George,

Maybe you should make that a Masked Booby.   We saw one off Hatteras in July.

Paul O'Brien
Rockville, Mont. Co., MD

In a message dated 9/2/08 11:28:31 AM,  writes:


> Rob
> 
> Think Sooty Tern, Black-capped Petrels, Tropicbirds, Frigatebird,Blue-footed
> Booby, etc.,
> 
> George
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Hilton" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:21 AM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Hurricane Hannah and historical precedents
> 
> 
> Not to throw cold water on Phil's hopes, but there is one crucial difference
> between the Sea Islands Hurricane and Hurricane Hanna. The 1893 hurricane
> formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and tracked for days across the ocean
> as a hurricane, becoming a major (category 3) hurricane four days before
> making landfall. Hanna formed east northeast of Puerto Rico and has
> meandered westward to its current position near the Bahamas, and only
> yesterday strengthened enough to be considered a hurricane.
> 
> But every hurricane is different. Who knows what Hanna will bring ashore.
> 
> Phil neglected to point out the the Band-rumped Storm Petrel record was from
> the District of Columbia. Maryland had to wait 104 years for its first
> accepted record.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rob Hilton
> Silver Spring, Md.
> 




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