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Re: Caspian Tern Hisstory

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Leo Weigant

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Leo Weigant

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Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:32:57 -0400

Alas!  Steve, I have no witty riposte . . . or should I say "re-tern"
to your  sly aside.
Leo

On Sep 3, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Steve Pretl wrote:

> 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
>>>>> 
>>>>>
>>>>
>>