[MDOsprey] American White Pelican - MD sighting 8/18/199 -Reply
GEORGE JETT (JETT.GEORGE@epamail.epa.gov)
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 07:35:02 -0400
Phil
I am relieved. I was worried when I used my eye to estimate the bird was about 100 yards into Maryland's waters about 12:30 pm when I was there. Sorry I missed you. Now that you have the White Pelican locked on, beam it up.
George
>>> Phil Davis <pdavis@ix.netcom.com> 08/18/99 11:19pm >>>
Detoured on my back from a business meeting today to try for the pelican..
Sighted the bird from Jones Point (VA) from 12:55 pm to 1:05 pm.
I placed it in Maryland waters ... my notes on the location ...
Location:
· Sighted from Jones Point, VA
· Observing location approximately 100 feet north of Woodrow Wilson Bridge
· GPS coordinates of observing location = N38 47.6, W077 02.3
· Bearing: approximately 30 degrees counter-clockwise (to the
north)--sighted with GPS compass
· Estimated to be 8/10 of distance to opposite (MD) shore
· Past the far edge of the hydrilla bed
· When heading back to MD on the WW Bridge measured .2 mile from passing
the bird to the MD shore
· Per GPS placement of estimated location at the time of observation and
post analysis (that evening) of GPS and map data, this sighting was 400
feet into MD waters. [See attached map. (hardcopy)]
Phil
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Phil Davis
home: PDavis@ix.netcom.com Davidsonville, Maryland USA
work: PDavis@OAO.com Greenbelt, Maryland USA
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