Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:45:34 -0700 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Charlie Subject: Brown Pelicans off Shadyside (forward) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Folks, A friend sent me this, and I promised to forward it on. Is Marshall still compiling this area? I'm assuming one of you can get this to whomever is interesting. I'm missing Maryland, especially with the primary birding season ending here in the Smokies. Sure, 15 warblers in a day in July is great, but half the year there is nothing to look at or listen to! Drop me a line if you plan to be in the Smokies any time. Charlie ps - yard birds this year included Swainson's Warbler and Olive-sided Flycatcher. Had to take down the feeders, though, when a bear found 'em! > Pelican sighting > By: Anne Sundermann (annes@chesapeake.net) and Lindsey Evers > Description: 2 brown pelicans, probably juvenile. Head and body > plumage: > dull brown. > Wingspan: 4-5 feet > Date of sighting: 8/11/01 > Approximate time: 11:45 am > Distance: About 45-50 feet > Visibility: Clear (somewhat hazy); unobstructed > Location: Ches. Bay, on a pound net off of Cedarhurst, Shadyside, > MD > Activity : Perched on the sticks, flying low > Other birds present: osprey, gulls, black ducks, cormorants > > > > > > > ===== ************************************************** Charlie Muise, Senior Naturalist Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Townsend, TN lat 35 degrees, 38'23" long 83 degrees, 41'22" FREE: a term loosely used for things we pay for without realizing it. - David Brower (could also define inexpensive...) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================