(Fwd) Brown Pelicans at Point Lookout

Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Tue, 1 Sep 1998 16:25:45 -0500


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Subject:        	Brown Pelicans at Point Lookout

     Norm,

     Because my father is temporarily disconnected from MDOsprey 
     due to mix-ups at the GAO, could you please forward this for 
     us if the message we sent to MDOsprey does not get through.  
     Thanks.

     On August 30, I saw 7 BROWN PELICANS at Point Lookout State 
     Park, St. Mary's County, MD, flying NE up the bay.  There 
     were three groups of 4, 2, and 1 birds.

     Also there were the WOOD STORK, LARK SPARROW, and an 
     AMERICAN BITTERN in the south side of the pool where the 
     stork was.

     At the North Beach pond were 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, many 
     LEAST, SEMIPALMATED, and WESTERN SANDPIPERS along with some 
     SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and about 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.

     Also at Pt. Lookout were many CLOUDLESS SULPHERS mostly 
     flying towards the end of the point.  We saw about 10 per 
     minute.  Many were actually flying out over the bay.  Very 
     few stopped on the point.  There were a few BUCKEYES as 
     well.

     Matt O'Donnell




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Norm Saunders
Colesville, MD
osprey@ari.net