Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 13:22:28 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Mike Callahan Subject: Brown Pelicans and a Sea Turtle MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi MDOSPREYERS< We observed about eight Brown Pelicans a few of which were immatures just off of St. George Island on the St Mary's River in St. Mary's County on Friday July 13 while on the skip jack The Dee of St. Mary's. The pelicans were hanging around fish net trap enclosures. Inside the fish trap/weir was a very large Sea Turtle which must have weighed near 300 lbs. The group of 30 day campers enjoyed seeing the pelicans and were even more excited about the turtle. The turtle must have been there a little while since the captain told us there may be a sea turtle in the enclosure. It was the first sea turtle I had ever observed in the wild. If anyone from DNR knows how often this type of trap is emptied and if someone can be sent to check out and help get the turtle released pleas let me know. I am afraid it will starve in the net if it is left there too long. Naturally, Mike Callahan Laurel Howard County, MD raptorsrule @juno.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================