Retraction:

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 11:22 AM, harry lotis <>wrote:

> *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. ..Ed Boyd.
>
> Folks,,pease 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 sight. 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 very active
> feeders too. Again, thank you, Ed Boyd,  for  the corrections and your
> professional manners.
>

 See Ed's comments below.

>
> 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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