Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 10:13:01 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Lydia Schindler Subject: Marbled Godwit,Harlequin at Ocean City MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, Ospreyers: On Saturday, Feb 1, midst the heavy mist and rain and high tide at the Ocean City Inlet, John Bjerke and the Montgomery County group he was leading saw a Marbled Godwit on the beach. We also had excellent close looks at a male Harlequin sitting on a rock beside the west end of the sea wall, in the sheltered area behind the motel. Also Common Loons, Red-breasted Mergansers, Turnstones, Sanderlings, a single Purple Sandpiper. Lydia Schindler Darnestown ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================