Re: [MDOsprey] Conowingo Report

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O.K Rick - You say "there are nearly unprecedented numbers of Bonis around
this
winter". You then list the highlights of your day-at-the-dam. Does the lack of
Bonis in the highlights imply the numbers were unprecedentedly low, so not
worth
mentioning, or does it mean you've become jaded over the large numbers? 



>        Let's be honest here folks: Conowingo is as much fun as you can
>have, legally, using binoculars. Spent several hours yesterday at the dam.
>No great rarities, but pleasures all the same. Gull numbers were high, but
>the ratio of Ring-billeds was back up and there are nearly unprecedented
>numbers of Bonis around this winter. Highlights:
>
>Double-crested Cormorant        6 (very late)
>LAUGHING GULL                   1
>Ring-billed Gull                10,000 (half in the last hour of daylight)
>LESSER BLACK-BACKED             2 (adults)
>Herring Gull                    2,000
>Great Black-backed Gull         250
>Peregrine Falcon                1
>Oddities                        several
>
Charles Vaughn
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Salisbury, MD 21801
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410-742-7221

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