Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 08:03:02 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Walter Ellison Subject: Re: ENNWR Trip Report - Late Post MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I also remarked on the lack of Mute Swans on the trip, and jokingly suggested we detour to Rock Hall harbor - the most reliable local spot for the perswana non grata. I agree with Parke that the weather made swans of both species difficult to see, it hardly seems possible with creatures so large and white. We only had 30 Tundras when 150 or more is a more expected tally. Good Birding, Walter Ellison MD-DC Atlas Coordinator - MOS 23460 Clarissa Road Chestertown, MD 21620 phone: 410-778-9568 e-mail: rossgull@crosslink.net "A person who is looking for something doesn't travel very fast" - E. B. White (in "Stuart Little") ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Dolesh" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] ENNWR Trip Report - Late Post > Were there no mute swans sighted on this outing, or are they just not being > counted? > It would be good to know just how many are present, and a group of > experienced observers like your party would give a very accurate count, I > believe. The MOS Conservation Committee has taken a pretty forceful > position on the control of mute swans, and it remains to be seen what the > Dept. of Natural Resources will eventually do to control this exotic > species. > Eastern Neck is a high concentration area for mutes, as least in the spring > and summer. It would benefit us all to know how many mutes are being > sighted, and where. W > > What do others think? Ignore them, or report them? > > Questioningly, > Rich Dolesh > Aquasco, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================