Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 20:07:02 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Marty Cribb Subject: Smith Island sightings 07/04/03 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello All, For the 1st time this summer we hit a good low tide coming = into the Island at 11:30 AM. I'll list below the species feeding on the = mud flats north and west of Ewell and approximate #'s. Snowy Egret 10, = Great Egret 120, Little Blue Heron 80, Glossy Ibis 20, Great Blue Heron = 50, Brown Pelican 1,000 + ( working the tidal pools), Black Skimmer 8, = Spotted Sandpiper 4, Sanderling 4. I tried to concentrate on these = species and I was unable to count Terns and Gulls but #'s were high, = especially Herring and Black -backed Gulls (sp). Mute Swan #'s are = increasing rapidly with over 30 loafing on a sandbar on the farside of = the marsh north of the inlet. Good Birding, Marty Cribb, Point Lookout, = St Mary's Co, Md =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =========================================================================