Re: rare bird at Point Lookout?
Phil Davis (pdavis@ix.netcom.com)
Tue, 30 Dec 1997 21:19:37 -0500
Ernie -
Thick-billed Murre is a "review species" anywhere in Maryland ... even on
pelagic trips, much less at Pt Lookout. Do you know if Joe LaMountain took
any field notes? Or ... if you could provide and address or phone number
to me (privately).
Thanks!
Phil Davis
MD/DC Records Committee Secretary
At 02:55 PM 12/30/1997 -0500, you wrote:
>Ernie Willoughby writes:
>
>> Hello, all. I just received a call from Joe LaMountain in northern
>> Virginia. He says he was watching birds at Point Lookout on Sunday
>> (December 28) at 9:00 a.m., and saw on the Bay side of the point
>> about 100 meters out from the rip-rap what he took to be a
>> THICK-BILLED MURRE. This seems to be quite improbable to me, but if
>> you are down that way, check it out, just in case. Ernie
>>
>
>This isn't so improbable as you might think, Ernie. The MD Yellow
>Book notes two records of Thick-billed Murre in November, one in
>January, two in February, and two in March. Obviously the birds are
>uncommon to rare off Maryland's coast and more than likely unknown in
>the Chesapeake Bay, but the day before this sighting saw a brutal
>storm hitting the coast, lashing Ocean City with winds gusting to 60
>mph, out of the northeast, combined with powerful rainstorms,
>beginning at about 7 am and continuing on through Saturday until
>close to midnight. Storms like this often kick up rarities in the
>days following the sighting. If there are any follow-up sightings of
>the bird, be sure to let me know!
>
>Cheers,
>Norm Saunders
>
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>
>Norm Saunders
> Vice-President, MD Ornithological Society
> Editor, The Maryland Yellowthroat
> Listowner, MDOsprey, the Maryland Birding Discussion List
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> Colesville, MD osprey@ari.net
>
>
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