Re: Inland Boat-tailed Grackles

Dave Mozurkewich (dm@fornax.usno.navy.mil)
Sun, 4 Apr 1999 14:35:22 -0400 (EDT)


Just to expand on what Phil said, according to the yellow book, a
Boat-tailed Grackle in Upper Marlboro would be a first county record for
PG.  Considering how fast they are expanding out west, a Great-tailed
Grackle might be as likely and is definitely not out of the question.

Dave

David Mozurkewich
Seabrook, MD  USA
dm@fornax.usno.navy.mil


On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Phil Davis 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
> 
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