St. Mary's County, MD, Kelp Gull Update April 14, 1999

Jane Kostenko (jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us)
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 09:30:21 -0400 

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    Interesting sightings of the Kelp Gull in St. Mary's County, =
Maryland, have recently been brought to my attention.
    The manager of the Sea Breeze Restaurant reports having seen the =
Kelp Gull on their pier daily on April 8, 9, 10, and 11 (they had =
misplaced my phone number and weren't able to relocate it until Sunday, =
when we were out of town). He reports that the bird usually shows up =
first thing in the morning (as early as 7 a.m.) and stays for only a few =
hours before leaving.
    On April 11, the bird was also back in the afternoon around 4 p.m. A =
visiting birder from New York state emailed to me today, April 14, to =
say he arrived at the Sea Breeze at 5 p.m. and found the Kelp Gull on =
pilings behind the Sandgates Restaurant, though it soon moved over to =
the Sea Breeze, where it perched on a light pole (it has a favorite one) =
for 45 minutes.
    Despite making visits to the restaurants each day since (Monday, =
Tuesday, and today), we have not seen the bird. However, the manager of =
the Sea Breeze believes he saw the Kelp Gull in early April on a fishing =
net set-up in the water off Golden Beach (also in St. Mary's County). =
Patty Craig, who originally found the bird in January, 1998, went to the =
Golden Beach area April 12 and said viewing conditions were poor (high =
winds, no good place to look out at the water, long distance to the =
fishing nets), but was interested in checking it out again.
    In short, if you haven't yet seen the Kelp Gull, you just might be =
the one to see it when it shows up. If you do see it, please email me or =
call me at the numbers listed below, so I can keep a running sighting =
log. Thanks, and good luck!

Jane Kostenko
jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us
California, Maryland

work: 301-475-4513
home: 301-862-4623 (and Tyler Bell, spouse)=20

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    Interesting sightings of the Kelp Gull in St. Mary's = County,=20 Maryland, have recently been brought to my = attention.
    The=20 manager of the Sea Breeze Restaurant reports having seen the Kelp Gull = on their=20 pier daily on April 8, 9, 10, and 11 (they had misplaced my phone number = and=20 weren't able to relocate it until Sunday, when we were out of town). He = reports=20 that the bird usually shows up first thing in the morning (as early as 7 = a.m.)=20 and stays for only a few hours before leaving.
    On April=20 11, the bird was also back in the afternoon around 4 p.m. A visiting = birder from=20 New York state emailed to me today, April 14, to say he arrived at the = Sea=20 Breeze at 5 p.m. and found the Kelp Gull on pilings behind the Sandgates = Restaurant, though it soon moved over to the Sea Breeze, where it = perched on a=20 light pole (it has a favorite one) for 45 minutes.
    Despite=20 making visits to the restaurants each day since (Monday, Tuesday, and = today), we=20 have not seen the bird. However, the manager of the Sea Breeze believes = he saw=20 the Kelp Gull in early April on a fishing net set-up in the water off = Golden=20 Beach (also in St. Mary's County). Patty Craig, who originally found the = bird in=20 January, 1998, went to the Golden Beach area April 12 and said viewing=20 conditions were poor (high winds, no good place to look out at the = water, long=20 distance to the fishing nets), but was interested in checking it out=20 again.
    In short,=20 if you haven't yet seen the Kelp Gull, you just might be the one to see = it when=20 it shows up. If you do see it, please email me or call me at the numbers = listed=20 below, so I can keep a running sighting log. Thanks, and good=20 luck!
 
Jane=20 Kostenko
jkostenko@somd.lib.md.us
California,=20 Maryland
 
work:=20 301-475-4513
home: = 301-862-4623 (and=20 Tyler Bell, spouse)
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