Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 11:45:48 EST Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Paul O'Brien Subject: Re: Dovekies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Elliot, I think there is some confusion about the date of the 759 Dovekie count. =20 The trip occurred on 12/30/78 and was part of the 79th Audubon CBC (and was=20 published in the July 1979 issue of AB). The year and the CBC number are out= of=20 register by one. On 12/30/79 there was another trip, part of the 80th CBC,= but=20 no Dovekies, ONLY Manx Shearwater and Great Skua, which had been seen on the= =20 1978 trip as well. Yawn. Paul O'Brien Rockville, Mont. Co., MD pobrien776@aol.com In a message dated 3/2/04 11:02:22 AM, kingfisher500@VERIZON.NET writes: > > This was a pelagic Christmas Count, as distinct from the > > land-based=20 > version, > > and is called the Baltimore Canyon, MD count.=A0=A0 The summary of > > the=20 > 12/30/78 > > trip is found on page 440 of American Birds Vol. 33, No. 4, 1979. >=20 > I was responding to a post that identified the count as Ocean City. >The Audubon web site shows the 759 Dovekie on the 79 Christmas count >for Baltimore Canyon (MD15). =20 > There is also a Baltimore Canyon (MD19) count, but that was not in 79. >=20 > Elliot Kirschbaum > Baltimore, MD USA >=20 >=20 =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 =========================================================================