[MDOsprey] Smith I. Trip
Jlstasz@aol.com
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 17:43:20 EDT
Hi Folks!
I met George Jett and Greg Miller at the Pt. Lookout dock. Marty Cribb joined
us [because he is Mate on the boat}.
The trip over produced 9 Wilson's Storm-Petrels, and the trip back 7. All
were in Somerset County waters. Also in the Bay was a 1st Summer Black Tern
and, more unusual, a 1st Summer Northern Gannet!
Smith Island was hot, and except for the "woods" on the western end, free of
bugs. The list:
Brown Pelican 12 [also seen on the boat in both St.Mary's & Somerset]
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 12 [young in the rookery visable from the boat dock]
Great Egret 8
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 9
Tricolored Heron 4
Cattle Egret 2
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 16
Turkey Vulture 1
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 5
Osprey 16
Clapper Rail 8
American Oystercatcher 6
Eastern Willet 4
Laughing Gull 4
Herring Gull 120 [almost all adults]
Great Black-backed Gull 16
Royal Tern 4
Common Tern 2
Forster's Tern 2
Black Skimmer 6
Fish Crow 40
Purple Martin 8
Barn Swallow 25
Carolina Wren 1
Marsh Wren 2
Gray Catbird 6
European Starling 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Seaside Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 12
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Sparrow 20
an interesting assortment.
The boat sails at 10 AM, Wednesday through Sunday from the Pt. Lookout
Harbor. Fuel costs have raised the charge to $22. Marty Cribb is the Mate
and knows how to find the Storm-Petrels!
Until next time......
Good Birding
Jim
Jim Stasz
North Beach MD
jlstasz@aol.com