[MDOsprey] Chincoteague NWF

jlfry (jlfry@netfox.net)
Fri, 28 May 1999 13:23:12 -0400 

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Greetings:

We just came home for the holidays after spending a week in =
Chincoteague.

Sightings there were:

At least 110  Black Skimmers  located in the roped off restricted area  =
on the Toms Cove  side  just south of the south most parking lot  (lot =
5).   There   were also at least   4  American Oystercatchers  on nests =
in this area.    Also, a  good many  Least Terns  were involved in =
courtship activity.   We have seen large groups of Skimmers there =
previously in late September, but never in the spring.   We did not see =
any Piping Plovers.

One Red Knot  was observed on the beach  just south of  lot 5.=20

One Common Screech Owl was seen perched in a tree  at   11 AM   on the =
Woodland Trail.    We would not have seen him except for the fact that =
he was being mobbed by House Wrens and  Yellow-rumps.

We did see the  Red-headed Woodpeckers on the Woodland Trail.  They were =
located near the  90 degree turn  on the backside of the loop  near =
squirrel nestbox  # 31.

We did not look for the Purple Gallinule  on the wash flats.

Larry and Jean Fry
Pylesville  MD
jlfry@netfox.net


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Greetings:
 
We just came home for the holidays = after=20 spending a week in Chincoteague.
 
Sightings there were:
 
At least 110  Black = Skimmers  located=20 in the roped off restricted area  on the Toms Cove  side  = just=20 south of the south most parking lot  (lot 5).   = There  =20 were also at least   4  American Oystercatchers  on = nests in=20 this area.    Also, a  good many  Least = Terns =20 were involved in courtship activity.   We have seen large = groups of=20 Skimmers there previously in late September, but never in the=20 spring.   We did not see any Piping Plovers.
 
One Red Knot  was observed on = the=20 beach  just south of  lot 5.
 
One Common Screech Owl was seen = perched in a=20 tree  at   11 AM   on the Woodland=20 Trail.    We would not have seen him except for the fact = that he=20 was being mobbed by House Wrens and  Yellow-rumps.
 
We did see the  Red-headed = Woodpeckers on=20 the Woodland Trail.  They were located near the  90 degree = turn =20 on the backside of the loop  near squirrel nestbox  # = 31.
 
We did not look for the Purple = Gallinule =20 on the wash flats.
 
Larry and Jean Fry
Pylesville  MD
jlfry@netfox.net
 
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