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Matt Hafner

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Matt Hafner

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Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:44:06 -0400

Jason and others,

Marshall Iliff wrote this article for eBird on the hurricane that summarizes some great information on birding in storms.  

http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/hurricane-irene-en-route

I think we will have to wait until tomorrow to see what the storm does before we can reasonably guess what is the best strategy for finding storm-blown birds.

Good birding and stay safe!

Matt Hafner
Forest Hill, MD






-----Original Message-----
From: jgbrc <>
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Sent: Fri, Aug 26, 2011 2:16 pm
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Tropical Terns


Hi Phil,

hanks Phil for all the "hurricane birding" information.  Is there a typcial 
ime when these storm-blown birds tend to show up, i.e. as the strom 
pprioaches, during peak intensity, right after, day(s) after?  If it's safe 
nough, I hope to be checking DC Potomace waters, but having a better idea when 
f any storm-blown birds might show up will help plan my time.

hanks again for all the hurricane birding tips!

ason Berry
ashington, DC



8/26/11, Phil Davis <> wrote:

rom: Phil Davis <>
ubject: [MDOSPREY] Tropical Terns
o: 
ate: Friday, August 26, 2011, 12:34 PM

i again:
Someone asked me about Bridled Terns, so I thought I'd reply to the list  ...
The most common displaced seabird during/after hurricanes is probably the Sooty 
ern. In fact, they have become so "regular" after hurricanes, the MD/DC Records 
ommittee removed them altogether from the MD review list a number of years ago. 
o, no documentation is sought, nor needed, for Sooty Terns, at least for the 
ecords committee, if seen anywhere in MD. I don't know if eBird will want 
escriptions on them or not.
Bridled Terns, however, are in review category 4A, meaning they are reviewable 
y the records committee if seen in places other than coastal Worcester County 
r over the ocean. So, any inland Bridled Tern is reviewable. It will be 
mportant, therefore, in any Bridled Tern report to provide descriptive details 
nd indicate how similar species, specifically the closely related Sooty Tern, 
ere eliminated. So, this would be a good time to bone-up on the similarities 
nd differences between these two tropical tern species.
The elimination of similar species is another important documentation tip, that 
 should have included in my previous email. This is an important part of a 
ocumented report ... how were similar species eliminated from consideration? 
.. and this question really needs to be applied with macro-vision, considering 
xtralimital species. For example, any local report of a Magnificent 
rigatebird, the expected species in our region, really needs to address how the 
uch less likely Greater and even Lesser Frigatebirds were eliminated. There are 
ontinental US records of both species. Without elimination of these other 
imilar species, a submitted Magnificent Frigatebird report could end up being 
ccepted as the more general "Frigatebird, species."
I will try to follow up with a summary of the review criteria for other seabird 
pecies that might be expected.
Phil

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