Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:40:55 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: paula sullivan Subject: Re: Black tern at Old Town 8/10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gail Mackiernan wrote: > Hi all -- > > Barry went down to Hunting Creek (this is Virginia, shhh!) and also birded the > Potomac > upstream from Belle Haven through Old Town. Best bird was a Black Tern going > into basic plumage over hydrilla beds off Founder's Park in Old Town. > > Theer was a good selection of shorebirds at Hunting Creek, three peep spp., > both yellowlegs, best probably a Stilt Sandpiper. I'm going to try to make this legit by also asking a question relevant to Maryland, but I'm most interested to know what peep species was seen besides Least and Semipalmated at Hunting Creek. The Black Tern spotting was terrific. I started looking for them to show up over the Potomac last week end without luck. My Maryland question: I'm taking my first "pelagic" trip on Sunday to Smith Island. I want to maximize the brief time on the island for birding and don't want the sit-down meal which I understand is available. Does anyone know if there are any sandwiches or snacks on the island or places to pick them up beforehand in the Point Lookout or Solomon's areas? Paula Sullivan Alexandria, VA paulas@erols.com ========================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ========================================================================== =========================================================================