Hi everyone,
FYI - An adult red-necked Stint was seen on the west coast of Norway about
a week ago so a trans-Atlantic record around this time fits nicely as
probably more than one bird passed over western Europe a week ago.
Hopefully the bird stays over the weekend....
Good chasing!
Frode Jacobsen
Baltimore, MD
> 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" <>
> To: <>
> 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
>>
>>
>>
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