Do I need to take that grizzly off my life list?
I've been to the zoo within the past year and don't recall them having much
beyond what Jerry mentions along with a few parroty types. Had that lapwing
come from the zoo it likely would be approaching people for food handouts.
The zoo isn't much above a petting/roadside zoo.
J. Steven Huy
Middletown, MD, USA
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From: Gerald & Laura Tarbell [SMTP:]
Sent: Sunday, 20 February, 2005 10:51
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Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Lapwing
I suspose that the chances that the Zoo at Catokin (spelling?) might have
lost a bird has been ruled out. I believe the zoo is near Thurmont. I know
that Lapwings are an expected rarity, but I was just wondering. Can't
really
see Lapwings as a zoo bird but who knows....
>
> William Leigh
> Bridgewater VA
The spelling is Catoctin. We've taken our nieces there and don't recall
them
having much of a bird collection, other than some emus and some ducks. I
doubt if they have or had a lapwing. There is a grizzly bear. But that's
not
a bird. I'm sure of that.
Jerry |