Hi Everyone,

This evening (2 Feb 2012) I was eager to get to Riley Roberts Rd in the Deal Island WMA to add a few species to my MD February list.  I had just added Snowy Egret to my January list a few days ago, and tonight was the closeout!  I have now seen Snowy Egret in MD in all 12 months.  And... I picked up 2 other month closeouts here tonight--Great Egret and Clapper Rail.

As fun as it was to add these month birds, surprises are even more fun.  As I was counting Tundra Swans at the turnout with the gravel pile, I saw that one of the big white birds was a pelican!  I included a photograph of this bird in my eBird list, and you can view it at the link below.

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9746545

Mike Walsh came down to see the pelican before dark, and then we enjoyed the Black-crowned Night-Heron flight at the end of Riley Roberts Rd.

Have fun,

Ron Gutberlet
Salisbury, MD

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