MD Osprey:

I just received the following report and wanted to get the word out 
ASAP. Please note that at this time, no one has secured access to the 
farm, named below.

Phil


Usual MD/DCRC disclosure: As the committee Secretary, I frequently 
receive various reports of rare birds. I pass through some of these 
real-time reports so that others can decide as to the validity and 
whether to pursue or not.


>Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:47:57 -0400
>Subject: Re: Rare Bird Sighting
>From: Caranine Smith <>
>To: Phil Davis <>
>
>Hi Phil,
>sure, you can post it to the listserver. I saw it about 100 yards from
>the intersection of Elton Farm Rd and Howard Chapel Rd, on Elton Farm
>Rd. I would have to get back to you about access to the farm. In the
>meantime, I would be happy to fill out a report.
>Best,
>
>Caranine
>
>
>On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Phil Davis <> wrote:
> > Hi Caranine:
> >
> > Thanks for this report.
> >
> > Can I post this report to our local birding listserver so that 
> others can look for it?
> >
> > This is a very rare species in MD, there are only four other reports in MD
> > and of them only two have been accepted.
> >
> > Our records committee would appreciate a full report from you on this. In
> > the "Reporting" section of our web page
> > (http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html) there are blanks forms,
> > including an on-line reporting form, and several memory joggers. 
> There is no
> > required format, but hopefully this items will help.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> > At 01:08 04/28/2012, Caranine Smith wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >> I wanted to report that I saw a male Mountain Bluebird today in
> >> Brookeville, MD. I was driving slowly along the gravel driveway of a
> >> farm when he flew just in front of my car and continued on above a
> >> small field. This is the second Mountain Bluebird I have seen in my
> >> life, the first one was in the Wasatch Mountain Range in Utah two
> >> years ago. I found a note on your website saying they are found in the
> >> west, but not often here in the east, so I thought I should report it.
> >> I am almost positive it was a Mountain Bluebird, not an Eastern
> >> Bluebird, as its belly was clearly visible to me and his entire body
> >> was of one, deep azure blue coloration with hints of iridescence.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Caranine Smith
> >
> >
> > ===================================================
> > Phil Davis, Secretary
> > MD/DC Records Committee
> > 2549 Vale Court
> > Davidsonville, Maryland  21035     USA
> > 301-261-0184
> > mailto:[log in to unmask]
> >
> > MD/DCRC Web site:  http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html
> > ===================================================

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