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Correction: Snow buntings at Sandy Point not 'Lapland buntings'

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Robin Todd

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Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:16:16 EST

As two Ospreyer's have already pointed out, my post yesterday had a typo -  I 
saw 2 snow buntrings at Sandy Point, not Lapland buntings.  I am  sorry.
 
A corrected version of the post is appended.
 
"Visited Sandy Point state park this AM.  Fresh WNW wind made it   chilly.

Double-crested cormorant - 1 fly by
swans (sp?) - 2  very  distant
Canada geese  - a many 100's grazing on the parks grassy   areas
Greater scaup -  ...  
Lesser scaup -  ...
Scaup still give me trouble.  There were  2 rafts of ca 400  birds further 
up the coast and many smaller parties off the  main  beach. Based on head 
outline, most of those I saw in the 2 rafts   appeared to be Greaters.  I 
would 
appreciate any comments or   corrections from others who visit Sandy Point.

Long-tailed duck   > 20, both sexes
Common goldeneye  - ca. 6, both sexes  present
Bufflehead - >100 both sexes
Ruddy duck - 1 seen by another  birder
Turkey vultures - 4 soaring
Ring-billed gulls - small groups at  rest
Greater black-backed gulls (3+/-)
Rock doves
Dark-eyed juncos -  loose flocks foraging in low  woodland
Snow buntings - 2 feeding and resting  in short grass by boat ramp, just  
north of main, northerly   parking area.  Flushed them, but they  settled 
down 
when I  froze.  Marvellous close up views.  They kept  together. Low,  
hunched 
posture and flat heads.  

Robin Todd
Ellicott  City"