Date:         Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:31:23 EST
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From:         Paul O'Brien <PObrien776@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dovekies
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Bob,

I hate to disagree with you (publicly) but on that day the ocean was indeed=20
like a millpond.   It was like a mirror - the first and only Ringler-friendl=
y=20
ocean I shall ever see.

Paul O'Brien
Rockville, Mont. Co., MD
pobrien776@aol.com

In a message dated 2/29/04 10:26:10 AM, ringler@QIS.NET writes:


> Joe,
> =A0 =A0 The first Ocean City CBC was in 1948.=A0 The CBC to which you 
> are referring was the first Baltimore Canyon CBC led by Rich 
> Rowlett.=A0 Of=
=A0 the
> 17 species seen that day were 759 Dovekies.
> =A0 =A0 By the way, the ocean is never like a millpond.
>=20
> Bob Ringler
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Byrnes <joseph.byrnes@COMCAST.NET>
> To: <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 6:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Dovekies
>=20
>=20
> After reading Norm's post about the high number of Dovekies seen 
>yesterday=
,
> my memory kicked into gear.=A0 At the risk of labeling myself as an Ol 
> Coo=
t, I
> remember the supposedly first ever Ocean City Christmas Count, led by 
> Chan Robbins, on Dec 30, 1978, in which we had literally hundreds of 
> Dovekies. The ocean was like a mill pond, which allowed us to reach 
> such high number=
s.
>=20
>=20
> Perhaps someone with access to the numbers can recall how many 
>Dovekies we  actually had.=A0=A0 In my notes I recalled Rich Rowlett 
>and Paul Dumont we=
re on
> the trip, plus I think Steve Simon.=A0=A0 Anybody with the actual 
>numbers? =20  -Joe Byrnes
> Columbia, Md
>=20
> joseph.byrnes@comcast.net
>=20
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