[MDOsprey] Jug Bay sightings needed
Charlie Muise (cmmbirds@yahoo.com)
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:20:16 -0800 (PST)
Hi folks
I've been asked to post this for Chris Swarth. Any replies
should be sent to him at jugbay@clark.net.
Waterbird Sightings Needed
Chris Swarth and Judy Burke are preparing a paper for
publication on the current and historical use by waterbirds
of the Jug Bay region of the Patuxent River. Our summary
focuses primarily on the non-breeding season, which for
most species is the period between mid-August and mid-May.
We are interested only in waterbirds: loons, grebes, rails,
herons, egrets, ospreys, bald eagles, harriers, waterfowl,
plovers, sandpipers, gulls, terns and kingfishers. We have
summarized 15 years of censuses conducted at the Jug Bay
Wetlands Sanctuary, as well as a smaller dataset collected
by staff and volunteers at Patuxent River Park and the
Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary.
We want our paper to represent as complete a picture as
possible of the waterbirds that use Jug Bay during the
non-breeding season. Therefore we are asking others in the
birding community if they have records they would like to
share with us in order to add to the data we already have.
All bird sightings will be credited to those who made them.
We are seeking especially:
1. records of large concentrations of any species of
waterbirds
2. records of unusual or rare species of waterbirds
(please include written details that confirm your
identification)
3. especially late dates (late spring dates prior to
departure) and early dates (late summer or early fall)
We need your records by January 15, 2000. Records or data
can be sent to us at: Jugbay@clark.net or by mail to: Jug
Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, 1361 Wrighton Rd., Lothian, MD
20711.
Thanks very much.
Chris Swarth and Judy Burke
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Charlie Muise, Naturalist
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Maryland, USA
cmmbirds@yahoo.com
"Leave the gun; take the cannoli"
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