Hi all,

That's some good stuff there.

Is that the same golf course where the Wigeon was seen last year?

Good birding,
Richard


>From: Norm Saunders <>
>Reply-To: Norm Saunders <>
>To: 
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Interesting morning in Ocean City area
>Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:35:25 -0500
>
>At the Ocean City Fishing Center (aka Shantytown, sw corner of Rt. 50
>bridge), there was a Red-necked Grebe, 3-5 Horned Grebe, a Tricolored
>Heron, and, of course, the Thick-billed Murre, which showed up in the
>canal along the townhouses at about 10:30 or so on the rising tide.
>
>The murre was first seen by Hank Kaestner at the inlet as it swept in
>with the tide about 10:00 am.  Also, in the ocean off the old fishing
>pier were a pair of Harlequin Ducks.
>
>At the West Ocean City Marina (the commercial fishing marina off Golf
>Course Road and Sunset Avenue, south of Rt. 50) there were another 2
>Red-necked Grebes, located by Hans Holbrook.
>
>The flats from Hoopers Restaurant held a huge mix of loafing gulls, a
>few Dunlin, a few American Oystercatchers, one Black-bellied Plover,
>some Brant, and a basking Harbor Seal.
>
>According to Jim Stasz and Ed Boyd, the pond at Eagle's Landing Golf
>Course once again held the Eurasian Wigeon.
>
>Best,
>Norm Saunders
>
>==========================
>Norm Saunders
>Cambridge & West Ocean City, MD
>

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