*Retraction:* After reevaluation, you might want to post a retraction since
a lot of folks who would be interested in seeing Franklin's Gulls may make a
chase for nothing if you feel that you may have erred, and at today's fuel
costs it would be a shame for them to do so. ...

Please accept my sincere apologies for having posted without having
evaluated my findings. The euphora of the moment of shore birds back after a
bleak winter was a happy wsight. It didn't help looking into the sun with
just binoculars. Thank's all for the very kind corrections.  But I will
stick with my Snowy Egrets .  I thought of dowitchers because their heads
were bobbing up and down...I see that lesser yellow legs are active feeders
too. Again, thank you, Ed Boyd,  for  the corrections and professional
manners.

Harry Lotis
Owings, Md
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Ed Boyd <> wrote:

> Harry,
>
> As it so happened, I was by the marsh earlier in the day (about 4:00) and
> had a very different menagerie of birds there. Although I did have the
> Ring-billed Gulls and I know that the Snowy Egrets tend to leave early and
> return later in the day, the other two species that you have reported were
> not there while I was. What I did see during my quick scan were over 100 *Bonaparte's
> Gulls*, a couple of *Lesser Yellowlegs and a Greater Yellowlegs*. The area
> is also known to be frequented by Wilson's Snipe at this time of year,
> although during my scan from the SE corner through binocs I failed to notice
> them. What I am suggesting is that you may want to recheck your IDs on the
> birds reported. Franklin's Gulls are a rare find in the state and a flock of
> 10 is unprecedented. Long-billed Dowitchers would be excellent finds and
> it's a tad early for Short-billed to show up, especially on the western
> shore. I can't tell you what you saw because I wasn't there at the same
> time. I'm just trying to be helpful and guide you to the logical conclusion.
> Should you decide that your first IDs needed to be reevaluated, you might
> want to post a retraction since a lot of folks who would be interested in
> seeing Franklin's Gulls may make a chase for nothing if you feel that you
> may have erred, and at today's fuel costs it would be a shame for them to do
> so. Should you decide that you indeed had Franklin's Gulls, congratulations
> on the terrific find.
>
> Please don't take any offense to what I am saying. I am just trying to be
> helpful because I don't know your experience level with the birds of this
> area. If there is anything that I can help you with, please don't hesitate
> to ask.
>
> Humbly yours,
>
> Ed Boyd
>
>
> On 4/6/2011 7:21 PM, harry lotis wrote:
>
>>  Shore birds are back again at North Beach.!!   Wednesday, 5 PM ,   temp
>> 65
>> degrees.
>>
>> 5 Snowy Egrets
>> 4 Dowitchers
>> 10 Franklin gulls
>> 20 Ring-billed gulls
>>
>> more birds on the far side of the march but too sunny to distinguish
>>
>>
>> Harry Lotis
>> Owings, Md
>>
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