ANHINGA in St Marys Co 5/8/99!!!
Gregory B Miller (gregorym@erols.com)
Sun, 09 May 1999 15:07:10 -0400
Howdy All!
I did May Count yesterday in Hollywood, MD with Kyle Rambo (who's got
Attu fever bad--he leaves in a few days--and I am jealous!). We had a
fly-over ANHINGA at Dorsey Park off Rt 245 South of Hollywood, sailing
in huge circles on the warm thermals, heading listlessly in a
northeasterly manner. We tried relocating the bird again further North,
but without success.
For our area (completely landlocked) we had 107 species for the day with
only 19 species of warblers. It was a decent day out! I'll post more
on birding this weekend later.
I met Tyler Bell and Jane Kostenko this morning (5/9/99) and we headed
for Seabreeze in Sandgates to look for the Kelp Gull. I whiffed on the
bird on Friday afternoon (3:00-3:15pm) and Saturday (4:00-4:30pm--yes, I
took a break from May Count and I didn't know if anyone had this area or
not). Today, however, we arrived at the Seabreeze, walked out to waters
edge and like magic, the KELP GULL made its appearance known by landing
on the pier right in front of us!!! I got a few more shots of the bird
before it departed again after just a 5-minute stay. As it flew I heard
it call repeatedly (a first for me), giving it's low, gutteral sounding
"ruaah" as it disappeared again upriver. I still get a cool shiver down
my spine from seeing this bird from another hemisphere...
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Greg Miller
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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