Thomas Stock wrote: > > Now, I'd like to hear from some of the folks who know how many > records there are for this species in this area. Is this a first > for Maryland? Jim Stasz reported one from Schoolhouse Pond in Upper Marlboro a few years ago. Despite a massive effort the next several days, it could not be relocated. The Conowingo bird has been much more cooperative! Other than Jim's report and this one, I don't believe there are any other records. The MD/DC Records Committee database shows no current or pending reports in the update from 9/7/98. -- Good Birding! The probability of a given Tyler Bell event occurring is inversely mailto:bell@say.acnatsci.org proportional to its desirability. California, MD http://www.audubon.org/chapter/md/smas/