Date:         Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:56:16 -0500
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From:         C COMEAU <cliff.comeau@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Alcid at Ocean City
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This is a bit late for Sunday (Feb 22) at Ocean City Inlet, but I am = wondering if anyone else saw a bird that I saw very briefly, or if = anyone has any comments on my observation.  The bird was in the ocean = just left of the green buoy.  It appeared to be an Alcid, black above = and white below with a thin black bill and a mostly white neck; all = white throat and mostly white nape.  There appeared to be a thin black =
line curving back and down from the eye.   I saw the bird only twice, a =
few seconds each time, so was unable to show it to any other birders = there at the time, about 12:30pm.  At that distance, and with such brief = looks, I can hardly say that I saw the bird well.  A look at the field = guides might suggest a Common Murre, but I haven=92t heard that anyone = else saw that species.=20

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Fortunately, I had much better views of 2 Razorbills near the end of the = north jetty.

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Cliff Comeau

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cliff.comeau@att.net

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