[MDOsprey] floyd

Donald H. Broderick (cdbird@ezy.net)
Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:06:30 -0400 

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Birded Ocean City from 9:20 A.M. until rousted from inlet at about 2 =
P.M. Only the back two rows of parking weren't under standing water. =
Waves were breaking on and over beach. Gale force winds -- beautiful. =
Saw 2 Leach's Storm-petrels at about 10 A.M.flying OUT of inlet. Deep =
stroking mightily and making slow headway. They were near enough to get =
a good look at the rump band.=20

At about 11 A.M. an all dark looking medium sized tern came in over the =
grren buoy and staggered toward the inlet. When it reached the jetty =
either it collapsed or was blown down into a trough. We could see it =
struggle in the water flapping and twisting as it was pushed by the wind =
and incoming tide. As it passed us it was upright and we could see the =
white mottling, the long thin bill and tail of the imm. Sooty Tern.

About a half hour later 2 more dark-backed terns flew in. We could see =
dark heads and contrasting underparts. Think they were adult Sootys but =
a rain band limited vision and we can't eliminate wet Bridled in bad =
light.

After leaving the inlet we tried to get to skimmer I. but were turned =
back by some street flooding. We went to the fields on Golf Course =
Rd.behind the Exxon station and found an imm. Bridled Tern sitting in =
with about 35 Forsters, 6 Caspians and a mixed group of gulls. Viewed it =
from about 20 ft. for about 10 minutes until an UPS truck barreled down =
the road and scattered the flock. The last we saw, it was flying towards =
the bay.

Continued to Harbor Rd. in marina where there were about 60 black =
skimmers and a large mixed flock of terns and gulls but viewing had =
crashed and ID impossible. In midst of the storm the sun came out for =
about two minutes and a flock of a few thousand tree swallows flew from =
the north end of Assateague.

Don & Carol Broderick
Salisbury

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Birded Ocean City from 9:20 A.M. = until rousted=20 from inlet at about 2 P.M. Only the back two rows of parking weren't = under=20 standing water. Waves were breaking on and over beach. Gale force winds = --=20 beautiful. Saw 2 Leach's Storm-petrels at about 10 A.M.flying OUT of = inlet. Deep=20 stroking mightily and making slow headway. They were near enough to get = a good=20 look at the rump band.
 
At about 11 A.M. an all dark looking = medium=20 sized tern came in over the grren buoy and staggered toward the inlet. = When it=20 reached the jetty either it collapsed or was blown down into a trough. = We could=20 see it struggle in the water flapping and twisting as it was pushed by = the wind=20 and incoming tide. As it passed us it was upright and we could see the = white=20 mottling, the long thin bill and tail of the imm. Sooty = Tern.
 
About a half hour later 2 more = dark-backed terns=20 flew in. We could see dark heads and contrasting underparts. Think they = were=20 adult Sootys but a rain band limited vision and we can't eliminate wet = Bridled=20 in bad light.
 
After leaving the inlet we tried to = get to=20 skimmer I. but were turned back by some street flooding. We went to the = fields=20 on Golf Course Rd.behind the Exxon station and found an imm. Bridled = Tern=20 sitting in with about 35 Forsters, 6 Caspians and a mixed group of = gulls. Viewed=20 it from about 20 ft. for about 10 minutes until an UPS truck barreled = down the=20 road and scattered the flock. The last we saw, it was flying towards the = bay.
 
Continued to Harbor Rd. in marina = where there=20 were about 60 black skimmers and a large mixed flock of terns and gulls = but=20 viewing had crashed and ID impossible. In midst of the storm the sun = came out=20 for about two minutes and a flock of a few thousand tree swallows flew = from the=20 north end of Assateague.
 
Don & Carol = Broderick
Salisbury
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