Faux pas ... I quoted the previous definition of review category 5B. The current definition is: 5B. These species if seen along the Potomac river north of Charles County, or inland away from the major tidal Chesapeake Bay tributaries: This doesn't change the review status of Boat-taileds. Thanks. Phil At 08:57 AM 04/03/1999 -0500, you wrote: >At 09:49 PM 04/02/1999 -0500, Matt Hafner wrote: > >>Today Dave Larkin and I took a trip to Point Lookout and North Beach. >(snip) >>Some >>oddities ( well to me they are odd) were a Boat-tailed Grackle with Common >>Grackles alongside the exit ramp to get from Rt. 301 to Rt. 4 in Upper >>Marlboro > >Matt - > >Good sighting ! > >A Boat-tailed Grackle inland (and in Prince George's County) would be a >"reviewable" Maryland species. Boat-taileds are in review category 5B, >which is covers certain species "if seen in the Chesapeake Bay north of >Anne Arundel and Queen Anne's Counties; or on the Potomac River north of >Charles County; or inland". > >Even though I suppose I know the answer, I have to ask ... did you have >happen to take any field notes (as you passed them on the exit ramp). > >You can find the review list via the URL to the MOS web site and the MD/DC >Records Committee pages, below > >Thanks !!! > >Phil > > >================================================ >Phil Davis, Secretary >MD/DC Records Committee > >home: PDavis@ix.netcom.com Davidsonville, Maryland USA >work: PDavis@OAO.com Greenbelt, Maryland USA > >MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org >================================================ >