MD Osprey:
FYI ... the first two Roseate Spoonbill records from Maryland, both
accepted, were as follows:
MD/1983-001
04/14/1979 - 09/19/1979
Smith Island, Somerset County
One bird.
Baugh, Donald R. 1979. Roseate Spoonbill - accidental visitor to
Smith Island. Maryland Birdlife 35(3):67-68.
MD/1997-455
07/11/1996 - 08/23/1996
Smith Island, Somerset County
One immature.
So, besides Smith Island, does anyone else want to suggest where
would be good places to check for spoonbills?
Phil
At 12:24 07/08/2009, James Tyler Bell wrote:
>For those of you who are still hoping that the Catch 54 bird will
>head a wee bit further south, keep your hopes up!
>Tyler Bell
>
>California, Maryland
>----- Forwarded Message ----
>From: Bill Fintel <>
>To:
>Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 11:56:28 AM
>Subject: [de-birds] TWO Roseate Spoonbills in DE
>
>We just received a call from Sam Dyke of Salisbury that he was at
>Fowler's Beach looking at a Roseate Spoonbill that he was certain
>was not the same bird as he saw at Fenwick, as it was more rose
>colored. This was about 5 minutes after we had a call from Sue
>Gruver at Fenwick, Catch 54, that she, along with Liz and Lew
>Dumont, were looking at the Roseate Spoonbill down there. So clearly
>there are TWO Roseate Spoonbills in Delaware. Time of calls - 11:25
>and 11:30 on July 8, 2009. The bird at Fowler's was on the north
>side of the road about 150 yards before the end, in an area
>frequented by Snowy Egrets. Concerning original observations of the
>Fowler bird, it was first seen by Matt Bailey about 2 pm on July 6,
>2009. A few minutes later he pointed it out to David Weber, who
>later told Sally and me, and we along with Ed Sigda saw the bird
>shortly after 4:30 pm on the same day.
>
>Bill and Sally Fintel Lewes, DE
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