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Re: Caspian Tern Hisstory

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Steve Pretl

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Steve Pretl

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Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:09:18 -0400

So, one good term deserves ... no more?

Steve

> Dan,
> we in the Anti-Bad Pun League  (the initials spell nothing at all)
> will let this pass as long as you don't so indulge yourself
> more than once a year,  .  .  .  .
> i.e.,  ANNually.
>
> Leo
>
> On Sep 3, 2010, at 8:45 AM, Dan Haas wrote:
>
>> Bob et all,
>>
>> You don't think this term feels obligated to stop off in Annapolis,
>> since he (or she) wears ANN on their leg?
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> On Friday, September 3, 2010, Bob Ringler <>
>> wrote:
>>> Dan,
>>>    Last year, July 28, 2009, I had the pleasure of visiting
>>> Presqu'ile
>>> Provincial Park which overlooks Gull Island in Lake Ontario. Many
>>> of the
>>> Caspian Terns, Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls, and Double-crested
>>> Cormorants that we see here probably come from there. I estimated
>>> about
>>> 10,000 cormorants in sight there and the Ring-billed Gull colony
>>> is reputed
>>> to be 40,000 pairs. Perhaps I saw your tern there last summer.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Dan Haas <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I found and photographed a banded Caspian Tern a few weeks ago at
>>>> Sandy Point State Park (8/18/2010). LINK TO THE PHOTO:
>>>> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?
>>>> pid=5025428&id=518902595&ref=fbx_album
>>>>
>>>> I zoomed in on one of the flight photos and submitted this bird's
>>>> band
>>>> information online.  When I got home this evening, I got a bit of
>>>> this
>>>> bird's history back today from USGS in the mail.
>>>>
>>>> Band Number 1045-35772 ANN
>>>> Banding date: 07/02/2008
>>>> Banded on: Gull Island (Lake Ontario) - 4 MI South of Brighton,
>>>> Ontario,
>>>> Canada
>>>> LINK to Gull Island:
>>>>
>>>> 43.983515,-77.739374 (Brighton, ON, Canada) <http://
>>>> maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=43.983515,-77.739374%20%28Brighton,%
>>>> 20ON,%20Canada%29>
>>>>
>>>> The bird was too young to fly when banded.
>>>>
>>>> Some thoughts:  iPhone directions inform that it's 563.9 miles away,
>>>> and only 9 hours and 54 minutes (with traffic) to get there.
>>>> Although, it looks like a great place to go birding:
>>>> http://friendsofpresquile.on.ca/birdsbirdingp28.php
>>>>
>>>> That was nice to learn about that tern, but not nearly as much
>>>> fun as
>>>> that GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER at Governor Bridge Park this AM.
>>>>
>>>> Good Birding,
>>>>
>>>> Dan Haas
>>>> West Annapolis, MD
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>
>