Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:20:18 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Thomas Harten Subject: Re: Charles County Brown Pelicans MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ospreyers: Mike's post reminded me to report a sighting from monday morning, a Brown Pelican flying down the Patuxent from the Rte 231 bridge between Charles and Calvert Counties. This is the first Pax River pelican for me, surprising to see it so far up river! Tom Harten Croom ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Callahan To: Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:46 AM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Charles County Brown Pelicans > Hi fellow MDOSPREYERS, > > What a treat to see pelicans in Charles County this afternoon (oops, it > is now past midnight and it was yesterday. On June 11, I observed my > first Charles County Brown Pelicans. They were on the Potomac River > between Nanjemoy Creek and Port Tobacco Creek between 11:00 am and 2:30 > pm. There were at least three birds and all were immature and seen > plunging for food. We were on a boat, but you may be able to see them > from the dock at Capt'n Billy's Seafood Restaurant at Popes Creek on the > Potomac. > > A Ruddy Duck was also seen at the mouth of Nanjemoy Creek flying just > above the water. > > Now while on the Potomac in this area you will have to look twice at any > large bird flying over the water. Bald Eagle and Osprey are so common in > this area that I have gotten oblivious to them at times at they fly > overhead. I wouldn't be surprised if you see them up around the Woodrow > Wilson Bridge this summer. Keep you eyes peeled and check out any large > birds along the Potomac above Nanjemoy Creek. > > This may be my last post before I leave for VT for the summer. I will be > teaching at an Audubon youth camp as the ornithology instructor. It will > be my first time to VT and I hope to get a few life birds. If anyone has > suggestions of good birding places up there, please contact me off list. > > Naturally, > Mike Callahan > Laurel, Howard County, Maryland > 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 > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================