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Re: Eurasian Collared Doves at South Point

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Frode Jacobsen

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Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:17:36 -0500

FYI,
A local birder I met at Indian River Inlet last Saturday (did not catch
his name)told me that there is a wintering Black Brant in the bay area
inside the Indian River Inlet, DE so it may be worth keeping an extra
close eye on the OC area Brant as well.

Frode Jacobsen
Baltimore, Md



> Equally important are details on the reported brant. Black Brant is a
> review "species" in Maryland. I believe there is only one documented state
> record.
>
> Mark Hoffman
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Bob Ringler [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:	Wednesday, February 20, 2008 08:34 AM Eastern Standard Time
> To:	
> Subject:	Re: [MDOSPREY] Eurasian Collared Doves at South Point
>
> Jennifer,
>    12 Palm Warblers and 5 Black Brant are stupendous finds for Maryland.
> Could you describe where they were? Thanks.
>
> --
> Bob Ringler
> Eldersburg MD
> 
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Jennifer Elmer <>
>
>> Yesterday I birded around Ocean City. Starting at South Point I saw the
>> 3
>> Eurasian Collared Doves ( life birds ) resting on the telephone wires.
>> Other
>> birds I saw while at south point where,
>> 12+ Horned Grebes
>> 50+ Greater Scalp
>> 30 Red breasted Merganser
>> 5 Common Loons
>> 2 Red throated Loons
>> 60+ Buffleheads
>> 2 N Harriers
>> 25 E Meadowlarks
>> 37+ Cedar Waxwings
>> 7 Red wing Blackbirds
>> 12 Palm Warblers
>> 50+ Yellow rumped Warblers
>> 3 Bald Eagles
>> 17 American Robins
>> 1 Pine Warbler
>> As the fog rolled in I left and headed to Ocean City. When I got there
>> the
>> weather and surf got nasty raining cats and dogs. The birds I managed to
>> find
>> where the following.
>> 1 Peregrine Falcon ( eating a Bufflehead on the Rt 50 bridge)
>> 5 Black Brant
>> 4 Bonaparte's Gulls
>> 12 Greater black backed Gulls
>> 1 Harlequin Duck ( male resting on the rocks at shanty town)
>> 12 Red breasted Mergansers
>> 15 Red throated Loons
>> 2 Common Loons
>> 40 Buffleheads - 1 ( lunch for Peregrine )
>> 2 Long tailed Ducks
>> 6 Surf Scoters
>> 1 White winged Scoter
>> Finely the rain stopped but the fog came in and I decided to call it a
>> day.
>> On the way back to Pocomoke I saw a frontal cloud roll into Pocomoke
>> City.
>> Then I got a call from my dad who was in Crisfield and told me that
>> people
>> where parked at the docks looking for water spouts but none where seen.
>>
>> Birding forever
>>
>> Jennifer Elmer
>>
>> Pocomoke City MD
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