Hi again, folks,

Just got off the phone with Jim Brighton, and he saw the bird and is pretty
confident with the Red-necked Stint ID.  He spent some time on the phone
with Marshall Iliff going through the field marks, and he said he took
extensive notes.  He viewed the bird from the pedestrian walk in the middle
of the US 50 bridge to Ocean City; the bird was about half way up on the
west side of the island, in the company of Sanderlings.

I'm going to check the tide schedule, and may try a run to OC in the early
morning, but unfortunately will have to make it a pretty quick trip.

Stan Arnold
Glen Burnie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Arnold" <>
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Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 12:25 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] RED-NECKED STINT reported from Ocean City


> Hi Folks,
>
> Jim Brighton called me about an hour ago, on his way to look for a
reported
> Red-necked Stint at Skimmer Island in W. Ocean City.  From what I can
> gather, Sean McCandless and Parke John found the bird and felt pretty good
> about the ID--a peep with a lot of  red on the neck and throat.  George
Jett
> and Gwen Brewer were there and George photographed the bird, but from a
> great distance (from Hooper's?), and is not sure his photos will clinch
the
> ID.  More eyes are needed.  Low tide should be late afternoon or early
> evening, so shorebirds which have probably left as of noon today should be
> returning to the flats.  In the afternoon, best viewing will probably be
> from Hooper's Crab House, but it may be pretty busy on a Sat.
> afternoon/evening; tomorrow morning viewing might be best from 2nd, 3d, or
> 4th St. in OC, and the middle of the OC bridge might be good at any time
of
> day.
>
> Stan Arnold
> Glen Burnie
> 
>
>