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Hi!

On Sunday, June 21, I took the tour boat from Pt.Lookout, St,Mary's County, to
Ewell, on Smith Island, Somerset County. The trip over produced Royal & Common
Terns and 4 Wilson's Storm-Petrels [2 in St.Mary's & 2 in Somerset]. A hot
Summer miday is not the best time to bird, but Smith Island had all the
typical Herons: Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret,
Litte Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron and
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. The only shorebirds were nesting Eastern Willets.
Lots of calling Clapper Rails & Seaside Sparrows. There were a few Brown
Pelicans about, but according to the locals, they are not nesting on the
island.

Wilson's Storm-Petrels are fairly regular on the Tour Boat trip from late June
and into August...pay special attention whenever you are near and of the small
fleets of fishing boats and scan the chum lines.

Good Birding!

Jim

Jim Stasz
North Beach MD
jlstasz@aol.com

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