St. Mary's County, MD, Kelp Gull (It's Baack!), 3/14/99
Jane Kostenko (jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us)
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 12:25:21 -0500
Well! That didn't take long!
The St. Mary's County, MD Kelp Gull was back at the
pier behind the Sea Breeze Restaurant at 9:40 a.m.
today, Sunday, March 14, 1999!
Arlene Oley and Sandra Escala of New Jersey, who along
with dozens of other good-natured but disappointed birders
yesterday did not see the Kelp Gull, watched the gull fly in from upriver,
circle the pier, and land around 9:40 this morning.
After a call from the restaurant manager, Tyler Bell and I
arrived around 10:45, and spent 45 minutes enjoying the
bird with the few people (non-birders) who were at the
restaurant and willing to chance the weather.
When we left, the gull was sitting on pier; it had been
fed raw jumbo shrimp by the Sea Breeze's Clifton
Heiston, after a mid-morning call from his sister (the
owner of the Sea Breeze, who is vacationing in Florida),
who ordered Clifton to refind the bird for all the people who were still
coming to see it.
Predictions of possible heavy rain mixed with snow will
keep most birders away today. I'll continue daily visits and
postings.
The folks at the Sea Breeze Restaurant have offered
to give updates. You may call them at 301-373-5217.
If you need directions or wish more information, please
feel free to email me but please check the BirdChat archive
site first at:
http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9902d&L=birdchat&O=T&P=6521
Jane Kostenko
jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us
California, Maryland
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