Paul
I am not picky -  I will take either.  I think Matt Hafner and Bill Hubick 
had a Brown Booby near MD last year.  That would be good also.
George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul O'Brien" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Hurricane Hannah and historical precedents


> 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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