Jim asked me remind Pelican chasers that Fort McHenry is now operating on the summer schedule and will be open until 8:00 p.pm.

Summer Hours (June 7 to September 1, 2008):
Park: Daily, 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Star Fort: Daily, 8:00 A.M. to 4:45 P.M.
Visitor Center: Daily, 8:00 A.M. to 4:45 P.M.
Last Video Presentation: Daily, 4 p.m. 

--
Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County

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From: Bob Ringler <>
>    I joined Joel Martin at Fort McHenry about 1PM and stayed to about 1:45 
> watching the White Pelican perched and swimming in the area near the Fairfield 
> Auto Terminal. Another shipload of cars was arriving and obscured the posts for 
> a few minutes but the pelican remained there. The distance is about a mile from 
> Whetstone Point at Fort McHenry and you can see the bird with binoculars but a 
> telescope is needed to identify it. As I was leaving the parking lot Hank 
> Kaestner arrived.
> 
> --
> Bob Ringler 
> Eldersburg MD 
> 
> 
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> From: D Terry <> 
> 
> > This morning at 7 a.m. Jim Peters, looking across the Patapsco River, spotted 
> > the White Pelican sitting on wooden pilings with cormorants. 
> > 
> > Upon arriving at the fort, I walked along the asphalt perimeter path around 
> the 
> > seawall until I came to the spot which would give me the closest look at the 
> > Francis Scott Key Bridge. I panned the shoreline to the right of the bridge 
> and 
> > when I came to the first petroleum farm, a group of big round fuel containers, 
> > I looked out into the water and there were the pilings occupied by the pelican 
> > and cormorants. 
> > 
> > I saw the bird at 8:45 this morning. 
> > 
> > I am posting for Jim. Thanks Jim for locating this bird. 
> > 
> > Debbie Terry 
> >  
> > Timonium, MD 
> > 
>