterday is history; tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why they call it the PRESENT. ========================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ========================================================================= ===========================================================================