St. Mary's County, MD, Kelp Gull 3/7/99
Jane Kostenko (jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us)
Sun, 7 Mar 1999 07:40:41 -0500
The St. Mary's County, MD, Kelp Gull was present at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday,
March 7, until I bailed out at 7:05 a.m. Gale force winds out of the NW will
ensure below-zero windchill temperatures all day. The gulls, including the
Kelp Gull, were hanging in the wind or hunkered down on the pier of the
Sandgates Restaurant this morning, though all piers should be checked, if
the bird isn't immediately obvious. The Kelp Gull was flying occasionally,
so the two birders there with me at sunrise had great looks at the mirror.
Please note that I have been taping a piece of paper with the daily
sunrise sighting to both front and back glass doors of the Sea Breeze
restaurant, so if you arrive early, you can always check there about whether
or not the bird was seen and where.
On a personal note, I had considered snagging the comics section out of
the paper at the top of the driveway on my way to see the gull this morning,
but then realized that nothing could beat the hilarity of joining other
birders to freeze solid while looking at a gull. Now *that's* funny!
Jane Kostenko
jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us
California, Maryland
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