OOPS!! You got me, George. Thanks for the correction. It was only the 7. The fingers sometimes don't keep up with the brain. I should have re-read that before hitting the send button. Hope I didn't get anyone too excited. Charlie --- GEORGE JETT <JETT.GEORGE@epamail.epa.gov> wrote: > Charlie > What was the eight woodpecker species you saw? > Normally in MD this time of year you should be > able > to find RHWP, RBWP, YBSA, DOWO, HAWO, NOFL, > and PIWO. The only other woodpecker species I > am aware of reported in the last several > hundred years in MD is Red-cockaded. I know of > one report > from St. Mary's Co in recent (maybe 10 years > ago) history. Patty Craig can provide details. > Typo maybe. > If not, I am out the door and heading to > Southern Maryland, which is a great place to > bird. > Thanks. > > George > > >>> Charlie Muise <cmmbirds@yahoo.com> 11/12/99 > 09:41am >>> > Hi folks, > > Last night there was one Saw-whet in the Jug > Bay > nets, bringing us to 30 for the year. Night > before there were none, which supports the > theory > that when winds are from the south, we're > wasting > our time! > > The passerine nets yielded a late Winter Wren > on > Wed, which I think I forgot to post. > > I hit Point Lookout briefly yesterday and was > rewarded with a Surf Scoter in pretty close, as > well as 2 fly-bys that I beleive were the same. > > Had one Oldsquaw, one Dunlin (on the river > side, > next to the small parking lot at the light) and > several gannets - all adults, far off. Several > small rafts of Buffleheads. > > The Kelp Gull was there (had to show it to my > girlfriend) as were the Charles CO RHWO. For > the > first time ever I had all 8 expected MD > woodpeckers in one day! > > No pelicans, no Common Loons, very few > red-throated Loons. > > Charlie Muise > > > ===== > ****************************** > Charlie Muise, Naturalist > Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary > Maryland, USA > cmmbirds@yahoo.com > "Leave the gun; take the cannoli" > ****************************** > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at > http://auctions.yahoo.com > > ===== ****************************** Charlie Muise, Naturalist Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Maryland, USA cmmbirds@yahoo.com "Leave the gun; take the cannoli" ****************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com