Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 05:45:02 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Phil Davis Subject: Re: Maryland Kelp Gull night roost In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20040212043107.02abad40@popd.ix.netcom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Of course, that should be "Patuxent River" ... sorry. At 04:47 02/12/2004 -0500, you wrote: >MD Osprey: > >In the five years (probably six) since the Sandgates, Maryland Kelp >Gull has been present, we still do not know where it roosts at night. >We have one report of seeing it heading toward the Chalk Point power >plant in southern Prince George's County on the Potomac River in the >evening, heading north from the Benedict Bridge. The bird has been seen >arriving at and leaving from Sandgates in several directions, so it's >not presenting any clear pattern that we can track. > >As everyone checks gull flocks for the remainder of this winter, please >keep your eyes open it, especially early in the morning and towards >evening. Look carefully at all Great Black-backed Gulls for something >that may look different. Saint Mary's, Calvert, and Charles counties >are probably the best bets for finding it, but .. who knows? > >I'll buy whoever first finds it, away from Sandgates, a beer, a soda, >or "top-shelf" bottled water ... your choice! What the heck, I'll >really splurge ... and make it a six-pack! > >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 >======================================================================= ================================== Phil Davis Davidsonville, Maryland USA mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com ================================== ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================