Yes, of course. Apologies for the mistake. The excitement over the Red Knots must have got to me... 
 
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Chris Starling <> 
To: Strobel, Warren 
Cc:  <> 
Sent: Sun Sep 07 12:41:51 2008 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Red Knots, etc at Skimmer Island, OC, 9/7 
 
Is it safe to assume you meant AMERICAN Oystercatcher and not BLACK?  
  
-Thanks, 
Chris Starling 
 
 
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Warren Strobel <> wrote: 
 
 
	Four birders - Warren & Lisa Strobel, Paul Baicich and Lisa Rock - birded Ocean City this morning, for some post-Hanna action. 
	 
	  SKIMMER ISLAND: 
	 
	   RED KNOT - 3 
	   Black Skimmer - 1 
	   Tricolored Heron - 3 
	   Black Oystercatcher - approx 30 
	   Marbled Godwit - 2 
	   Willett - 3 
	   Black-Bellied Plover - 1 
	   Semipalmated Plover - numerous 
	  Brown Pelican - 20 
	  Royal Tern - numerous 
	  Snowy Egret - 1 
	  Great Egret - 1 
	  Osprey - 1 
	 
	   OCEAN CITY INLET:  Most of the vagrants brought in by Hanna seem to have moved out, but we had a few interesting birds - 
	 
	   LEAST SANDPIPER - 2 
	   Least Tern 
	   Ruddy Turnstone - approx 10 
	   Caspian Tern - 5+ 
	  Forster's Tern 
	  Sanderling - ++ 
	 
	 
	  Good Birding! 
	  Warren & Lisa Strobel 
	  Annapolis, MD