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Storm birds -- Ocean City MD 9/6/08

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Jim Brighton

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Jim Brighton

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Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:42:03 -0400

Observers: Mikey Lutmerding, Joanna (Mikey's girlfriend), Marshall Iliff,
Jim Brighton, Ron Gutberlet, Mike Walsh, Mike Burchett.

The Ocean City Inlet rewarded a few hardy souls today with some great birds.

Sooty Terns -- 6
Bridled Tern -- 1
Sandwhich Tern -- many
Caspian Tern -- many
Royal Tern -- many
Common Tern -- many
Forster's Tern -- 1
Black Tern -- 15
Least Tern -- 1

I really wanted a 10 Tern day :(

The Jaeger show was very impressive with 17 birds seen.   All 17 were
probably Parasitic but only 4 gave us good enough views for definitive
Parasitic identification.

One Cory's Shearwater was seen very well and gave great views arcing in and
out of the waves.

When the winds shifted to SW around 6:15pm we called it a day.

Jim Brighton
Easton, MD

410-443-1438