[MDOsprey] Kelp Gull - NOT

Daniel Mullarkey (DANIELM@MAILBOX.ECON.AG.GOV)
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:50:16 -0500


Went looking for the Kelp Gull on Saturday, but with no luck.  Stopped
by the first time at 11:00, went to Pt. Lookout, and then returned
from 2:00 - 3:15.  In talking to other birders (included a couple from
NY and one on his way back to FL after getting the common crane in the
midwest), it seems Shrimpy wasn't there from 11-3:15, which is
supposedly his most regular shift.  Did anyone else see him Saturday
or Sunday?

We did get to see all 3 scoters at Pt. Lookout SP, as well as 1
oldsquaw, 7 pelicans, a few scattered common loons, and maybe 50 very
attractive bufflehead.

Dan Mullarkey
Rosslyn, VA