Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 07:19:24 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Marko, Thomas L. GS BUMED" Subject: Re: Anhinga MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Norm - I understand your request for more detail since Anhinga in Maryland are outside their normal range. I have observed Anhinga on the wing previously during visits to Florida, so I have some familiarity with this particular bird. The bird I observed this past Saturday flew over relatively close and low, perhaps 100 feet away. I immediately noted from its shape that it was different, which is why it caught my attention. Its neck was long and slender, the tail long, and the wings perpendicular to the body giving it a cross-like appearance. Its flight and wing beat appeared slower than a D-C Cormorant. Hope this information helps. Tom Marko Olney, MD MOS-MCC tlmarko@us.med.navy.mil -----Original Message----- From: Norm Saunders [mailto:marshhawk@ATT.NET] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 06:12 PM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Anhinga Tom Marko writes: > I observed a flyover Anhinga at Assateague Island National Seashore, > Worchester County, MD on Saturday, May 25 around 1300. Tom, We had quite a discussion here a while back about identifying anhinga on the wing and how they can be confused rather readily with double-crested cormorants. Understand I'm not commenting on your sighting so much as I guess I'm asking for more details about the bird you saw. Thanks! Norm ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================