Re: [MDOsprey] Two (!) Ruffs in MD and thoughts on "MDShorebirdNet" (long)
Paul Woodward (grackling@worldnet.att.net)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 09:10:32 -0400
Marshall Iliff wrote:
>In the course of our birding this weekend, Greg Miller mentioned to me that
>folks in Ohio have a shorebird webpage where people log in and make regular
>postings not just on shorebird sightings in the state, but on the condition
>of shorebird hotspots around the state (i.e. water levels at such-and-such
>seem good or so-and-so's pond is completely dry and is now worthless or at
>the intersection of whosiwhatsit Lane and Rte. godknowswhat there is a rain
>puddle that seems good). Well, I think we need this in Maryland!
>thereof) and this kind of network would be a real boon to the MD birding
>community I think, especially those of us that like shorebirds. Plus,
Greg,
>Todd, and I wouldn't have missed Pectoral, Western and Ruff on our July Big
>Day if we had known how good Easton STP was!
>Now...I didn't quite get Greg to volunteer to maintain such a site...but
>maybe if we all begged in unison.
I thought this was one of the main reasons for the existence of
MDOSPREY-the exchange of information about Maryland birds and sites.
Paul Woodward