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Re: Terns and gulls, FOY fun at Jug Bay

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Bob Ringler

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Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:35:53 +0000

Jeff,
   Since the Yellow Book was published we have an early record of Caspian Tern at Point Lookout on March 15 and other reports on March 23 and 24. Caspian Terns have been arriving earlier in the past decade than they did before that.

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Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD 


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From: Jeff Shenot <> 

 > As I continued scanning, another bird that wasn't moving at all grabbed my 
> attention - a CASPIAN TERN (FOY)! This beauty was not in winter plumage 
> and I thought it was really early to see one (unlike FOTE), so I checked the 
> yellow book when I got home and it shows the MD Yellow book early date is 3- 
> 31. If this is right, this beats it by 7 days! If that is accurate for MD's 
> early 
> date,