Jay,

I believe this would be a first county record for Harford.  I also think the location of the sighting makes it reviewable by the records committee.  Cheers.

Mike Burchett
Morgantown, WV
Churchville, MD
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jay Keller 
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  Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 4:28 PM
  Subject: [MDOSPREY] Boat-tailed Gracke


  Hello All,

  I am not at all sure if this is unusual for the area of not, but while =

  driving north on I-95 yesterday to visit family in Cecil County, I spotte=
  d 
  a Boat-tailed Grackle perched in a tree along the road 1 mile south of th=
  e 
  exit to Havre de Grace.  Looking on a map, I notice that this is not far =

  from the Chesapeake Bay, but it struck me that seeing a BT Grackle there =

  seemed out of place.  Disregard this if it is a usual occurrence there. =
   
  When I first spotted it from a distance, I thought it must be a crow due =

  to its size.  However, when we came upon it, its oversize tail and 
  structure was quite evident, and there were several Common Grackles at =

  other points along the road for comparison.

  Thanks,

  Jay Keller