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Re: Barrow's Goldeneye in St. Mary's County, December 18, 2011

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James Tyler Bell

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James Tyler Bell

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Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:46:04 -0800

Thanks to Jane for posting for me! Cell reception at the Elms is sketchy.

I had to cut my CBC effort short due to an early afternoon family obligation near Frederick and scoping the flock near the pound nets was my last sea watch opportunity. Nothing like seeing a crescent facial mark on a goldeneye to get your pulse racing! Anyway, I forgot to tell Jane that the bird was with a small group of goldeneyes slightly apart from the larger group though all of the birds were near the nets. Got a text from Mikey Lutmerding that he and Anne Bishop, Jim Boxwell, Patty Craig and Matt Tillett had relocated the bird. County bird for Mikey and Matt so it's small payback from me to Mikey for the Cave Swallows recently that were a state bird for Jane and me.

I uploaded the "best" photo (I shoved the lens up to the eyepiece of my scope and prayed things were in focus:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8671193@N08/6531610409/in/photostream

 Tyler Bell


California, Maryland


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 From: Jane Kostenko <>
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Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 9:15 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Barrow's Goldeneye in St. Mary's County, December 18, 2011
 
   Tyler Bell just called during his part of the CBC from the Elms Environmental Education Center in southern St. Mary's County at 9 a.m. to say he was looking at a male Barrow's Goldeneye.A link with directions is below. Tyler said the bird is about 200 yards out in the Chesapeake Bay by a string of pound nets, in with a flock of Common Goldeneyes. You will need to park at the hunters' parking lot about 0.1 mile before you reach the gate for the Elms (which is closed for the season). He had digiscoped some pictures but was going to try taking some more, though he said it is an obvious bird just with scope views. Good luck!

http://www.elmseecenter.org/home/maps-directions/the-elms-environmental-education-center

Jane Kostenko
California, MD
301-862-4623

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