Kelp Gull update, 2/22/99

Jane Kostenko (jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us)
Mon, 22 Feb 1999 07:45:25 -0500


The St. Mary's County, MD Kelp Gull was present at 
first light this morning, Monday, February 22, 1999, 
when I arrived around 6:35 a.m. The bird was on the 
pilings behind the Sea Breeze Restaurant for about 
5 minutes before joining the bulk of the other gulls 
present in flying back and forth between the Sandgates 
Inn and the Sea Breeze. Due to the high winds, the 
Kelp Gull didn't stay anywhere long and didn't land 
on the pilings as it flew back and forth. Below zero 
wind chills kept me in the car most of the time. 
Conditions on the pier are dangerous due to ice 
formed by the splashing waves.

The Kelp Gull has been present daily since first 
identified on Sunday, February 14, 1999. It has been 
seen from dawn to dusk every day except Thursday, 
February 18 when it flew off at 3 p.m.

If you need directions, please feel free to email me. 
Or you can check on Jack Siler's Birding on the Web
under Daily Mail, MDOsprey.
http://www-stat.wharton.upenn.edu/~siler/MDOS.html

Jane Kostenko
jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us
California, Maryland
301-862-4623 (home)

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