Admittedly, I was not able to assess whether it was a Boat-tailed or Great-
tailed. I have good experience with both, but because we were moving
(though not top speed because of some traffic), it was impossible to hear
if it was vocalizing or to even tell if it had more of a purplish cast.
The thought of Great-tailed crossed my mind after the fact, but after
checking past records of Boat-tailed in areas not too far away, I assumed
it to be BT. Therefore, the best thing might be for someone in that area
to relocate it.
Travelling north on I-95, it was on the right side of the road in some
fairly close to the road branches. I remember seeing the sign announcing
the exit to to "Havre de Grace 1 mile" perhaps 1 to 2 tenths of a mile
after the bird.
Jay Keller |