Yesterday, at 6:30 a.m., three Royal Tern flew over Fort Armistead Park
following seven Common Tern. They had no interest in fishing there; they
seemed to be in a hurry to fly to Fort Smallwood Park.

Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County



> From: Jon Corcoran <>
> Reply-To: Jon Corcoran <>
> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:36:52 -0700
> To: <>
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Royal Terns, Baltimore; Pond hopping
> 
> Just an FYI I had 3 Royal Terns at North Point SP in Baltimore this afternoon;
> Two birds could be scoped and IDd loafing on a concrete dock, north of the
> park, viewed best from the dock near the north parking area. They were sitting
> next to a Caspian Tern, and their non-breeding hoods were obvious... too far
> for an IDable photo. Later, I had a third adult Royal Tern catch what looked
> like a Menhaden or young Gizzard Shad out in front of me, viewed from the long
> peninsula. The shots are distant, but very IDable. I verified the other two
> were still loafing on the dock.
> 
> On another note, I checked various ponds and wetlands in Baltimore, AA, and
> Howard along the Patapsco, including Race RD wetlands, Southwest Area Park,
> and several ponds along the Patapsco (Pond 8 included) in hopes of a dispersed
> young heron or ibis, but came up short of anything but common species, Great
> Blue, Great Egret, and Green Heron;
> 
> .5 miles south of the North Point entrance there were 6 Cattle Egrets feeding
> at a field edge. They can be tough to see now in the growth.
> 
> A few Royal tern photos:
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/thrasher72/5989028976/in/photostream
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Jon Corcoran
> Catonsville, MD
> 
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