[MDOsprey] Red-necked Phalarope at Pt. Lookout 8-9-99

Patty Craig (pattycraig@mail.ameritel.net)
Mon, 09 Aug 1999 10:13:28 -0400


I visited Point Lookout State Park this morning (8-9-99) to see if the
Red-necked Phalarope was still present - it was.  It was feeding close
to the road in the same pond.  So close to the edge of the pond that
occasionally it was not visible from the road.  It had 2 Lesser
Yellowlegs, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 2 Least Sandpipers and 1 Killdeer for
company.

Other birds of interest were hundreds of Common Terns (at least 300), 2
Royal Terns, 1 Brown Pelican, 1 immature GREAT CORMORANT, and a Pine
Warbler trying to eat a large insect in the middle of Route 5.

I saw the phalarope from 8 am to 8:45 am.

Good Birding,
Patty Craig