Re: YB Loon: St.Mary's Co. (rumor du jour)

GAIL@UMDD.UMD.EDU
Tue, 17 Mar 98 11:02:37 EST


Hi Jim -- Oh great! Just as we are getting ready to bail for Colrado,--
well, not that we didn't TRY (went down Friday as you know, and looked every-
where we could). That would be a new bird for Barry (and a new state bird ofcou
rse for me!)

I got the impression from MDosprey that not many people went down over the
weekend to look for the Loon? Did you hear of any? That's too bad -- based
on my experience with the one Y-B Loon I've seen (near Seattle) the bird was
often not around, about 25% of the birders who looked actually saw it. I
got lucky, drove up and it was there!

Hope it shows up again and at least some folks get to see it --will be
anxiously scanning MDosprey when I return!

Cheers, Gail Mackiernan
Silver Spring, MD