For those interested in rare bird minutia, following are the 5 prior records of Gray Kingbird accepted by the MD/DC Records Committee.  If this bird is accepted by the MDDCRC, it will be Maryland’s 6th accepted sighting, only the 2nd for Worcester County (as Don Broderick mentioned in his earlier e-mail), only the 2nd sighting for the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, and the latest in the year 
 
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
MD Review Code = 2: Reviewable anywhere in Maryland.
 
1995-021 Accepted 
06/14/1975 MD WORC Girdletree / 3/4 mile sw of Girdletree on Bird Hill Road; One bird.
 
1995-022 Accepted 
05/03/1983 MD ANAR Arnold / eastern edge of Anne Arundel Community College campus; One bird.
 
1995-035 Accepted 
07/22/1995 MD STMA Scotland / Point Lookout State Park; One bird.
 
1998-031 Accepted 
06/20/1998 MD STMA Dameron / Demko Road; One immature.
 
2002-033 Accepted 
09/25/2002 MD ANAR Lothian / Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary; One juvenile.
 
 
Best,
Norm Saunders
West Ocean City