Delaware Coastal Birding

tjharten@concentric.net
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 20:55:29 -0500 

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Ospreyers:

I took a ride over to the Delaware coast this AM to see what was =
stirring over there.  Started out at Cape Henlopen and had 150+ Snow =
Buntings wheeling about the dunes around the Point.  Not too much else =
happening out there beside what you might expect-R.T. Loons and a few =
Common Loons and a couple of large groups of Bonaparte's Gulls and a few =
scoters and R.B. Mergansers.

I headed down to the Indian River inlet and saw about 12 Purple =
Sandpipers on the rocks on the north side of the inlet.
As I picked through the many Bonaparte's Gulls further up the beach on =
the north side, I found a first winter Little Gull out in the water =
about 30 yards off shore.  No sign of the Black-headed Gull that had =
been reported recently from that area.

I made a last stop over at Broadkill Marsh and had 3 Short-eared Owls =
fairly close to the road at about 4:45 P.M.

Tom Harten
Bowie =20

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Ospreyers:
 
I took a ride over to the Delaware = coast this AM=20 to see what was stirring over there.  Started out at Cape Henlopen = and had=20 150+ Snow Buntings wheeling about the dunes around the Point.  Not = too much=20 else happening out there beside what you might expect-R.T. Loons and a = few=20 Common Loons and a couple of large groups of Bonaparte's Gulls and a few = scoters=20 and R.B. Mergansers.
 
I headed down to the Indian River = inlet and saw=20 about 12 Purple Sandpipers on the rocks on the north side of the=20 inlet.
As I picked through the many = Bonaparte's Gulls=20 further up the beach on the north side, I found a first winter Little = Gull out=20 in the water about 30 yards off shore.  No sign of the Black-headed = Gull=20 that had been reported recently from that area.
 
I made a last stop over at Broadkill = Marsh and=20 had 3 Short-eared Owls fairly close to the road at about 4:45 = P.M.
 
Tom Harten
Bowie  =
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