MD Osprey:

FYI ...

Phil


>To: "Clark, Mary"
>From: Phil Davis <>
>Subject: Re: Lapland Longspur???
>
>Hi Mary:
>
>Actually Sandy Point State Park is a good place to find Lapland 
>Longspurs in Maryland during the winter (usually late Nov and Dec). 
>Snow Buntings are sometimes found there, too. All in winter plumage, 
>of course ...
>
>I don't see that anyone else has noted them there this year ... I'll 
>forward this info to our local Maryland listsever.
>
>Our Annapolis Christmas Bird Count is this Sunday ... maybe it will 
>hang in there until then!
>
>Thanks for passing this along ...
>
>Phil
>
>
>At 16:30 12/27/2010, Clark, Mary (LVA) wrote:
>>Hello -
>>
>>On Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2010, my husband and I stopped to eat lunch 
>>at Sandy Point State Park in Maryland while returning to Virginia 
>>from New Jersey. While there, I spied a bird that I had not seen 
>>before, and while I know it's a long shot, I'm wondering if anyone 
>>else may have seen a female lapland longspur in the area. I spied 
>>the bird, alone, on the beach along the transitional area between 
>>the beach and the grass.
>>
>>Thanks, Mary
>
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