Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 21:57:11 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Mark Hoffman Subject: Re: MD LAY-GUE Award [was: Re: [MDOSPREY] Wicomico/Worcester Cos., 3/4] In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20040304221429.0129a080@popd.ix.netcom.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Phil - You're reading my mind. I tried mightily for one on Sunday. Congrats Clive!! Good date. Comforting that some lesser county does not steal the award... Mark Hoffman Sykesville, MD wcbirding@adelphia.net Worcester County records of Laughing Gull, 1/1 to 3/20 LAGU 02/08/1976 2; "OC area". (MLH) (Unpub. Obs.) LAGU 02/11/1995 4; Winter plumage. (Lawler, E.) (MB 52:69) LAGU 02/20/1998 1; MB "possible an early migrant". MB "OC". (Saunders, N.) (NAB MB 55:16) LAGU 02/25/2003 2; "early returning". (Dyke, S. H.) (NAB 57:187) LAGU 02/29/1992 2; "very early". (Czaplak, D., Jett, G. M., Kruger, J. H.) (MB 48:69) LAGU 03/06/1993 2; Arrival. (Gough, G. A., Osenton, P.) (MB 51:15) LAGU 03/08/1992 1; AB "returned 03/08-09, earlier than usual". (Unknown) AB cites MLH and C&DB for period. (AB 46:406) By inference, obs. must LAGU 03/09/1992 3; AB no #. AB "returned 03/08-09". Stockton-Little M-GIL-Vaughn/C-Truitt's L. (MLH, O'Brien, M.) AB cites MLH, C&DB for period LAGU 03/10/1991 2; "first of season". (O'Brien, M., et al.) (MB 47:119) LAGU 03/10/1992 8; Inlet, ocean stops. (MLH, O'Brien, M., Wierenga, H. L.) (Unpub. Obs.) LAGU 03/11/1992 2; (MLH) (Unpub. Obs.) 0840:1000. LAGU 03/11/1992 10; 1 subad. (MLH) (Unpub. Obs.) 1400:1600. LAGU 03/11/1995 1; (MLH, Thornton, A. L.) (Unpub. Obs.) LAGU 03/11/1995 1; (MLH, Thornton, A. L.) (Unpub. Obs.) LAGU 03/12/1983 1; ADT. "early". (Klockner, W.) (MB 39:67, 78) LAGU 03/12/1992 5; Inlet, 4th, 23rd, ocean stops. (MLH) (Unpub. Obs.) 0750:1700. LAGU 03/12/1995 1; No #. (MLH, Thornton, A. L.) (Unpub. Obs.) LAGU 03/13/1994 1; MB arrivals. (MLH, Farrell, J., O'Brien, M.) MB cites Davis, MLH+. (MB 51:116 Unpub. Obs. (Listing Summary)) LAGU 03/14/1982 4; MB ADT. AB "first". (Mignogno, D., Wierenga, H. L.) (MB 38:89 AB 36:838) LAGU 03/14/1997 1; (Hynes, E., Stasz, J. L.) (NAB) LAGU 03/16/1975 1; No #. "earliest" cited in Rowlett 1980. Persumably in MD waters. (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) (Rowlett 1980) LAGU 03/16/1984 1; (Slaughter, E.) (MB 40:67) LAGU 03/16/1995 1; Arrival. (Broderick, C., Broderick, D.) (MB 52:86) LAGU 03/16/2003 1; (MLH) (Unpub. Obs.) 1040:1100. LAGU 03/16/2003 1; (MLH) (Unpub. Obs.) LAGU 03/17/1998 12; (Iliff, M. J.) (NAB) "all but 1 w/black heads and black soft parts". LAGU 03/18/1972 1; ADT. (Unknown) (MB 28:106) LAGU 03/19/1989 4; "first reports". (O'Brien, M.) (MB 45:108) LAGU 03/19/1994 4; (MLH, Czaplak, D., Todd, M. A.) (Unpub. Obs.) 1700:1800. LAGU 03/19/1994 1; 90-St.Martins-Back Crk-Jarvis-Collins-Bunting (MLH) (Unpub. Obs.) Pitts-Shockley-Campbellton-346. LAGU 03/20/1988 3; "arrivals". (Ringler, R. F.) (MB 44:97) LAGU 03/20/1994 20; (MLH, Czaplak, D., O'Brien, M., Todd, M. A.) (Unpub. Obs.) LAGU 03/20/1994 20; (MLH, Czaplak, D., O'Brien, M., Todd, M. A.) (Unpub. Obs.) -----Original Message----- From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On Behalf Of Phil Davis Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:17 PM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: [MDOSPREY] MD LAY-GUE Award [was: Re: [MDOSPREY] Wicomico/Worcester Cos., 3/4] Hey MD Ospreyers: Looks like Clive wins the Maryland LAY-GUE award ... I'm sure everyone knows what that is ... the first spotting of a Laughing Gull (LAGU) in the state for the year! Phil At 18:28 03/04/2004 -0800, Clive Harris wrote: >Took my first trip to the Eastern Shore this winter, birding some areas >in Wicomico and Worcester Cos. with Cyndie Loeper. (SNIP) >Ocean City was sunny and calm but we arrived on a lowish and falling >tide. ... (SNIP) I also saw my first Laughing Gulls of 2004 in fields >alongside Ironshire Rd, a sign of spring on a rather warm day. ================================== 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 ======================================================================= =========================================================================