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Re: Long-time MD birders - RFI: Eastern Shore Ruddy Shelducks circa 1987 - 1992

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Sean McCandless

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Sean McCandless

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Wed, 4 Apr 2007 22:02:14 -0400

I have two things to add. 
First, my friend has a farm here in Southern Elkton that he owns and goose 
hunts in the fall. 6 years ago his Dad shot what he thought was just a small 
Goose coming in with a flock of Canadas. He called me up in a panic thinking 
he shot something rare or something he shouldn't have shot. He just didn't 
know what it was. So I went over to see what the heck he did and saw that 
this was a perfect Ruddy Shelduck. It made a wonderful mount. So I guess 
you could say he collected it. It had no bands on it by the way.

Second, if I was gathering this information, It would of interest to me to know 
what kind of records were occuring in Delaware. Birds don't see borders or 
state lines and we share allot of the same birds in this area.

Sean McCandless
Elkton, MD