MD Osprey:

Just to follow-up on Robert Steele's great sighting ...

 From the MD/DC Records Committee's DC database here ... 
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/dcdatabase.pdf ... there is only 
one related record for DC from 1988 ...

         frigatebird species (Fregata sp. )
         DC Review Code = 2: Reviewable anywhere in the District of Columbia.
         DC/0000-005
         Accepted-Group
         10/03/1988
         DC / Potomac River
         One adult male.

... this is the only accepted frigatebird record, but it was for an 
adult male and wasn't reliably separated from very rare, but 
hypothetical, other frigatebird species. It was accepted as 
"Frigatebird, sp." There are less than a handful of records of 
Greater and Lesser Frigatebirds for North America, so although 
unlikely, they are possible and species separation and elimination is 
important.

Today's sighting would be the first specifically for Magnificent 
Frigatebird for DC. Any detailed reports/photos, etc. would be 
welcomed by the records committee.

Check our committee web page, in the reporting section, for some 
helpful (but not required) templates, guidelines. There is even a 
on-line reporting form ...

         http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html

Thanks!

Phil


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