Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:27:16 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Robert Ringler Subject: Re: RFI: MD's 2003 Wandering American White Pelicans MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Phil, Twelve White Pelicans were seen on the Ocean City CBC by two parties. A local property owner reported about 24 present beginning in November. Mark Hoffman photographed the twelve birds two days after the count. Access to the area is restricted. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Davis To: Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:53 AM Subject: [MDOSPREY] RFI: MD's 2003 Wandering American White Pelicans > MD_Ospreyers: > > I'm working on the MD/DC Records Committee files and would like to > throw out a request to see if there are any more reports or > outstanding documentation on this year's American White Pelicans that > roamed the coastal plain. > > > Date Number Locations > Observer(s) > > 05/12/2003 5 birds Indian Head/Potomac River/Charles > Co E. Wilson > 05/14/2003 5 birds Indian Head/Potomac River/Charles > Co E. Wilson > > 06/11-~6/18/2003 1 bird Nottingham/Hall Creek/Patuxent > River/PG Co G. Kearns/M Callahan > > 10/08/2003 5 birds Easton/Easton WWTP/Talbot > Co J Morrin > 10/09/2003 5 birds Easton/Waverly & Waverly Is > Rds/Talbot Co H Steilkie > 10/10/2003 5 birds Tilghman/Knapps Narrows/Talbot > Co fide J Reese > 10/11-10/24/2003 5 birds Poplar Island/Talbot > Co fide J Reese/L Roslund > 10/14/2003 5 birds Poplar Island/Talbot > Co C Swarth > ?? 5 birds Easton/Rt 50/Talbot > Co (Easton Newspaper - 10/31) > 10/30/2003 5 birds Bombay Hook > NWR/DE L Roslund > > 11/29/2003 9 birds Assateague Is/Sinepatuxent > Bay/Worcester Co Joe/Jane Hanfman > > > Please note that the only reports that include reviewable > documentation are > the two Erika Wilson reports, a Greg Kearns photo, and the Joe/Jane Hanfman > report. > > Please let me know if anyone else had other sightings and, especially, > if any photos or field notes exist. > > Thanks. > > Phil > > > =================================================== > Phil Davis, Secretary > MD/DC Records Committee > 2549 Vale Court > Davidsonville, Maryland 21035 USA > 301-261-0184 > mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com > > MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html > =================================================== > > ====================================================================== > = > 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 ======================================================================= =========================================================================