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Re: Blackwater, Ocean City, DE, 1/20-21

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Norm Saunders

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Norm Saunders

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Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:05:19 -0500

Jason Waanders notes: 

> At Blackwater, we found the AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS all 
> huddled together near the Wildlife Drive.  Though they're 
> hard to count like that, the number has grown since previous 
> reports; we counted no less than 25 and probably
> 29 birds.  Other nice birds included an EASTERN PHOEBE, a 
> nice group of BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES, a lone DUNLIN, both 
> YELLOWLEGS, and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.

Jason, the Yellow Book has the last fall date for Semi Sandpipers as
December 7, with the earliest return date on April 4.  Where exactly
did you see the Semis, since I'd love to see them in January?

Thanks!

Norm

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Norm Saunders
Cambridge & West Ocean City, MD